

Amy Mendillo for East Side Monthly
- Aug 1, 2019
Neighbors, FPNA Decry State’s Attempt to Bypass Local Control
As many Rhode Islanders know, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio introduced a bill in the late spring to remove local control over building proposals designated for state-owned land. The legislation, which eventually passed, allows proposals for 195 land to bypass the City of Providence in matters of zoning, planning, and design, leaving the I-195 Commission as the sole public overseer for all 195 land. FPNA stands with the Providence Preservation Society, Building Bridges Pr