State Blocks Release of Public Records
A GoLocal request for copies of the communications between the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) regarding the removal of contaminated soil a the 6/10 RI DOT project is being blocked by state attorneys.
GoLocal unveiled in September that contaminated material was dumped in an Olneyville neighborhood adjacent to homes and businesses and that material was spread throughout neighborhoods as part of the project a project that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
For months RIDOT, Director Peter Alviti denied the material was contaminated and has refused to answer repeated questions.