So the Warren Town Council wants more votes than their relative population would warrant?

Why?

So they can vote to pay less than the Warren fair share of the expenses to educate the Warren children?

Who does the Warren Town Council think should pay to educate the Warren children?

bristol should not be setting warrens tax rateput the jcc on a diet.

Interesting to note that Warren will qualify as a distressed community under Chafee's municipal relief bill but Bristol will not qualify. Since the schools are bound together that may not work out very easily.

Warren would also most likely receive more aid by themselves under the school funding formula as opposed to Warren-Bristol.

Without the temporary extra funding from regionalizing the schools there is no incentive for being joined at the hip any more.

Am I correct in learning that alternatives proposed by Bristol are that they may sue Warren for the funds, or to look into disbanding the school system?
Would it not make more sense to have equal voting which would encourage compromise?

When we combined the 2 school systems, it was to ease the burden for the town of Warren. Warren did agree to ALL the stipulations of running this school system. Now, because of poor fiscal planning by Warrens Town Councils since the merger, they do not want to pay their fair share. That is fine. I suggest we break the merger and let both towns pay for their own education.
Great Job to Bristol's town Fathers/Mothers who have been very keen in keeping our towns finances in order.

So Mr Stanley, if you don't like how the vote went sorry, but you remember what the deal has always been.

Cribble the town of Warren...according to today's Warren Times the increase is 21 cents per thousand. So a house valuded at $300K is looking at an additional $63 in annual taxes. Really? That would cripple the town? $5.25/month would cripple the town? It is an investment in maintaining our property values!

Schools already cut 10% before going to JFC, cut 24% of teaching staff, 22% of all other staff, no raises in 2 years, highest insurance coshare for ALL staff, not just new hires, and continue to excel in the educational outcomes. The schools are going without...state thinks we can handle more! Let's put our outrage where it belongs - the federal government reduced aid to states and towns by nearly 70% over the past few years. In turn, the state government has reduced aid to towns by the same. Let's hold the proper culpret accountable...

Mr. John Smythe - I am not sure, if I know you - the fact is - you are very insulting to my past and present colleagues who are teaching.
I am proud to have been a member of the Bristol Warren Regional School system for 31 years and I take pride in my association with my colleagues regardless of where they may have graduated from.
I can tell you that we have been able to sustain an educational system to be ranked 4th in OUR State of RI. Let's not use scores alone but ALL programs offered to ALL students regardless of community. Many systems have visited our schools to emulate what we provide.
As for the finances and community representation, I'll leave that to be addressed at a different forum.

It seems to me that 21 cents per thousand is not something we should worry about if this amount would end the battle of the Towns as to the School Department, its the fact that the School Comittee with 6 votes from Bristol and only 3 from Warren is the problem. Without an equel vote how much will Bristol want next year. Warren, is doing the right thing by refussing to pay. With no jobs, and people losing their houses, and the town looking worse then ever, Warren must take back it's Schools and and lower the budjet. Sorry Bristol, but you just to much money to keep ties with us poor people.