"We made a very difficult decision that we're going to hold the line on (cost-of-living increases)," Whalen said. "We looked at the economy. We're mired in a recession that's worse than many people in this room have been through, and there's no end in sight."
Town Administrator Jeff Nutting, in response to a question by Councilor Joseph McGann, estimated the money used for teacher raises could have saved eight to 10 of the 14 teacher jobs cut this year.
"They sold those teachers down the river, as far as I'm concerned," McGann said. "Those teachers could have been saved."
Whalen made a motion, which the council adopted, to reopen the entire municipal budget, which would lead to every budget being open to renegotiation.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1499152523/Franklin-Town-Council-rips-school-board-over-raises-reopens-budget#ixzz1ZzbxV3PJ
The letter to the Town Council from the School Committee can be found here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/letter-to-town-council.html
Complete reporting from the Town Council meeting can be found here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/town-council-100511.html
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