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ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER F. NERONHA wants a state agency to halt its review of MedRecycler s proposed medical waste treatment plant until the process it would use to burn the waste is fully tested. Pictured is equipment being stored in the West Warwick facility. / COURTESY NEW HARBOR GROUP
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha wants a state agency to pause its review of a proposed medical waste facility in West Warwick, “until proper analysis and certifications are completed.”
In a letter to the Department of Environmental Management dated April 14, Neronha said the technology that would be used by MedRecycler-RI, called pyrolysis, needs more testing and is not currently allowed for medical-waste processing under state law.
Park Rapids City Council refers CUP request back to planning commission
Council members were unconvinced about the adequacy of applicant Stephen Larson s parking plan for a proposed apartment building remodel. 7:00 am, Mar. 13, 2021 ×
The Park Rapids City Council had concerns about the parking arrangements planned for a proposed apartment remodel at 205 Pleasant Ave. S. (Hubbard County GIS map)
The Park Rapids City Council tabled a conditional use permit (CUP) request Tuesday for remodeling an apartment building at 205 Pleasant Ave. S.
The request, which the city’s planning commission recommended for approval on Feb. 22, would allow owner Stephen Larson to reconfigure what are currently 11 apartments into 15. A CUP is required in an R-B residential-business transitional zoning district for any multi-family residential building with more than 12 units.
Fish Hook River lot split would require variances
Blake Johnson s request for lot size and lot width variances for a lot split on Park Avenue was continued by the Park Rapids Planning Commission on Monday, pending completion of Johnson s purchase of the property. 6:00 am, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
Blake Johnson explains his reasons for requesting lot size and lot width variances for a property on the Fish Hook River at Monday s meeting of the Park Rapids Planning Commission. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
The Park Rapids Planning Commission requested a 60-day extension on Feb. 22 of the deadline to make a decision about a variance request by Blake Johnson to allow a lot split at 600 Park Ave. N.