4/13/2021
Rudd points to uncovered trash, but official rejects premise
This picture of a truck at the city’s waste transfer station on Grotto Avenue has council members calling for better controls, but a representative for Mayor Donald Grebien says the picture represents the loading of the truck mid-process.
PAWTUCKET – Some council members are saying a picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to the way trash is handled at the city’s waste transfer station, while members of Mayor Donald Grebien’s administration say that out-of-context looks can be very deceiving.
Councilor Tim Rudd, during the April 7 City Council meeting, passed along pictures from a resident depicting a truck he noted was seen filled to overflowing with trash at the waste transfer station on Grotto Avenue.
PAWTUCKET – City councilors pressed on with their April 7 meeting because that’s what their colleague Ama Amponsah would have wanted them to do, said Council President David Moran.
Councilors expressed their shock at losing Amponsah to illness on Easter Sunday, saying they will do their best to embody her beautiful spirit going forward.
Councilor Melissa DaRosa said Amponsah was truly a mother to her growing up, as she was to many, and would always catch her trying to get away with things at her store. Amponsah had such a rapport with the community, she said, and was a protector and role model to her.
4/13/2021
Vibrant community planned on both sides of Mineral Spring
PAWTUCKET – A newly approved tax agreement with the owner of 593 Mineral Spring Ave. will help him in his goal of creating a vibrant mixed-use community of live-work spaces on both sides of the street at the Lorraine Mills.
Jonathan Savage presented his request for a 10-year tax stabilization agreement last week, and the City Council was more than happy to oblige a developer they say has invested more in Pawtucket than anyone else over the past 20 years.
When Savage and Tax Assessor Bob Burns are speaking before the council, good things are likely happening, said Council President David Moran, who said he has a lot of respect for and faith in Savage and is “very comfortable” when he and Burns are presenting a proposal, as it’s “always something positive to the city with taxes increasing over time.
4/13/2021
City also cracking down on late restaurant closings
PAWTUCKET – The City Council, at Council President David Moran’s urging, has ordered an extra police presence in the area of Newport Avenue and Benefit Street in response to multiple shootings here, a unique new approach, say officials.
Moran recalled the Boston “combat zone” of the 1970s, saying he doesn’t want to see this area in his District 1 or any other part of the city overtaken by this sort of violence, where people from outside the city believe they can come to stay at establishments after hours and “shoot wherever we want.” If nothing is done, said Moran, the ripple effect will be tremendous.
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