"City comes up $600,000 short" http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2005/01/03/news/news1.txt Newport Daily News - Newport,RI,USA By Sean Flynn/Daily News...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/692 I am in NYC for the next few months, but continue to be interested in any and all Newport...
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Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/692 The short fall of $600,000 is just the tip of the iceberg. The city of Newport is being over...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/692 The post-election beginning of a new term is the best -- if not the only -- time for the City...
Burt Hoffman
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Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/692 The short fall, audit, school short fall, etc What am I missing? All of these are monitored by...
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Jan 6, 2005 4:48 am
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Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/692 For the last four years we talk about cost sharing between union and city for health care...
I encourage KN readers with a basic financial background (some experience investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds) to consider becoming a member of the city's...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/695 I have recently been told by someone I consider well informed that the overspending is in part due...
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In a message dated 1/5/2005 11:43:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, markdatum@... writes: Maybe it is time to reduce the work forces of all these union to...
I think it's time for some honesty and some reality. Most of the shortfall was derived from the lack of an improper tax rate. There is no way the schools,...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/699 Rob: Saw your note. False rumor. In fact we have been holding vacancies. The City hasn't added a...
Smith,James
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Jan 11, 2005 4:22 am
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Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/700 Actually Rick you are misinformed. But I don't plan to negotiate in either the Paper or on the...
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Burt Hoffman
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Re: City Council rejects cuts to police, fire Newport Daily News - Newport, RI, USA By Sean Flynn/Daily News staff. NEWPORT - The City Council made it clear...
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Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/705 I must comment on this statement attributed to Mike Cullen, "are the local municipal unions simply...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/706 Moderator comment -- Thank you Brian for the information shared in the above posting. The...
I commend to you the following article. Duluth struggles with retiree health costs Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul,MN,USA ... obligations to retirees....
In a message dated 1/16/2005 9:20:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, bdug23@... writes: The firefighters union offered an unsolicited cost-sharing package...
Duluth has less than 100,000 people, nowhere near ten times the size of Newport. They peaked at about 103,000 during the great iron ore days but have since...
Lee Crane
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Newport has an incredibly good fire department to protect it's citizens, visitors, businesses, and historic buildings. Did I cover everything and everyone?!...
Rowena Burke
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Historic planner proposal on cutting block http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2005/01/22/news/news5.txt Newport Daily News - Newport,RI,USA By Sean...
Today's headline story is "Council Forces Out City Manager" http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2005/01/27/news/news1.txt What do you think? This is the...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/715 Due to the way the Charter is written, combined with the lack of political structure - I'll spare...
First reaction is the council did a disservice to the community and equally to themselves as a group. May have more to say after the story develops further,...
As a candidate for the city council I participated in the many formal debates about the city's problems I find it hard to believe that in 27 days four of the...
I'm a little confused by the logic in firing the city manager. I hope that the announcement promised by the mayor goes a long way in shedding some light on...
"Council will move forward without city manager" Mayor John Trifero says there was a conflict of management style between James C. Smith, who was hired more...
Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/720 The answers to your questions are all inside baseball. It's not really fit for the Board. If you...