PAWTUCKET – In a move veteran city leaders were calling “unprecedented” in Pawtucket, the School Committee last week agreed to address a majority of the city’s $2.6 million budget gap.
Councilor Terry Mercer, head of the City Council’s finance subcommittee, called the agreement an “exceptional outcome,” thanking the School Committee and Chairman Jay Charbonneau for working with the city to avoid a potential large-scale supplemental tax increase for residents.
Council President David Moran said there have often been cases where the schools have sought more money from the city, which certainly makes sense, but this is the first time he can remember where the reverse has happened.