Scituate, police union set for arbitration over pension shortfall
February 5th, 2013 at 6:47 pm by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site
By Ted Nesi and Tim White
SCITUATE, R.I. (WPRI) – Police officers in Scituate are criticizing a plan crafted by town officials that would make officers pay more for less generous pensions in order to help close an $8 million shortfall that opened up over the last decade.
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Scituate residents demand your elected officals take chapter 9 and break these contracts with the overpaid public sector employees.