nevitales

nevitales t1_jbbkg62 wrote

Not that this means much, and idk what it compares to in other towns, but the schools here get about 70% of the towns budget. I would also recommend doing some research on how the town runs things, there's usually chaos every year with the budget, lots of interim managers and other rotations, there is a fire tax that you pay separate from regular town taxes because of the fire district setup, etc.

I don't have any kids so can't speak to specifics, but I do have many friends who went through the Coventry school system and now their children do as well. Of course, ymmv.

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nevitales t1_j215pyr wrote

I'm sure whatever it is either won't last long, be a rotation of stores that won't last, or unfortunately be yet another empty plaza. I appreciate it finally being listed for sale but with so many empty plazas and other buildings I am skeptical of any new development in town.

I was just talking to someone the other day about how Coventry isn't a destination town. Nobody from other towns gets up and says they're running to a restaurant or store in Coventry, meanwhile most Coventry residents tend to also go elsewhere for restaurants and stores.

Really disappointed the bakery/bagel shop (Baked) that opened up by China Star never ended up making it.

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