Eagle Tribune Article from December 12, 2010 Titled "City faces tax hike or water bill increase" by Shawn Regan

"If it comes down to transferring (money from water and wastewater to the city) or a tax override, I think transfer is the lesser of two evils," the mayor said, noting that former Mayor John Guerin Jr. and City Council agreed to take $1 million from water and wastewater in 2003 to prevent layoffs and keep schools and the library from closing. OR POSSIBLY RESCUE 1??

City Solicitor William Cox has noted that the city has the full legal right to perform such transactions

Fiorentini said the flexibility offered by the ability to use water and wastewater department fees helps him avoid further cuts throughout the city....... REEEAALLLYYYYY? HUH?? So what we have been told by the Honorable Mayor and the City Solicitor is that not only does the Mayor have the ability to draw from water and wastewater to avoid cuts to city services, but both Fiorentini and Cox in fact ENDORSED it!

On June 8, 2011 the Mayor was characterized as saying "Haverhill's finances are the best in years" in his FY12 Budget Message to the City Council.  Referring to the $2.4M in special state aid to offset Hale Hospital debt service cost, the article goes on to say "Fiorentini said his budget includes contingencies should that money not come in."  - Incedently it did come in.