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Meanwhile, over on the other side of the internet
8:34AM ON
01/19/2008
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Daily Dose
Ian ponders the various demolitions, and the rackets of which they’re surely a part. And wonders if we can’t make things a bit better:
Cicilline’s proposals are intended to prevent developers from forcing “demolition by neglect,” the practice of allowing a property to deteriorate so that emergency demolition is necessary. Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Jerome F. Williams accused Carpionato Properties Inc. of attempting exactly that at the Fruit and Produce Warehouse building.
Cicilline announced two ordinances that he said could prevent situations like that at the produce warehouse from happening again.
One would empower the city to go onto a deteriorating, neglected property, do necessary repairs and pay for it by putting a lien on the property.
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One Comment on “ Meanwhile, over on the other side of the internet ”
January 21st, 2008 at 8:50AM
Bill Says:
Cicilline’s proposals are completely disingenuous because his office has directed the city agencies to effectuate the demolitions of the historic buildings at issue. After directing that the buildings be demolished, he purports to seek solutions to why he ordered them demolished.
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