From its name, you d assume that Public Street was intended for the public.
But before the attorney general s office intervened last winter, fences blocked off the road s eastern terminus where it meets the Providence River. People from low-income neighborhoods in South Providence and Washington Park were cut off from one of the few places where they could walk to the waterfront and fish.
Now, the long-overlooked stretch of gravel and asphalt,
which attorneys say should have been open all along, will be permanently protected as a public access point. The Coastal Resources Management Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to designate Public Street as a shoreline right-of-way, a move that will prevent it from falling into private hands and becoming off-limits forever.
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City leaders invite southside community to give feedback on Southside Action Plan
The city is hosting a drive-thru informational session at Nims Middle School May 1 from 10 a.m. until noon.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â City leaders say growing Tallahassee s southside is a priority. City commissioner Dianne Williams- Cox says the Southside Action Plan now is how they ll fast-track that growth. The Southside Action Plan is set out to put into action plans that were put into place many years ago. We re now breathing energy into it, she said.
Commissioners approved the plan on March 24, adding it to the decades-old Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan. The first phase of the project is focused on public input. Commissioners plan to gather that public input until this fall.
Given that the plaza s buses, operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, are heavily used by riders of color, opponents have found the plan all the more troubling. Keys called the situation deplorable. They removed Providence Plantations from the name, but they’re still treating us like we’re in the plantation, said Keys. I think that’s the best way to say it.
Jairson Ascencao, a rider who showed up to the rally, took the megaphone once the marching was through to deliver a candid message about what he described as an effort to shoo away the city s homeless and poor.
Local COVID-19 taskforce awards more than $60K in outreach grants
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â 25 local organizations have been awarded up to $2,500 each to support programs designed to educate and engage minority communities about the COVID-19 vaccine by the Tallahassee-Leon County COVID-19 Taskforce.
The funding will go towards proposed programs that aim to decrease vaccine hesitancy and increase access to vaccinations and public health advocates, according to a release.
âThe Task Forceâs mini-grants will empower trusted local voices and organizations to engage and educate citizens all throughout the County on the COVID-19 vaccine,â said Dr. Elaine Bryant, CEO of EW Bryant Associates and local leader of the Task Force. âTo really make a difference and ensure people are vaccinated, we must meet people where they are. These mini-grants are part of an even larger effort to engage community leaders and build