Central Falls Councilman Blasts Receiver
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
“It is unfortunate that the receiver has decided to close these vital community resources which provide an important safety net to thousands of children, youth and seniors in one of the poorest communities in the state,” Diossa said in a statement. “The impact this will have on our city far outweighs the savings achieved. Real, structural savings will only be achieved when all stakeholders negotiate in the taxpayers’ best interest.”
Flanders announced the closure of the Central Falls Public Library and the Ralph J Holden Community Center earlier this week in a release issued through the Governor’s office. He has warned that the city could soon face real bankruptcy if it does not negotiate sufficient savings with city labor unions—or receive enough in state aid.
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barnaby morse
6:53am on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Mr. Diossa: You support Gallo, so now reap what you have sown! She's lost 800+ students from her charge losing state ais for these students, gives away a building to the charter school but doesn't charge them any rent. The rent from the charter school probably could have kept one of the entities alive.
Lance Chappell
8:02am on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Central Falls is already dead. The body is just flopping around. The dimise of this "city" took place years ago by corrupt government officials plundering the public pot. The state took over the schools years ago and now the city government went into receivership. This guy is complaining about a library and community center? When the receiver walks into federal court to file the chapter 9 paperwork, everything will close and Central Falls will be just a bad memory. Central Falls will be the first community to lead the parade to the courts. Others will follow as this recession/depression continues to grind these municipalities into the ground.
Gary Arnold
9:35am on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
You know what they say, you cut to the bone, then you cut into the bone.
There is plenty of fat still there with the union contracts, you notice these protected people are still not being cut?
RI politics is a sewer that is not repairable. We have been led by corrupt politicians at the state and local levels that have colluded with the unions and now we are the next Greece.
It's easy to say don't cut the frosting on the city cake but when you look at the desperate situation of CF and RI, we have only seen the beginning of the end.
john paycheck
12:41pm on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
the demise of central falls started when it was started.
there is no way a one square foot mile city with no real estate for expansion of tax base can grow and prosper.
its beend ead a long time.
all the people fighting it need to relaize, there is no money left, you will have more and better services and schools if you merge with pawtucket.
your property taxes should , but they wont , decrease when the elimination of expenses. you can eliminate all of the municipal employees and have pawtucket hire only the ones you need.
eliminate police chief, fire chief, city counil, tax assessor, tax collctor, soliciter, close probate court, the list goes on.....
William Blackstone
6:58pm on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Do you know what you are doing? You signed on to ride with Flanders and now you're surprised? Wake up Jimmy, you were used. Next he'll be selling space in city hall. Your political life is over, you could have done something but you picked the wrong guy. What have you done to help the city? Oh, that's right, you supported Fran. Your big moment in the sun.
Edward Smith
10:22pm on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Diossa isn't blasting the receiver. Read the statement. His is thinly veiled swipe at the unions which refuse to come to the table while that city goes down the toilet. Go ahead, blame this kid who has been councilman for a whole 20 minutes while everyone from his long-serving colleagues on the council to the receiver have refused to take on the unions.
Edward Smith
10:28pm on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
By the way, Johnny Paycheck, you are telling a bright, personable, educated 25 year old Latino elected official in the most Latino city in Rhode Island that his political life is over? You are a funny guy.
Mrs. Silva
9:43pm on Friday, July 08, 2011
Diossa wants Central Falls to get better. He is too young to realize that if you take away unions then you end up with tyrants and lazy relatives of those in power. Central Falls is quickly becoming Central False, a satellite of Providunce politicos.