Nearly three months after Democrats trounced a Republican-led Town Council on Election Day the question lingers: what is the financial future of East Greenwich? Depending on who you talk with in town: EG is on the brink of a financial disaster that can only be averted by significant structural changes – or local government is on solid footing with some challenges ahead. This week Jim Hummel sits down with some of the major players who had a front-row seat for a tumultuous 18 months at Town Hall that ended with a total flip of the council at the polls.
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