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"My concern is not with water alone but with all consumables for several reasons," RTM Member John Harkins said. "The cost of transportation is likely to increase as the cost of oil increases. Consequently, consumables are likely to increase in the future as the cost of oil increases."
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Town officials responded that spending on beverages constitutes a tiny amount of the overall $373 million budget and helps employee morale. On a capita basis, the town spends about $20 yearly on water and coffee for each of its 2,300 employees.
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Freebies for town employees get the once-over by officials
Supplying town employees with free coffee and bottled water in the workplace costs Greenwich taxpayers about $46,000 yearly - more than just beans for some in elected office...."My concern is not with water alone but with all consumables for several reasons," RTM Member John Harkins said. "The cost of transportation is likely to increase as the cost of oil increases. Consequently, consumables are likely to increase in the future as the cost of oil increases."
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Town officials responded that spending on beverages constitutes a tiny amount of the overall $373 million budget and helps employee morale. On a capita basis, the town spends about $20 yearly on water and coffee for each of its 2,300 employees.
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Freebies for town employees get the once-over by officials
....Audience members laughed last night when Evan Delman, the Town Services Committee chairman, mentioned that spending on bottle water particularly was being scruntinized.
"We were told that the water fountains in the Town Hall provided brown, distasteful water," Delman said. "We checked it afterward and it was fine."...
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