PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence apartment building that provides affordable housing to seniors and people with disabilities is receiving a $302,106 federal grant for “some new money-saving and eco-friendly upgrades.” Sen. Jack Reed announced the funding last week, explaining that the money is coming from the Inflation Reduction Act through its Green and Resilient … Read more
By RORY SCHULER They learned to live with the solar fields and sky-scraping windmills. But 32 condos — 16 restricted to low- and moderate-income households, and 16 market rate units —neighbors testified last week, would “injure” homeowners in the rural Shun Pike neighborhood off Peck Hill Road, not far from Plainfield Pike. The abutters of … Read more
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — The Narragansett Town Council approved the first reading of an updated ordinance for the “Affordable Housing Trust Collaborative” last week. This motion comes in preparation for a proposed $3 million bond to support the town’s affordable housing initiatives. “We compared it to eight different municipalities: Hopkinton, Warren, East Greenwich, Westerly, South Kingstown, … Read more