“It’s not easy, I get it,” suggested Providence resident Leslie Gardner to the 195 Commission at a mid-January public meeting. As a seasoned leader at several large, local organizations, Gardner sympathized with the commissioners’ task: to evaluate three building proposals currently on the table for Parcel 2, the area of 195 land located between South Water and South Main streets. “This is a very important decision,” she continued. But Gardner—and other residents and neighbor