Quotable Quotes 5

Letters...they're getting lots and lots of letters...

Some states are using elementary school reading scores to project future prison bed needs...As urged by the School Committee the city manager and City Council should validate education’s high-level priority and allocate funding for the school department that moves toward a minimum of the state average 118 percent of foundation budget. This is a necessary first step in a multi-year plan to restore soundness to education, one of city government’s most important functions. Charles T. Gruszka, Letter to the Editor, Worcester Telegram and Gazette


Remember keep them to under 250 words; include your name, address, and phone number; and send them to letters@telegram.com, subject "Letter to the Editor." And don't forget Worcester Magazine and In City Times.


“We will find steps necessary to address these fiscal challenges,” Mr. O’Brien said in an interview after the meeting. “The report will not only identify areas of the budget where we have challenges and gaps, but also come out with solutions. I understand the importance of the city’s fund balance (reserve funds) and it is not my intention to draw on the fund balance.” Worcester Telegram and Gazette, March 26, 2008

That report is at next week's City Council meeting. Worth attending!