To the editor:

Soon there will be a Tiverton Charter Review election. But will this election accomplish its intended goal? The charter review commission's mandate is to analyze the present charter for defects in the current written elements and to offer new amendments or removal of those that have little or no value to the charter, which is to provide for an effective, functional and organized town government.

There are a number of candidates that have expressed that the FTR is their special interest and that is the platform they are to be elected on. And the letters to the local newspapers that they have written to is that their favored position is the correct one.

If the FTR element, after it is properly reviewed has opposing public opinions to its content, then it should be up to charter review commission to offer options to the electoral to vote on, the final decision is not the commission's.

Future casino granted revenues are an extraordinary financial resources funds to the town. It is outside taxation. This is not a topic for the commission to review. These funds are not necessarily going to be guaranteed in the future. One has to remember that casinos come and go over time . Thus, the extra revenues from this source should be delegated to the appropriate, responsible elected officials to manage on a yearly basis.

Peter M. Moniz

Tiverton