Complicated situations can often generate opinions and thoughts from various people and constituencies. And the depth and variation of these thoughts can develop a life of its own. Often, with emotions, strategies, personal objectives, and perspectives. If you wish to read Part 1 (November 2025), click here. What Now? I decided to postpone the second…
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Budget Process FY2026 — Questions and Responses
Budget Questions and Responses — Town Departments The following links document the questions that were asked for specific departments. These departments were assigned to Cris Conti and myself. Town Clerk: Questions from the BFRB (click here). Human Services: Questions from the BFRB (click here). Fire Department: Questions from the BFRB (click here). Public Works: Questions…
Follow-Up Enrollment and Financial Analysis — Smithfield Public Schools
Smithfield Public Schools — Enrollment and Financial Analysis The previous post provided an introduction to the 19-year analysis of the Smithfield Public Schools Enrollment and Financial Analysis. You can review the previous post by clicking here. Here are some details and take-aways to note. Enrollment Analysis The analysis of total enrollment shows a decline of…
Route 44 & the EGO, Mineral Spring or Route 2? Part I
Or Does History Repeat Itself? History Introduction With all that is quietly occuring in Smithfield (multi-family residential development, single-family housing starts, commercial development, “economic development activities), the recent article in the Observer was cause to think. Looking at the history of Route 44 since the early 1990, it is fascinating to read the litany of…
Minimum Wage — Public Policy or Family Principles? Part II
This post is a continuation from Part I. If you wish to read the first post, click here. There are several columns in this report as follows: Analysis Data and Methodology Two data points were gathered from 1938 to 2021; Federal minimum wage and inflation rate (Consumer Price Index). The analysis was rather simple –…
A Current Headline or One for the Future of Smithfield?
Or Does History Repeat Itself? History Introduction With all that is quietly occuring in Smithfield (multi-family residential development, single-family housing starts, commercial development, “economic development activities), the recent article in the Observer caused me to think. Looking at the history of Route 44 since the early 1990, it is fascinating to read the litany of…
