Thursday, April 23, 2009

Salve Football in Middletown

The first commenter on the school budget at last night's workshop was Councilor Santos who held up the NDN & was concerned about the article regarding Salve's football team moving practices to the Gaudet field. Salve has been dissatisfied with the condition & parking availability of Newport's Toppa Field where it plays now. It seems as if she thought the Middletown schools were coming up with the $1 mil to substantially improve the field (not good in a budget workshop), or maybe she just wanted to ask for more details of the program, I'm not quiet sure. She was stopped mid-comment by mind-reader, oops, I mean School Chair Crowley, who asked to explain the new co-operative program.

Salve will pay for field improvements ADN resurfacing the track. It's also involved in a co-operative deal with the parents who have the concession stand there. This is a 40 yr. contract. Since Middletown plays football Fri. afternoon & eve, and Salve plays on Saturdays, the field will work for both groups.

Good deal and great news!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is it any surprise coming from the most ignorant of the bunch! Santos is back in the 1940’s. She has no idea Aquidnick Island is a community the sooner that is established the sooner we will have One Police Chief, Fire Chief, School Superintendent, and on and on…. Santos is part of the problem we need to elect better educated and less narrow-minded people to our Council.

Unknown said...

She's done herself pretty well with a h.s. diploma. Not only did she get elected but she was the town's finance officer. Dumb she ain't.
There is a whole segment of town who espouses her philosophy of "life was better back when..." I refer to them as the "old farts," but I frequently refer to myself in that manner also for other reasons.
Life may have been better for a handful, but not many.