Rossi: East Providence is 'Politically Constipated'
The always outspoken School Committee and Deficit Elimination Committee member Chrissy Rossi speaks to East Providence Patch about her views on the city's current deficit-related crisis.
Chrissy Rossi is admittedly not a shy person, nor is she on a quest for approval. The woman who takes her often sardonic Power Point presentations to City Council and School Committee meetings chuckles at her detractors who she claims refer to her as "John Rossi's loud-mouthed wife." In a sit-down interview with East Providence Patch on Monday afternoon, the School and Deficit Elimination Committee (DEC) member held nothing back in regards to her views on what she sees as the poor state of her home city and what and who is responsible. On Dec. 1, 2010, Rossi formally entered public service, taking a spot on the East Providence School Committee in what was a substantial victory. She said she was driven by her "utter frustration" at what she…
Jason Desrosiers
2:09 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
People like to downgrade the Mayor in East Providence, just because we have a Council-Manager form of government. The City Manager might manage the city, but a good Mayor leads it! That doesn't mean day-to-day operations but generating solutions and building a consensus on how to address the big issues. more ›