CITY OF CRANSTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

“Pavilion Ave Plat”Minor Subdivision with Zoning ReliefUnified Development Review You are hereby notified that the Cranston City Plan Commission will hold a public hearing to review a Minor Subdivision – Preliminary Plan requiring zoning relief entitled “Pavilion Ave Plat.” This public hearing will be held on Tuesday August 6, 2024 at 6:30 P.M., in the … Read more

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following proposed Ordinance(s) will be held before the Ordinance Committee on Thursday, August 15, 2024 on or about 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 869 Park Avenue, City Hall, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Cranston City Charter, for the purpose of considering the following … Read more

Ahead of court hearing, AG says why he wants Providence scrapyard to shut down

Alexandra Leslie and Eli Sherman 7 mins ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With lawyers poised to argue Friday over the future of an embattled Providence scrap-metal yard that caught on fire this week for the second time in months, the state’s top prosecutor is calling for the business to shut down. In the video above, … Read more

Union request to livestream hearing highlights ‘gray area’ of R.I. Open Meetings Act

“This issue of quasi-judicial bodies is a gray area,” said Justin Silverman, executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition. “There has been a lot of litigation in other New England states about what constitutes quasi-judicial bodies, advisory bodies, and other public bodies that don’t fit squarely within each state’s open meetings act. It’s … Read more