Community Forum – $350 Million School Bond on November Ballot – Tues., Aug. 9

REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED

The Warwick Beacon, the Rotary Club of Warwick, and the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, Inc. invite you to a Community Forum.

There are plenty of questions about the $350 million school bond appearing on the November ballot.  There are answers.  Join us to learn more, and ask your questions.

Questions currently being asked and will be addressed include:

• Why do we need 2 new high schools when enrollment is dropping?
• How did we get to this point of two new schools?
• How much of the projected $350 million cost of the schools will be reimbursed?
• What will new schools give Warwick that it doesn’t have now?
• What will it cost taxpayers to build the new schools?
• If we don’t build the schools now, is there any guarantee of reimbursement from the state?
• What happens if $350 million isn’t enough to build the schools?
• Do we know now if $350 million is enough to build the schools?
• Could we build one new school and then see if there’s money to build the second?
• What is the projected cost of keeping the old schools – fixing enough to keep them operational?

Have a question? Can’t attend but still want to know?  ASK A QUESTION

Forum moderated by: Retired RI Supreme Court Justice and former Warwick Mayor Francis X. Flaherty

Panelists include:

• Lynn Dambruch, Superintendent Warwick Schools
• Peder Schaefer, City of Warwick Finance Director
• Katie Kernizan, associate SAAM Architecture
• RI Dept. of Education Representative
• David Testa, Warwick School Committee
• Phil Slocum, Slocum | Real Estate & Insurance

Every effort will be made to live stream the event.