I tried to reply to this before but for some reason it's here. Actually Mr. Parisi, it hasn’t been fine for the last 15 yrs. There have been problems since the get go. When the school system regionalized in 1994, they structured the school committee by population. Since Bristol has more residents then Warren, they have more school committee members. The way the school committee is structured is unfair. There should be the same number of school committee members with an alternates from different towns. The way it is now is totally unfair because Bristol will always have the upper hand. It always comes down to raising taxes for residents of both towns and they can’t afford that. In Warren, about 57% of households fall into the low to moderate income level. In Bristol, it’s about 31%. Neither town can afford higher taxes but it is especially difficult for Warren residents. I’m NOT saying that Bristol should pay and Warren not. That would be incredible unfair. I’m saying let both towns have an equal say in what happens in their towns. Warren didn’t want to increase the school budget and Bristol did so Bristol won out. However, Warren has had enough of the same BS for 15yrs so they are fighting back. I don’t know how Warren could possible come up with the money when there is none to begin with. The state needs to step up to the plate and give both towns some money like they do other cities and towns in RI. As usual, the East Bay gets the raw end of the deal. Why am I not surprised?
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