Scanlon Still Tightlipped on Plan

The Salem News interviewed Mayor Scanlon the morning after his stunning announcement that he has a new plan to address the school budget deficit.

Asked by the paper what he can tell the public and the School Committee about his plan, Scanlon replied "Absolutely nothing. They'll see it when I talk to them (tomorrow night)"

Questioned further on how the School Committee can vote on his plan when they won't get it until the meeting, Scanlon said, "They don't have to vote tomorrow night. I'll be ready to vote tomorrow night, but if they want to think about it longer they can think about it longer."

Scanlon said he won’t tell anybody, including the School Committee, until tomorrow night’s School Committee meeting. Even Tim Flaherty, the City Council president, said this morning that he knows nothing about the mayor’s plan.