housing

Housing Department pledges to stop using Providence firm to hire subcontractors – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

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Listen to this article The Rhode Island Department of Housing will begin seeking the Department of Administration’s approval before hiring subcontractors rather than funneling them through a Providence law firm, the Providence Journal has reported. The announcement comes after the Journal reported that now-former Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor had used Savage Law Partners to “leapfrog” … Read more

Why housing is the solution to homelessness

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Editor’s Note: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor has departed, leaving behind a trail of questionable business practices. Pryor’s right-hand communications man, Matt Shaeff, had left a few months earlier. Any mention of the man Pryor had replaced, Josh Saal, barely makes a ripple in the waters in news stories about housing from the past. Housing is … Read more

Shun Pike single-family homeowners in Johnston square off against affordable housing condo developer

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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

Who will be Rhode Island’s next housing secretary?

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The appointment of an interim — and, eventually, permanent — secretary will be at the discretion of governor. They will be tasked with trying to solve a housing crisis that has snowballed over three decades. McKee’s office has repeatedly told the Globe the governor’s pick for housing secretary will be announced on the day Pryor … Read more

Who will be Rhode Island’s next housing secretary?

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The appointment of an interim — and, eventually, permanent — secretary will be at the discretion of governor. They will be tasked with trying to solve a housing crisis that has snowballed over three decades. McKee’s office has repeatedly told the Globe the governor’s pick for housing secretary will be announced on the day Pryor … Read more

Narragansett Council advances affordable housing trust ordinance | News

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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

Washington Trust awards $20,000 to West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. : NEREJ

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Providence, RI Washington Trust today announced the Washington Trust Charitable Foundation has awarded $20,000 to West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. to support the Match Savings Incentive Program (MSIP) and the Get Your House In Order Program (GYHIOP). The MSIP is designed to assist individuals with low-to-moderate income on their path toward asset ownership through a … Read more

RI secures $3.8M in federal funding to tackle housing crisis

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Sarah Doiron and Jake Holter 7 mins ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island is set to receive a more than $3.8 million federal grant to address the state’s housing crisis. The money was earmarked through the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program, which aims to identify and remove affordable housing barriers, … Read more

One of Rhode Island’s housing heroes, One Neighborhood Builders’ CEO Jennifer Hawkins to step down

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Q: Let’s get this out of the way off the top. You’ve said you’re not planning to apply for the state housing secretary position. What advice do you have for Governor Dan McKee and House Speaker Joe Shekarchi as they search for a new secretary?  Hawkins: That’s correct.  Ultimately, the choice of who to appoint rests … Read more