Welcome to KnowingNewport. We look forward to hearing and discussing your ideas. There are now 192 (as of 3/10/2005) subscribers to this list. You should know...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Apr 1, 2005 2:46 pm
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The Mayor-Manager Conundrum that Wasn't submitted to Governing magazine by Robert J. O'Neill, Jr., Executive Director International City/County Management...
Smith,James
JSmith@...
Apr 6, 2005 1:32 am
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Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/938 Thank you, Jim: Very interesting and most appropriate for our situation in Newport. It is vitally...
Robwalk34@...
Apr 6, 2005 8:32 pm
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Re: the mayor-manager conundrum article posted to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/938 "For a community to be successful, you need strong...
... Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/940 ... Since my moving here in 1985 it seems that the mayor often times is there to represent a...
While I think that Newport could use some improvement in all of the 5 key areas mentioned in the article I feel that an honest effort is made in the last two...
As one in the small crowd at Wednesday joint school/city council meeting, I sat in listening to the bad news about the budget problems. The first answer is to...
... I am interested in what everyone thinks about the 5% tax increase. While I think it is a neccessary step I am interested in hearing the leadership sell it....
Reminder from the Calendar of KnowingNewport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/cal City Council - Goal Setting Session #2 Monday April 11, 2005 6:30...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Apr 11, 2005 11:26 am
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All those plus signs after the 5% (in my subject title)mean just that: it is never only 5%. Re-evaluation this year: your property is assessed for more and it...
... Living in Newport since 1981, I've noticed that there is little accountability in the governmental process here. When asked for accountability, most past...
Smith floats new idea for Newport schools http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2005/04/11/news NEWPORT - Would a private developer take over the city's...
Reminder from the Calendar of KnowingNewport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/cal City Budget Workshop Tuesday April 12, 2005 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Apr 12, 2005 11:25 am
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Actually there is some misunderstandings in the below message. The statistical revaluation will be done in 2005-6 but be effective in 2006-7. A revaluation...
Smith,James
JSmith@...
Apr 12, 2005 6:00 pm
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I am very happy to see the Manager take the initiative to bring two "whispered" ideas together. Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/948 I...
Reminder from the Calendar of KnowingNewport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/cal Newport City Council Meeting Wednesday April 13, 2005 6:30 pm -...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Apr 12, 2005 11:26 pm
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Reminder from the Calendar of KnowingNewport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/cal Newport City Council Meeting Wednesday April 13, 2005 6:30 pm -...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Apr 13, 2005 5:59 pm
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*City* *Council* agrees on goals for next 2 years Newport Daily News - Newport,RI,USA By Sean Flynn/*Daily* *News* staff. *NEWPORT* - The seven *City*...
If reported accurately in that same article on Council goals, some of the council's remarks are out of touch with reality. A proposed $10 million road bond...
Please council members try to respond to these questions. re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/954 re:...
Robwalk34@...
Apr 15, 2005 11:11 am
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CANOLE OFFERS BUDGET OF $39.98 MILLION FOR SCHOOLS The spending proposal is $2.5 million more than proposed by City Manager James C. Smith, and represents an...
PLAN CALLS FOR SMALLER FIRE, POLICE FORCES Newport Daily News - Newport,RI,USA http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2005/04/12/news/news2.txt By Sean...
As someone who is knowledgeable and very experienced told me recently, we will go nowhere until we have council members who are financially able to understand...
Robwalk34@...
Apr 16, 2005 1:23 am
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Could Mr. Smith's idea of a joinly operated fire station near the Middletown/Newport line be the start of the dreaded concept of Island consolidation. Radical...
perhaps similar actions could have "benefits" island-wide...maybe middletown should've rented sheffield (near the town line) when lenthal??? was deemed ...
One of the issues that keeps coming up is the unfunded liability for Health Care. The whipping boys in this debate seems to be the Police and Fire and their...
Poor turnout could be caused by lack of any real effort to control costs by the school dept, because they know that whatever they send to the school committee...
Hey Mike you are on the right track. The right people do not like you. Re: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/962...
Gerry Kavanagh
KAVS13@...
Apr 18, 2005 12:13 pm
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Hi Everyone-- Bruce Lang here. In general, a very good Sunday ProJo article about "Knowing Newport", but it could have been even better. It's always tricky...
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