JFC unanimously approves ‘historic’ school budget
Bristol Warren School Committee chairman Paul Silva has been involved in presenting the school budget for years and has seen it all — or most of it. Last Tuesday night, though, he couldn’t help but note that this year’s budget marks a real, true milestone: “The budget being presented tonight is actually historic,” he said. “This [...]
Read More →Bristol’s Calouro to lead Joint Finance Committee
When Warren Town Councilor Cathie Tattrie was voted in as the Joint Finance Committee’s interim chairman, she was the only person to vote against her nomination. On Thursday, March 14, Bristol’s Nathan Calouro was voted unanimously to the chairman’s seat, a position that seems to go to anyone willing and thick-skinned enough to accept. “I’m [...]
Read More →School funding lawsuit widens, puts JFC members at risk
Unless a judge dismisses the Joint Finance Committee from the lawsuit brought against the town of Warren by the Bristol Warren Regional School District, those that serve on the JFC can expect to receive a court summons as early as next week. The suit came after the Town of Warren refused to pay their share [...]
Read More →Stanley: Give Bristol Warren schools power to tax
The president of the Warren Town Council wants to give the public school district the ability to tax people directly. Council president Christopher Stanley proposes a new system where the Bristol Warren Regional School Department taxes property owners in the two towns directly — rather than through each town’s municipal government – to raise the [...]
Read More →Bristol Warren school budget impasse in court’s hands
Six months after the Warren Town Council defied a mandate that they pay $12.16 million for education this school year, the Bristol Warren Regional School District has made it official and filed suit against the town, setting the stage for a showdown on how schools are funded in this regional district. The district’s complaint, filed [...]
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