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Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Place and Environment
Voting Districts, Tailor-Made, Chester Smolski
Voting Districts, Tailor-Made, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"When a federal district court judge threw out the five voting district boundaries in Johnston this summer, it should have come as no surprise. After all, this marked the third time since the 1980census that boundary districts in Rhode Island have been challenged and changed as a result of improper political decisions made by elected officials."
Financing Difficulties Stall Linkage In Providence, Chester Smolski
Financing Difficulties Stall Linkage In Providence, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"When the India Point Club luxury condominium development, scheduled to be built on the Providence waterfront, was announced in 1987, there were many local skeptics who said it was too expensive for the Providence market. After all, selling penthouse condos overlooking the dirty Providence River for over $1 million was quite ambitious--and some said impossible."
The Case For Residency Requirements, Chester Smolski
The Case For Residency Requirements, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The issue has been raised previously. It came up again most recently with the applicants for jobs with the Providence Fire Department. The question is, 'Should city employees be required to live in the city which employs them?'"
Land Management Bill Must Not Be Dismissed, Chester Smolski
Land Management Bill Must Not Be Dismissed, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"After 10 years of study, three years of public meetings and discussion, three years of writing and revision, and now for the third consecutive year, the carefully conceived, greatly altered, and highly-detailed 136-page bill to manage the land of Rhode Island is before the General Assembly for possible enactment."
Residency Law Could Stabilize Local Economic Base, Chester Smolski
Residency Law Could Stabilize Local Economic Base, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Should city employees be required to live in the communities which employ them? This is the question which more and more cities are seriously considering as they seek ways to stem the unabated flow of their residents to the suburbs and to raise needed tax dollars."
Make The Full Investment In Downtown Renewal, Chester Smolski
Make The Full Investment In Downtown Renewal, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Just how much money is the city of Providence willing to invest in revitalizing its downtown? The answer to this question is soon to be given when the City Council acts on the recommendations of the Committee on Urban Redevelopment headed by Councilman Ralph R. Fargnoli. the committee voted Wednesday in favor of a $6-million downtown renewal project."