Need to Know: Warwick Budget, Cars, Food
WARWICK, RI — Warwick’s FY24 budget starts the week off today at 4 p.m. at City Hall with the Warwick City Council, followed by Tuesday Cruise Night, more budget Wednesday, […]
Warwick budget
![[CREDIT: City of Warwick] Mayor Frank Picozzi's $353M Warwick Budget kept the city's tax mix as-is and added more than $1 million to Warwick Public Schools' request.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Warwick-Budget-2023-Picozzi-140x140.png)
Picozzi’s $353M Warwick Budget: Tax Mix Stable
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with revised budget figures following a May 24 email query to and response from Warwick School Committee Chairman David Testa. The School Committee’s […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick City Council] Warwick Finance Director Peder Schaefer told the Council Oct. 18 that Warwick revenue was $1.6 million higher than expected in 2021.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Warwick-Revenue-Up-Schaefer-140x140.png)
Schaefer: Warwick Revenue $1.6M Higher Than Expected
WARWICK,RI — Warwick Finance Director Peder Schaefer had good news for the City Council at the Oct. 18 meeting, with Warwick revenue $1.6 million more than budgeted, creating a general […]
2019 in Review: Top Stories on WarwickPost.com
WARWICK, RI — Patriotic celebrations, an arrest shown live on TV, bug spraying, a doctor accused of selling pot to high schoolers, and another funding battle between the city and […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A crowd of firefighters filled the left half of council chambers Dec. 16 as the Warwick Finance Committee discussed and heard public comment on the newly negotiated firefighters contract.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Warwick-City-Council-Firefighter-Contract-Dec.-16-2019-140x140.jpg)
Solomon Tries to Rush, Spin Flawed Fire Contract
In his first opportunity to negotiate a new fire contract this past spring, Mayor Joseph Solomon’s plan for a two-year pact was soundly rejected by IAFF Local 2748. At the […]
City Bond Rating Stays Stable, New Bonds Given ‘AA’ Designation
WARWICK, RI — Ahead of the city issuing about $6.2 million in new bonds next week to fund school renovations, bond rating agency S&P Global Ratings affirmed Warwick’s ‘AA’ rating […]
City Extends Date to Release RIPEC, Staffing Data
WARWICK, RI — It could be another three weeks before the city releases information that WarwickPost.com requested about city staffing levels in FY18 and work done by the Rhode Island […]
Avedisian: FY18 Audit ‘Paints a Very Different Picture’ From Solomon’s Claims (UPDATED)
WARWICK, RI — More than 200 days after it was originally due, the city’s audit for FY18 has been released— and former Mayor Scott Avedisian is using it to dispute […]
Sports Are Saved, But Council and Mayor Keep Playing Games
WARWICK, RI — It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the lead-up to Warwick City Council’s vote to add $3.9 million to the FY20 school budget was a complicated affair, arguably taking […]
City Council OKs $294M Budget, Adds $1.3M to Paving
City Councillors passed Mayor Scott Avedisian’s $294,048,252 FY16 budget Wednesday, cutting from several line items to add $1.337,000 to the $1 million paving budget, and $65,000 to professional services for an independent auditor.
