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From YouTube: November 23, 2015, City Council Meeting
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November 23, 2015, City Council Meeting
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F
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A
A
Mr
christian
bomb
has
retired
from
city
service
and
the
city
council
and
his
appreciation
for
an
outstanding
job
that
you've
done
over
the
years
like
to
present
you
with
a
citation,
and
it
reads
in
recognition
of
as
many
years
of
commitment,
dedication
and
loyal
service
to
the
residents
of
cranston
and
the
city
council.
We
thank
him
for
his
sound
judgment,
legal
opinions
and
advice
throughout
his
tenure
as
assistant
city
solicitor
and
deputy
city
solicitor.
He
has
worked
tirelessly
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
cranston
attorney.
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The
entire
city
council
extends
its
sincerest
congratulations
and
its
very
best
wishes
on
his
retirement
as
solicitor
and
expression,
their
hope
for
his
continuing
success,
good
health
and
good
fortune
in
all
his
future
endeavors
as
witness
hereaft
hereof.
We
set
our
hands
and
seals
this
on
the
23rd
day
of
november
2015.
B
G
F
E
G
A
H
I
was
prepared
when
I
took
this
job
that
it
would
be
challenging.
I
was
prepared
that
it
would
be
difficult.
What
I
really
wasn't
prepared
for
is
the
dedication
that
each
of
you,
council
members,
have
shown
to
the
job
and
the
post
that
you
were
elected.
It's
truly
a
great
testament
to
the
city
of
cranston
and
really
each
councilman
here
is
grossly
underappreciated
for
the
job
that
they
put
in
for
the
city,
a
very
low
stipend
that
they
get
council.
President
you've
done
a
great
job
of
leading
this
council.
H
H
H
As
chris
said
I
was
raised
in
the
city
I
was
born
in
the
city.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
work
for
the
city
in
the
city
interests
and
I'm
proud
of
what
I
was
able
to
do
in
a
small
part
in
helping
this
council
achieve
its
goals
and
rendering
advice
to
them.
I
thank
you.
This
means
a
lot
to
me.
This
is
an
awesome
award
from
people
who
I
work
closely
with
for
a
number
of
years.
Thank
you.
A
I
I'm
going
to
first
make
a
statement
by
albert
malekian,
who
is
the
founder
of
regional
crime
watch
for
cranston,
which
is
formerly
known
as
the
glen
hills
crime
watch.
The
cranston
regional
crime
watch,
which
was
formed
by
albert
oleckian
jr,
includes
the
neighborhoods
of
woodbridge
dean
estates,
glenwoods
and
garden
hills.
The
purpose
of
the
crime
watch
is
to
address
all
safety
and
security
issues
having
an
impact
on
an
area
and
resolving
these
issues
with
the
cranston
police
department
and
the
rated
law
enforcement
agencies.
Harrington
hall
is
one
of
one
such
concern.
I
In
2012,
I
organized
a
meeting
with
former
governor
chafee
representative
mattiello
mayor
fung,
retired,
colonel
palumbo,
representative,
bob
lancia
and
carolyn
medeiros
of
the
alliance
for
safe
communities,
along
with
several
other
people.
The
purpose
of
the
meeting
was
to
discuss
the
harrington
hall
sex
offenders
regarding
programs,
the
addresses
of
sex
offenders,
the
comprehensive
plan
for
homeless
costs
associated
with
that
burden
upon
the
cranston
taxpayers
and,
lastly,
the
relocation
of
sex
offenders
to
an
area
like
saint,
egregious
or
allegias.
Excuse
me,
the
boy
scout
school,
which
is
across
from
crossroads
and
the
lad
school.
I
I
I
I
C
I
I
Worried
about
sex
offenders
near
our
schools,
I
rallied
the
neighbors
to
get
out
to
get
out
one
one
in
our
neighborhood,
which
is
around
the
corner
from
our
school.
Senator
hannah
gallo
listened
to
me
and
put
in
legislation
that
I
wanted
for
a
foot
passage
was
actually
a
thousand
feet,
but
we
wanted
it
down
and
we
would
have
actually
grandfathered
in
people
that
were
already
in
place
in
a
home
we
wouldn't
displace
them.
I
I
I
have
to
say
I
know
that
the
cranston
police
have
done
their
best
and
they
really
have
they
put
a
lot
of
money
as
taxpayers.
I
know
we're
putting
into
this,
but
I
need
to
see
that
there's
more,
the
welfare
and
safety
of
our
community
is
taken
seriously
from
2012
to
now.
We
still
haven't
done
anything
I
am
outraged.
I
think
that's
really.
Just
being
asleep
at
the
wheel,
so
from
what
I'm
asking
is
to
support
this
lift
to
support
this
resolution,
it's
kind
of
a
no-brainer
to
me
I
will
I
will.
I
I
will
say
that
the
flyers
now
do
list
specific
addresses,
which
is
a
great
thing,
so
the
daycare
centers
know
exactly
where
they
are,
which
was
an
issue
back
then,
so
I
really
want
the
unmet
promises
to
the
people
to
be
realized
and
materialized,
because
the
issues
initially
brought
up
in
2012
have
never
been
resolved.
Thank
you.
L
L
Information
that
I
acquired
for
the
whole
council,
my
name
is
carolyn
medeiros,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
alliance
to
save
communities,
we're
a
503
non-profit.
We
work
with
rhode
islanders
to
help
them
achieve
the
goal
of
living
in
safe
communities
promised
to
them
by
government,
but
not
necessarily
afford
it.
L
L
L
L
C
L
On
an
average
in
six
months,
it
costs
the
taxpayers
of
crams
and
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
runs
to
harrington
hall
for
cases
such
as
overdosing
brawls
and
fighting
when
fire
and
rescue
workers
are
reaching
their
destination
to
assist
harrington
hall
residents,
they're,
assaulted
and
beaten.
This
is
a
very
common
occurrence.
It
is
very
unacceptable.
L
C
L
And
I'm
not
including
the
fact
that
if
a
rescue
vehicle
from
garden
city's
fire
department
has
to
go
to
harrington
hall
for
a
resident
there
and
an
elderly
woman
at
machanica
vista
is
having
a
stroke.
She'll
have
to
wait
for
a
rescue
to
come
from
dire
avenue,
so
resources
are
being
directed
and
redirected
at
the
cost
of
community
safety.
L
I
find
the
programs
at
this
facility
questionable
most
recently,
it's
been
brought
to
my
attention
that
their
drug
rehab
program
was
being
directed.
One
of
their
programs
is
being
directed
by
none
other
than
my
thrill
killer,
alfred
brzet
that
I
had
highlighted
to
the
state
of
rhode
island
who
has
only
been
released
for
about
a
year
who
killed
for
the
thrill
of
the
kill.
The
superior
court
judge
stated
so
and
so
did
alfred.
L
Apparently,
the
only
issue
he
had
was
substance
abuse.
So
now
he
can
counsel
individuals
on
that
issue,
unsupervised
at
harrington
hall
during
the
day
during
one
of
the
very
few
programs
that
they
do
offer,
because
the
policy
at
harrington
hall
is
to
shove
the
clients
out
the
door
at
seven
in
the
morning
and
allow
them
back
in
at
five
at
night,
which
leaves
them
often
to
wander
the
community
with
complaints
coming
from
their
panhandling
on
sakonas,
the
crossroads
pontiac
gab
and
the
exit
ramps
garden
city
as
well.
L
I
hardly
call
this
a
structured
program
also
you'll
find.
Besides
the
freedom
of
release
information.
Millions
of
dollars
have
gone
to
house
of
hope,
the
non-profit
that
manages
harrington
hall.
They
work
in
conjunction
with
the
rhode
island,
homeless
coalition
house
of
hopes,
directors,
gene
johnson,
the
homeless
coalition
would
be
jim
ryzek.
L
I
researched
throughout
the
state.
An
issue
in
harrington
hall
is
that
you
have
about
25
level
2
level
3
sex
offenders
in
there
moderate
to
high
risk
to
re-offend
a
couple
of
these
guys,
raped
women
and
children
hot
off
the
press,
and
on
the
top
of
that
package,
you'll
see
before
I
left
home.
A
recent
arrival
level,
three
sexually
assaulted,
a
five-year-old
boy,
25
level,
twos
and
threes.
The
sex
offender
unit
told
me
there
could
be
up
to
15
20
level
ones.
That
would
give
you
a
total
of
maybe
40
sex
offenders
in
that
building.
L
Clustering
in
any
facility
that
would
have
that
many
at-risk
sex
offenders
together.
You
simply
do
not
take
the
chance
of
clustering
sex
offenders
and
the
consequences
that
come
with
that,
but
we
are
in
rhode.
Island
monville
connecticut
has
a
secure
facility
if
they
leave
the
facility
they're,
arrested,
fined
and
incarcerated
as
part
of
their
pre-release
and
post-release
agreement.
L
L
Island,
quite
frankly,
councilman
favichio,
we
could
put
a
halfway
house
on
your
street
and
fill
it
with
pedophiles,
there's
nothing
you
can
do
about
it.
There's
simply
no
laws.
Gene
johnson,
the
director
of
house
of
hope,
is
hiding
behind
the
thousand-foot
residency
law
that
was
recently
passed.
She
has
stated
which
is
easy
to
catch
her
in
lies.
She
often
does
that
her
influx
and
increase
in
sex
offender
numbers
came
because
of
that
law
being
passed.
That
law
was
passed,
but
it
wasn't
implemented
until
october.
L
L
Those
were
not
additions,
since
that
law
had
not
been
implemented,
yet
there
are
only
five
to
six
more
additions
since
the
law
was
implemented,
so
she
cannot
say
that
she
has
been
overwhelmed
with
sex
offenders
because
there's
simply
nowhere
else
for
them
to
go.
Also,
I
included
freedom
of
release.
Information,
gene
johnson
owns
up
to
13
14
properties
in
warwick,
predominantly
one
in
providence,
one
in
pawtucket
and
harrington
hall,
ranging
in
value
from
33
000
to
300
000..
L
C
L
Raped
of
their
hard-earned
money,
but
their
communities
are
being
put
at
risk.
I
commend
councilman
for
vecchio
for
introducing
this
ordinance.
I
look
forward
to
legislation
being
crafted.
I've
already
met
with
the
speaker's
office
and
I've
spoken
with
special
assistant
to
the
attorney
general
joey
lindbeck
that
I
crafted
the
child
safe
zone
law
with.
Can
we
please
get
this
ball
rolling
from
here
forward
to
get
this
done?
L
M
M
I
I
urge
you
to
follow
the
recommendations
of
the
ordinance
committee
and
reject
the
proposed
changes.
While
much
of
the
debate
about
the
allowed
uses
has
been
focused
on
large-scale
solar
generation,
there
are
many
other
uses
that
have
not
been
as
carefully
examined
and
there's
no
reason
to
hurry
in
order
to
put
through
major
changes
without
accompanying
standards
for
the
new
allowed
uses
had
the
public
and
the
council
had
as
long
to
examine
the
proposed
projects
that
will
benefit
from
the
ordinances
as
long
as
the
planning
department
and
the
administration
have
had.
M
Perhaps
the
conversation
we
are
having
tonight
would
be
far
different.
How
these
issues
are
handled
today
will
change
the
character
of
the
city
in
the
future,
and
disregard
of
the
comprehensive
plan
is
a
poor
indicator
of
the
ability
of
this
administration
to
do
what
is
wise,
rather
than
what
is
politically
expedient.
M
A
N
Just
for
the
record,
my
name
is
peter
paul,
I'm
the
director
of
planning
for
the
city,
and
I'm
here
tonight
on
the
ordinances
I'm
here
to
we've
met
several
times
on
the
ordinances
rather
than
doing
a
presentation
and
going
over
what
has
been
said
over
the
last
several
meetings.
If,
during
your
deliberations,
you
have
specific
questions
as
to
the
ordinance
of
the
implications
that
and
what
and
here
to
answer
them
and
be
glad
to
answer
them.
Thank
you.
O
O
O
Clearly
res
americas
knows
how
to
treat
its
neighbors
with
consideration,
respect,
openness
and
transparency
that
they
came
to
christ
and
in
total
secrecy
they
would
never
be
allowed
to
treat
their
canadian
neighbors.
That
matter,
I
ask
the
council
to
suspend
consideration
of
the
solar
ordinance
until
such
time
as
arya
res
americas
treats
its
potential
contrasting
neighbors
with
the
same
level
of
openness,
respect,
transparency
and
consideration,
no
more,
no
less!
O
Why
should
the
transit
city
councilors
counters
their
neighbors
being
treated
any
differently
suffering
solar,
alternative
power
generation
from
the
ordinance
will
enable
the
following
one?
This
will
allow
the
council
time
to
consider
the
other
order's
proposal
separately
and
provide
a
larger
space
for
discussion,
since
the
solar
will
not
dominate
the
process.
O
O
The
phoenix
glenn
developers
public
outreach
prior
to
application
as
a
precedent
for
this
type
of
action
director
apollo
asserted
last
week
that
he
did
not
need
a
special
ordinance
to
build
chapel
view.
However,
he
and
the
planning
commission
needed
14
months
and
12
meetings
to
correct
a
parking
island's
violation.
O
O
Regarding
questions
about
the
soil
of
the
panels,
I
did
locate
a
co-location,
location
of
solar
and
agricultural
study,
there's
a
movement
to
design
large-scale
systems
to
allow
farming
to
take
place
under
and
around
the
panels.
It
requires
special
layouts,
etc,
but
the
practices
being
studied
has
been
implemented
in
the
united
states,
great
britain
and
india.
O
Incorporating
elevated
solar
installation
technologies
above
existing
hardcore
agricultural
production
land
would
allow
for
the
continuation
of
agricultural
activities
on
parcels
of
land,
particularly
if
the
solar
infrastructure
is
elevated
enough.
The
amount
of
rate
of
light
reaches
the
crops
without
substantially
reducing
them.
Such
modifications
might
be
an
important
consideration
in
areas
that
have
a
long
history
of
agriculture
like
hope,
road
and
whether
changes
to
land
use
practices
may
encounter
social
opposition
extra
time
would
allow
planning
and
council
to
revise
the
ordinance
proposal
consulate
planning
commission.
O
O
Should
we
do
away
with
the
aeg
definition
all
together
and
use
separate
definitions
for
wind
turbines,
solar
panels
and
large
scale
soil
facilities?
It's
a
large
scale
seller,
be
my
special
use.
Permit,
as
members
of
the
planning
commission
have
stated
publicly
do
we
need
separate
ordinances
for
solar
and
wind
ontario's
regulatory
system
handles
the
construction
of
shopping,
centers
and
skyscrapers,
but
they
still
require
a
separate,
detailed
regulatory
process
for
building
renewable
energy
projects,
and
they
have
plenty
of
experience
as
of
today.
O
They
have
constructed
over
1500
megawatts
of
solar
power
capacity,
so
they
know
what
they're
talking
about.
They
know
what
they're
doing
you're
under
no
one's
timetable.
The
projects
being
discussed
now
in
cranston
in
ontario
would
not
begin
construction
until
early
2018
by
rez
cain
in
his
own
timeline.
O
O
We
read
contact
the
paganini
farm
family
about
possible
acquisition
of
60-acre
hope
farm,
perhaps
in
conjunction
with
the
federal
government's
national
resources
conservation
service.
The
council's
support
for
requiring
farmland,
while
along
hope,
road
and
historic
farm
route
was
reaffirmed
in
the
comprehensive
plan.
O
There
is
no
reason
for
the
council
to
rush
through
this
complicated
issue,
and
the
council
should
not
make
the
same
mistakes.
Other
communities
have
done
before,
as
we
discussed
last
week
in
dartmouth,
where
they
ban
large-scale
solar
projects
on
residential
land
and
edgartown,
when
they
have
noise
problems,
some
of
the
alternative
power
sections
and
allows
proper
studies
by
all
concern
to
ensure
that
cranston
has
an
ordinance
that
meets
the
challenges
of
a
new
quickly
developing
technology.
Thank
you.
P
My
name
is
lawrence
ware.
I
live
on
541,
hope
road.
I
I
really
find
it
hard
to
believe
that
we're
even
having
to
discuss
this
solar
plant
I've
lived
on
hope
road
for
20
years.
So
this
is
probably
a
little
more
personal
to
me
than
some
other
folks
here,
but
when
I
moved
there
20
years
ago,
I
recognized
that
I
was
living
in
an
a80
zone
that
was
residential
and
that
there
was
land
there
that
was
also
being
farmed.
P
P
P
Hope
road
has
been
designated
by
the
city
council
as
part
of
the
historic
scenic
farm
in
western
cranston,
according
to
the
1970
statewide
historical
preservation
report,
this
stretch
of
hope
road
laid
out
in
1767
to
link
the
furnace
in
hope,
scituate
to
the
ore
beds
in
cranston
retains
much
of
its
18th
century
character,
including
its
contour,
narrow,
winding
course,
and
dry
laid
stone.
Boundary
walls
is
one
of
the
best
preserved
roads
in
cranston.
Q
P
R
Hi,
I'm
lynne
harrington,
president
of
the
west
bay
land
trust.
I
live
on
taft
street
in
cranston,
and
I'm
here
to
speak
against
the
two
proposed
ordinances,
specifically
the
solar
ordnance
right
over
the
past,
probably
six
weeks
or
so
we've.
Given
you
various
arguments
why
we
should
not
allow
the
solar
farm
on
agricultural
lands
in
western
cranston
we've
talked
about
the
historic
nature
of
the
farm
move.
We've
talked
about
the
value
of
the
quality
of
life
out
on
hope
road,
and
we
seem
to
have
danced
around
the
financial
implications
of
this.
R
Now
I
realize
it's
very
risky
to
put
some
numbers
out
there,
but
I
I
feel
we'd
be
irresponsible
if
we
didn't
at
least
address
this
I'd
like
to
break
it
down
into
three
possibilities:
the
first
being
the
30
houses
that
we
talk
about
all
the
time
that
will
go
there.
If,
if
the
solar
array
didn't
didn't
occupy
that
site,
the
second
being
the
actual
solar
facility
and
the
third
being
the
value
of
the
current
farmland
and
output
that
it
now
produces.
R
The
first
possibility
that
keeps
getting
votes
is
these
30
houses
because
they
have
an
approved
plan.
When
we
talk
about
the
30
houses,
we
seem
to
get
down
to
what
it
costs
the
city.
The
numbers
that
are
thrown
about
are,
of
course,
26
thousand
dollars
to
educate
a
student,
letting
out
say
ten
thousand
dollars
for
home
taxes.
We
have
a
net
loss
of
sixteen
thousand
dollars
per
student
to
the
city.
If
you
base
that
on
one
child
per
house,
you've
got
almost
a
half
a
million
dollar
deficit,
but
even
this
is
a
bit
disingenuous.
R
The
second
would
be
the
solar
facility,
as
has
been
discussed.
A
number
that
was
banded
about
last
meeting
was
that
property
taxes
would
be
in
the
neighborhood
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
Now,
instead
of
the
ten
thousand
dollars
a
year
that
is
currently
being
charged
for
the
farmland,
so
we'd
have
perhaps
a
net
increase
to
the
city
of
about
forty
thousand
dollars.
R
If
you
count
the
value
of
the
rent
that
one
of
our
local
farmers
pays
to
grow
corn
here,
the
retail
value
of
the
corn,
the
property
taxes
that
are
paid
on
that
on
that
farmland
in
the
fuel
and
equipment
costs
that
go
into
keeping
that
business
going
you're
having
an
initial
an
initial
investment
of
about
forty
thousand
dollars
a
year
remarkably
similar
to
the
solar
array.
But
what
this
number
does
not
take
into
account
is
the
multiplier
of
all
these
other
values
that
that
come
on
top
of
just
having
the
corn
produced.
R
R
R
The
value
of
this
on
our
quality
of
life
in
western
cranston
is
immeasurable,
so
I
won't
even
get
into
that
number,
but
I
need
to
to
impress
upon
everyone
that
it's
the
value
of
the
agricultural
community
in
cranston
is
just
can't
be
understated,
and
I
I
hope
that
we
consider
a
better
citing
policy
for
these
solar
facilities
than
atop
prime
agricultural
land.
There
are
other
areas
in
the
city
that
are,
you
know,
either
in
disuse
or
in
less
of
use
than
these
areas.
R
S
Hello,
my
name
is
mike
sleepy
95,
massachusetts
street
and
I'm
the
democratic
city
chair
for
my
title,
councilman
botts.
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
commend
suzanne
arena
and
carolyn
madaris
and
councilman
vevecchio
for
introducing
that
resolution
this
evening.
I
think
they
did
an
outstanding
job
and
there's
not
much
more.
I
can
say
on
it
except
you
know
she
said
there
was
155
runs
when
I
talked
to
a
few
people.
Those
runs
a
lot
of
those
people
want
to
get
to
downtown
providence,
so
they
called
the
rescue
squad
to
take
them
down.
S
Now
the
cranston
fire
department
wised
up
and
they
said
we're
going
to
take
you
to
kent
county
a
lot
of
them
don't
want
to
go
and
that's
the
reason
that
we're
getting
a
free
ride
to
downtown
providence.
You
know,
with
the
the
way
the
bus
rifters
going
right
now,
they're
going
to
be
cut
about
9
million.
S
That
means
there
won't
be
as
many
free
rides
and
a
lot
of
these
people
are
going
to
be
hanging
around
garden
city
chapel
view
and
don't
forget,
we
have
two
schools
in
that
area.
So
I
just
want
to
commend
you
for
introducing
that
resolution.
I
hope
something
happens
with
the
general
assembly
now,
on
the
other
on
the
ordinances.
S
I
think
I
spoke
in
front
of
the
ordinance
committee
about
two
weeks
ago.
These
are
not
good
ordinances
for
the
simple
fact:
they're,
not
letting
the
people
come
to
speak
on
any
changes.
It
seems
like
these
two
ordinances
are
were
put
in
specifically
for
the
solar
farm
and
for
the
plating
company.
It
seems
like
they
were
done
for
no
other
reason
at
all.
S
Let
the
people
vet
how
they
feel
I'm
not
in
favor
or
against
either
one
of
them,
but
I
think
the
people
have
a
right
to
come
and
speak
how
they
feel
if
they're,
in
favor
of
it
and
or
if
they're
against
it,
you
know
they
call
it
spot
zoning.
I
think
this
is
spot
zone
to
be
quite
honest
with
you,
because
if
somebody
is
going
to
be
coming
in
front
of
the
ordinance
committee
or
the
zoning
board-
and
they
don't
agree,
they're
going
to
run
and
have
the
zoning
change
well,
that's
not
good!
S
S
You
know
it
just
seems
so
strange
that
the
zoning
board
shot
down
the
plating
company,
but
the
plating
company
never
appealed
it
within
the
20
days,
the
superior
court.
What
did
they
do
they
had?
Mr
lapollo
change
the
zone
on
it.
You
know
it's
so
strange.
They
got
shot
down,
but
they
also
bought
the
property
for
1.4
million
dollars.
S
Members
of
this
city
council.
We
made
many
changes
up
in
western
cranston,
the
10
years
that
I
served
on
the
city,
council
and
I'll
tell
you.
Some
of
them
were
good
changes.
Some
of
them
were
not
so
good,
but
we
took
each
one
individually
and
I
think
that's
what
that's
how
this
city
council
should
act
on
these
two
ordinances.
Thank
you
and
I
think
they
should
be
denied.
Thank
you.
T
Good
evening,
mr
council,
president,
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
steve
carrara,
I'm
speaking
as
a
member
of
the
zoning
vote
of
review.
As
I
repeat
before
you
last
week
in
the
ordinance
committee,
I
was
opposed
to
the
ordinance
amendments
for
several
reasons.
First,
I
don't
think
that
the
comprehensive
plan,
after
all
the
work
that
you
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
did
that
the
planning
department
shouldn't
be
should
be
taken
with
constantly
it's
consistent
with
the
city
chop.
We
need
time
for
it
to
work.
T
T
A
K
K
If,
if
we
had
made
it
permissive
zoning
in
what
is
it
an
m5
or
whatever
that
zone
is
and
then
there's
a
third
there's,
actually
there's
a
motor
vehicle
as
well,
and
that's
moving
c4
from
special
use
permit
to
a
permissive-
and
you
know,
c4
is
starting
to
get
more
towards
highway
commercial
and
it's
you
know,
maybe
that's
okay,
but
I
mean
if,
if
you
happen
to
live
around
the
corner
from
that,
maybe
you'd
want
to
have
input
on
that.
That's
those
are
my
thoughts
as
far
as
solar.
K
You
know
solar
great
way
to
go,
but
this
project
I
think
the
neighbors
should
have
a
chance
to
to
vet
it
and
it
should
be
up
and
down
on
its
particular
merits.
Also,
there's
gonna
be
some
some
restrictions
on
on
what
at
some
point
soon.
There's
gonna
be
a
proposal
before
you
about
what
how
to
pay
for
removal
of
solar
panels,
and
I
think,
that's
probably
a
great
way
to
handle
it
and
deal
with
that
first
and
then
deal
with
zoning
solar.
Thank
you.
Q
Q
I
know
if
to
think
that
somebody
would
be
moving
a
business
like
that
into
a
residential
neighborhood.
Just
doesn't
make
any
sense,
there's
a
lot
of
hazardous
chemicals
and
whatnot
that
are
involved
in
that
process,
and
I
don't
think
a
residential
neighborhood
is
at
all
the
appropriate
place
to
have
such
a
business.
A
L
L
I
speak
for
the
members
of
the
alliance
with
safe
communities
and
I
consulted
also
with
the
executive
director
of
railroads
for
enforcement
of
illegal
immigration.
Before
I
came
this
evening,
he
wasn't
able
to
attend.
They
have
some
400
some
members,
both
well-known
organizations,
I
think
we're
in
different
times
we're
on
a
different
playing
field.
L
L
We
need
to
take
into
consideration
we're
taking
them
in
on
welfare
dollars
when
they
did
this
in
florida.
All
the
financing
was
established
for
those
refugees.
When
they
arrived
on
that
island,
it
was
allocated
and
afforded
to
them
within
that
two-month
period.
What
we're
doing
now
is
taking
them
on
the
welfare
roles
and
the
numbers
are
astronomical.
L
U
Council
president
lanny
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
john
bolton.
Address
22
macintosh
drive
cranston,
I'm
an
attorney
here
on
behalf
of
res
america,
who
is
looking
to
invest
in
the
city
of
branston
with
a
solar
panel
facility,
a
couple
of
just
responding
to
a
couple
of
remarks
made
earlier
this
evening,
we're
not
seeking
an
amendment
to
the
comprehensive
plan.
Contrary
to
that,
your
planner
has
determined,
as
is
his
role,
that
these
proposed
ordinances
are
indeed
consistent
with
the
comprehensive
plan
as
it
exists
today.
U
With
respect
to
the
opportunity
for
the
public
to
participate,
there
has
been
an
ordinance
committee
meeting
and,
above
and
beyond
that,
to
this
council's
credit,
they
scheduled
a
working
session
last
week,
where
several
of
us,
including
members
of
the
council,
who
aren't
even
members
of
the
ordinance
committee,
participated
in
an
open
forum
to
discuss
this
important
topic.
So
I
think
any
suggestion
that
the
public
hasn't
been
invited
to
participate
in
this
process
isn't
quite
accurate.
U
U
U
This,
the
installation
of
these
panels
for
a
period
of
time,
which
is
estimated
to
be
about
20
years,
actually
allows
the
soil
to
heal
from
the
previous
farming
activities
that
has
occurred
on
that
soil.
As
is,
was
demonstrated
at
your
working
session
last
week
with
materials
provided
by
sources
such
as
the
audubon
society,
such
as
the
sierra
club.
There
is
no
adverse
impact
on
the
land
by
placing
these
panels
there
again
to
the
contrary,
it
preserves
the
land.
U
It
also
creates
no
new,
impervious
or
paving
structures
which
allows
for
the
the
rainwater
to
go
into
the
land
as
it
does
today,
and
given
the
problems
of
flooding
that
we
are
all
aware
of
as
residents
of
the
city
of
cranston.
This
is
a
major
plus
to
not
pave
at
all
when
you,
as
as
opposed
to
putting
in
30
lots
with
driveways
and
roads,
etc,
which
would
increase
the
impervious.
U
The
state
of
rhode
island
has
as
an
initiative
the
advancement
of
renewable
energy
sources
and
in
the
rhode
island
energy
plan
published
just
last
month.
It
quotes
supporting
the
growth
of
in-state.
Renewable
energy
generation
will
bring
economic
development
system,
reliability
and
job
creation
benefits
to
the
state.
K
U
Putting
a
30
lot
subdivision,
which
that
land
is
approved
for
today,
would
cost
450
dollars
to
the
city
and
that's
based
on
30
lots
times.
Fifteen
thousand
dollars
per
law
that
fifteen
thousand
dollar
number
is
not
a
number
that
we
made
up.
This
is
a
number
that
the
city
planner
has
come
up
with.
Looking
at
the
expenses
versus
the
services,
this
proposal
creates
no
demand
on
city
services.
There's
no
police
demand,
there's
no
fire
demand.
There's
no
water,
there's
no
sewer!
U
U
The
question
becomes,
what
do
we
do
when
we're
faced
with
an
opportunity
to
do
something
about
it,
and
I
want
to
quote
mr
charles
garvin
who's,
the
executive
director
of
the
audubon
society
of
maine
under
his
leadership
in
maine,
they
place
solar
panels
on
a
65-acre
farm
on
land
owned
by
the
audubon
society,
a
farm,
and
he
was
asked.
Why
did
you
do
that?
And
he
said-
and
this
is
a
quote
it's
time-
to
begin-
to
walk
the
walk.
Instead
of
just
talking
the
talk,
we
all
talk
about
green
energy.
U
A
V
W
W
W
I
I
You
will
recall
back
on
the
laffy
administration
taken
out
over
by
clcf
and
there
was
a
permit
given
at
the
time
for
an
inappropriate
type
of
industry
that
went
into
that
area
and
when
that
went
in
it
created
a
community
uprising
and
we
were
outraged,
it
was
a
little
different
than
hearing
solar
panels
going
in.
I
would
be
interested
to
learn
a
little
bit
more.
It
was
a
very
compelling
statement
made
that
there's
really
no
impact
on
the
land.
I
I
will
say
one
of
the
things
we
looked
at
when
we
looked
at
the
open
space
and
we
did
work
with
the
west
bay
land
trust
to
ensure
that
there
was
open
space
in
cranston
and
there
was
a
six
million
dollar
bond
written
and
we
were
very
careful
about
looking
at
the
comprehensive
plan.
We
did
a
lot
of
work
on
that
a
couple
years
ago.
I
It
does
sound
to
me,
though
I
I
haven't
looked
at
it,
I'm
going
to
be
interested
now
and
looking
into
it
more,
but
putting
solar
panels
is
eliminating
a
footprint
in
my
community
that
we're
putting
a
lot
of
you
know
from
different
gases
and
there's
no
metal
going
into
the
land.
There's
no
resources
that
are
being
taken
off
the
land,
so
I'd
be
interested
in
maybe
hearing
more
from
both
sides,
maybe
sitting
down
and
talking
more
about
the
impacts
on
their
businesses.
I
But
my
big
thing
is:
when
you
change
the
permitting
that
that
was
a
big
problem
way
back
then
so
what
if
the
solar
panel
company
goes
away
in
another
year
and
just
folds
and
now
they're,
just
free
to
put
in
anyone
else
because
you've
already
given
them
a
permit?
That's
what
I
have
a
problem
with,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
permitting
you
give-
or
it
should
be
really
vetted
out
before.
Thank
you.
R
Hi
lynn
harrington
tap
street
in
cranston.
I
just
wanted
to
register
my
vehement
opposition
to
the
bill
that
has
been
proposed
to
prohibit
syrian
refugees.
I
guess
either
in
the
city
of
princeton,
or
to
suggest
that
the
governor
not
allowed
him
into
this
state.
We
have
a
long
and
rich
history
of
being
and
being
an
asylum.
I
guess
for
folks
needing
a
place
to
live.
We
had
the
big
indo-chinese
refugee
influx
in
the
early
80s
and
I
think
there
has
been
almost
nothing
but
success
with
these
folks
that
have
come
here.
R
The
original
asylum
seeker
to
rhode,
island,
roger
williams,
I
think,
would
be
abhorred
with
this
policy.
This
is
not
to
say
that
I
don't
believe
that
there
will
be
terrorists
that
try
to
hit
us.
That's
true,
but
to
say
you
know,
100,
we
don't
want
any
syrian
refugees
in
our
community,
I
think,
is
just
abominable.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
A
X
Yes,
thank
you,
council,
president,
okay
I'll
second,
for
the
discussion
purposes.
Okay,
thank
you.
Council
president.
I
think
just
to
point
out
clarification,
the
lady
that
got
up
and
spoke
most
recently
on
this
it.
What
it
does
say
is
to
temporarily
deny
syrian
refugee
resettlement,
and
if
you
read
the
last
paragraph,
you'll
also
see
that
it
says
that
until
such
time
that
all
issues
as
to
security
and
financial
impact
are
resolved
so
to
to
clarify
the
the
the
issue.
X
As
I
see
it
is
that
we
put
the
cart
before
the
horse
yeah
we
were.
Basically,
the
administration
in
washington
is
suggesting
that
the
their
policies
on
the
syrian
civil
war
have
failed.
So
there's
no
way
to
bring
to
put
these
people
back
in
their
homeland,
which
I
think
is
putting
the
cart
before
the
horse.
X
I
think
that
we
have.
This
is
a
different
time.
As
one
of
the
speakers
said,
these
people,
the
isis
terrorists,
are
willing
to
take
women
and
children
and
use
them
as
weapons.
It's
not
that
we
obviously
are
not
compassionate
about
orphans
and
and
women
and
other
refugees
who
have
been
displaced
by
civil
war,
but
there's
a
way
to
do
it
in
in
listening
to
all
of
the
leaders
around
the
country,
all
of
the
homeland
security
congressman
and
even
our
own
congressman
langevin
went
against
the
white
house
on
this
issue.
X
The
the
the
issue
is
is
seriously.
These
people
have
no
qualms
about
using
women
as
suicide
bombers
and
we
have
no
policy.
We
really
really
have
no
plan.
If
you
listen
to
what
even
secretary
of
state
kerry
said
yesterday,
he
said
we're
creating
a
strategy
as
we
speak.
Well,
we
should
have
had
a
strategy
years
ago,
and
now
the
problem
is
great.
X
The
the
exodus
has
taken
place
over
two
and
a
half
years,
so
the
problem
is
and
it
bubbled
over
into
the
the
paris
incident
which
we
were
totally
unaware
of
and
unprepared
for
we've
got
terrorists
that
have
been
found
in
warwick
we
had
the
synonyms.
Tsarnaev
lived
came
from
north
kingston,
rhode
island,
so
it
does
touch
us.
X
We've
had
the
marathon
bombing,
which
affected
a
lot
of
people
even
in
rhode,
island
bottom
line,
is,
I
think
we
we
certainly
would
look
at
bringing
these
people
in,
but
I
think
before
we
jump
the
gun,
I
think
we
need
to
know
what
the
plan
is
for
security
first
and
also
the
financial
impact,
as
carolyn
mentioned,
concerning
the
rescue
runs.
You
don't
know
what
the
the
potential
financial
impact
of
this
could
be.
X
T
T
F
T
T
T
What's
emergency
management
doing
they're
practicing
for
these
things
net
all
the
time
I
have
at
least
50
relatives
who
are
either
uncles.
First
cousins,
who've
immigrated
to
this
country.
Granted
there
was
a
process
and
they
followed
it.
I
have
immigrants
uncles
who
were
here
during
world
war
ii
who
were
put
in
camps
at
quonset
until
they
figured
out
what
side
they
were
going
to
fight
for.
T
B
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
thought
about
my
grandfather
came
over
from
italy
when
you
were
given
that
speech
and
how
he
went
by
the
statue
of
liberty.
My
problem
with
this
ordinance
is,
I
don't
like
the
way
it's
written,
not
that
I'm
an
english
major
by
any
stretch
of
the
imagination,
but
line
27
says
be
it
resolve
the
cranston
city
council,
causing
the
rhode
island
general
assembly
to
cease
and
desist
accepting
placements.
B
Y
Issues
with
this
resolution
also,
it's
a
request:
a
temporal
alumni,
syrian
refugees,
resettlement
and,
from
my
understanding
as
a
history
professor,
I
know
there's
numerous
christian
syrians.
So
are
we
going
to
deny
a
christian
syrian
resettlement
when
I
don't
think
he
has
any
intention
being
a
a
terrorist?
So
I
I
just
feel
that
this
is
way
too
way
too
broad,
and
I
think
it
should
be
resubmitted
to
a
committee
to
be
discussed.
I
will
not
be
supporting
this
resolution.
E
I
think
that
it's
part
of
a
hysteria
that
some
political
parties
are
encouraging
and
I'd
like
to
read
what
it
takes
for
a
syrian
refugee
to
get
in
the
united
states
number
one
they
have
to
register
with
the
u.n.
Then
they
get
number
two
they
get
interviewed
by
the?
U
n
then
number
three,
that's
when
the
the?
U
n
decides
whether
they're
given
refugee
status
and
they're,
then
number
four
they're
referred
for
resettlement
in
the
united
states.
E
C
E
They
get
interviewed
by
the
state
department
by
contractors
for
the
state
department
number
six.
They
go
through
a
first
background
check
number
seven.
They
go
through
a
high
level
background
check
for
some
of
them
number
eight.
They
go
through
another
background
check,
number
nine,
they're
fingerprinted
and
their
photo
is
taken
and
their
fingerprint
is
screened.
E
Number
12
they're
cases
reviewed
by
u.s
immigration
at
the
headquarters
number
13.
Some
of
the
cases
are
referred
for
additional
review
and
syrians
have
to
undergo
these
two
additional
stats
by
the
mere
fact
that
they're
from
syria
number
14
there's
an
extensive
in-person
interview
with
the
homeland
security
officer.
E
Number
15
they're
screened
for
contagious
diseases,
number
16
they're,
given
a
cultural
orientation
class
number
17
they're
matched
with
the
american
resettlement
agency
number
18.
There
is
a
multi-agency
security
check
before
leaving
for
the
united
states
and
number
19
they're,
given
a
security
check
at
an
american
airport.
E
E
C
E
E
E
E
Z
Chairman
just
to
address
a
couple
of
things,
councilman
steichos
mentioned
how
the
process
that
these
immigrants
have
to
go
through
to
get
into
the
country.
Well,
if
anyone
watched
60
minutes
a
couple
weeks
ago,
the
government
can't
even
vet
their
own
employees
for
security
clearance,
and
we
want
to
trust
the
government
to
vet
immigrants
coming
over
and
we
don't
have
any
idea
who
these
people
are
and
we
had
a
notion
of
what
these
people
are,
whether
it
was
edward
snowden,
chelsea
manning
whatever
his
name
was
before
he
decided
to
switch
sides.
Z
Z
Swedish
immigrants
are
unemployed
at
a
rate
double
the
national
average.
The
same
is
true
in
germany,
with
the
highest
unemployment
rates
observed
among
immigrants
from
the
middle
east,
the
unemployment
rate
for
immigrants
to
france
stands
at
over
17
percent,
nearly
double
the
rate
for
non-immigrants.
Z
This
mismatch
is
accentuated
by
european
labor
rules
that
impose
heavy
costs
on
employers
beyond
the
wages
they
pay.
Those
costs
discourage
the
hiring
of
new
arrivals,
whose
skills
typically
lag
behind
those
of
the
native
born
generous
social
welfare
systems
include
the
pressure
on
immigrants
to
accept
low-wage
employment,
and
all
of
this
occurs
in
the
context
of
the
severe
economic
austerity
policies
required
to
preserve
the
euro
currency.
Z
Well,
if
this
does
describe
describe
rhode
island
as
well,
I
don't
know
what
does
we
have
a
high
unemployment
rate?
Everything
I
read
says
our
workforce
here
now
doesn't
have
the
skills
for
the
new
economic
environment
that
is
required,
and
so
now,
what
we're
doing
is
we're
inviting
syrian
immigrants
into
the
state,
and,
I
think,
it'll
exacerbate
the
problem.
Now
it
doesn't
matter
if
it's
syrians
or
whatever
I
I'm.
You
know
what
the
problem
is.
Is
that
they're
going
to
come
into
this
country
and
the
skill
gap
exists
and
everything
else
to
me?
Z
I
mean,
god
forbid.
If
those
people
with
the
vests
near
the
start
of
france
got
into
that
stadium-
and
you
know
what
we
have
numerous
stadiums
throughout
this
country
and
the
mass
casualties
would
be
enormous,
and
I
to
me
we
don't
need
to
invite
further
dangers
to
this
country.
911
happened,
it's
a
reality.
Z
Z
AA
AA
My
wife
wasn't
a
refugee,
but
she
did
immigrate
to
this
country
and
if
she
didn't,
we
wouldn't
have
the
wonderful
family
that
we
have
now
and
in
fact
she
made
her
citizenship
last
year,
which
is
one
of
the
proudest
days
of
her
life,
and
I
was
happy
to
share
that
with
her.
As
far
as
councilman
santa
maria's
issue,
with
line
28
and
29,
I
wrote
up
an
amendment
and
I'm
happy
to
introduce
it
if
the
sponsors
would
like
to
hear
it.
A
A
X
D
A
A
A
A
A
Our
own
mayor's
parents
came
here,
they're
chinese
from
a
communist
country.
We
didn't
stop
them
and
say
they're
communists.
We
shouldn't
they
shouldn't
be
here.
We
allow
them
to
come
here
after
they
went
through
the
vetting
process,
and
that's
all
these
people
want
to
do
two
years
to
take
become
to
come
into
this
country
two
years
in
a
vetting
process.
If
you
can't
separate
the
good
from
the
bad
in
two
years,
this
country
really
has
a
problem,
and
you
know.
A
In
this
resolution,
because
I
it
seems
like
just-
and
I
hate
to
put
politics
in
this-
but
this
is
almost
a
republican
party
line-
you
hear
on
tv
every
night
from
donald
trump
on
down
and
it's
not
the
way.
I
think-
and
I
don't
think
it's
the
way
most
people
in
this
state
think,
let's,
let's
give
this
a
chance.
Let's
work
together
and
let's
see
what
the
the
vetting
process
actually
is.
Ten
thousand
refugees
are
they
all
gonna
come
to
rhode
island.
You
know
something
they
all
went
to
new
york.
A
They
could
move
to
rhode
island,
so
you're
not
going
to
stop
people
from
going
state
to
state.
Let's
give
this
an
opportunity
to
work,
let's
work
together,
just
think
of
your
own
parents
and
grandparents
what
they
went
through
and
let's
give
these
people
the
same
opportunity
our
ancestors
had
thank
you
councilman
forever.
Thank.
X
You,
council,
president,
just
to
clarify
a
couple
of
things
that
you
said
and
also
councilman
tychos,
my
all
of
my
grandparents
immigrated
here
from
italy.
So
I
come
from
a
family
of
immigrants
and
they
worked
really
hard
and
I'm
not
necessarily
singling
out
those
people
but
the
the
plant,
the
people
that
they
could
try
to
plant
inside
of
these
groups
of
people.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
whether
they're
syrian
I
actually
buy
gas
from
a
syrian
gas
station
owner
myself.
X
I
have
no
problem
with
that.
I
think
what
councilman
botts
mentioned
was
that
there
are.
You
know
there
are
so
many
holes
in
our
vetting
process.
I
mean,
I
know
you
said:
there's
a
20-step
process.
The
problem
is
they
have
no
database
of
records,
so
I
don't
care
how
much
of
a
investigation
you
do
you're
not
going
to
find
out
anything
about
anyone
that
comes
in
that
way
and
council
president
you're
right
the
the
bigger
problem.
X
Maybe
this
may
be
a
moot
issue,
because
the
visa
issue
and
the
ability
to
come
in
through
mexico
and
as
a
student
probably
makes
it
very
easy
to
get
into
this
country
and
they've
already
we've
already
seen
that
they've
been
here,
so
you
know,
the
other
thing
is,
I
think,
there's
a
councilman
of
cedar
that
mentioned
that
the
the
congress
already
passed
a
moratorium
on
this.
So
technically
the
the
issue
was
moved
as
of
today,
but
congress
agreed
with
what
with
what
I've
proposed.
B
Video
in
that
we're
one
of
39
city
councils
in
this
small
state
of
rhode
island.
This
is
something
that
has
to
be
done
on
the
federal
and
the
the
state
level.
This
should
be
introduced
by
a
general
assembly
member.
I
know
one
man,
one
of
the
senators
said
she
was
going
to
introduce
something
but
us
passing
a
resolution.
It
would
absolutely
have
no
bearing
on
any
decisions
that
are
made
at
a
federal
level
or
a
state
level.
B
I
I
think
that
if
the
governor,
I
think
it's
the
governor's
call
and
this
and
the
end
this
and
this
you
know
the
state
representatives
and
the
state
senators
call.
I
don't
think
it's
anything
that
I
don't
know
I
mean
it
is
a
point
because
I
believe
it
was
the
senate
or
was
it
that
it
was
the
general
assembly
of
this,
the
united
states
matter
of
fact,
one
of
the
one
of
our
representatives
voted
with
the
republicans,
so
that's
something
that
they
have
to
fight
over.
B
None
of
us
works
for
the
immigration.
None
of
us
works
for
any
homeland
security.
I
appreciate
councilman
papalofsa's
amendment
because
the
way
it
was
written
now
was
just
horrible
but
the
the
intent
of
this
resolution.
I
think
it
doesn't
even
carry
the
value
of
the
paper
it's
written
on.
So
that's
my
point
of
view.
Y
Well,
thank
you,
council
president.
As
I
said,
I
think
I
can't
support
this
resolution.
It's
very
very
broad.
It
seems
like
it's
a
knee-jerk
reaction
to
what's
going
on
in
syria.
However,
I
do
have
respect
and
understanding
my
colleague
because,
as
one
of
the
speakers
says,
these
are
dangerous
times
are
times
to
try
men's
souls
is
a
lot
of
danger
and
terrorist
activity
out
there.
Y
So
I
can
understand
the
concept
for
this,
but
I
just
can't
support
this
because
I
think
I
think
it's
just
un-american
also
I'd
like
to
say
I
I
have
I
take
umbrage
with
councilman
steiko's
remarks
about
the
red
brigade.
There
are
all
different
nationalities
have
their
their.
You
know
issues
the
ira
blew
up
lord
mountbatten's
yacht
in
the
china
sea,
where
indian
ocean
it
was
a
turret,
tried
to
assassinate
a
pope
paul,
so
I
don't
think
we
should
designate
one
ethnic
group
and
and
paint
them
with
one
brush.
E
E
J
X
Thank
you,
council
president,
this
one,
I
think,
we'll
have
a
little
more
bipartisan
support
so
and
this
one
is,
is
more
near
a
dial
to
my
area.
That's
for
sure
this
is
right
in
my
district,
so
you've
heard
all
the
people
talk
about
it.
I
think
it
will
take.
This
involves
the
state
as
well
and
we
will
have
to
get
together
with
some
of
the
state
officials
and
perhaps
speaker
mattiello,
but
I
think
it's
it's
something
that
we
might.
Z
Thank
you,
colts
president.
I
think
this
is
a
great
resolution,
something
that
donald
trump
might
be
behind
as
well,
never
know,
but
I
think
this
problem
it's
definitely
a
problem.
It
can
only
get
worse.
I
think
providence
just
enacted
something
too,
where
sex
offenders
can't
live
within
a
thousand
feet
of
a
school.
Z
A
A
AA
Do
not
block
us.
Thank
you,
mr
council.
President.
I
like
to
be
a
co-sponsor
as
well.
I
think
this
is
a
very
well
thought
out
and
a
good
resolution.
I
think
that
something
definitely
needs
to
be
done.
I
commute
by
harrington
hall
every
day
and
from
the
panhandle
is
on
up
to
everybody
storming
out
of
the
building
going
wherever
they
go.
E
J
Y
A
T
T
That's
not
how
zoning
operates
currently
once
it's
in
the
zoning
codes,
I
believe
an
applicant
has
a
choice
to
either
appeal
or
go
to
the
council,
but
without
those
two
safeguards
in
there.
Thank
you.
I
think
that
the
way
the
ordinance
stands,
I
would
be
voting
against
it
unless
we
could
collapse
some
resolution
and
language
or
you
know
we
have
the
solicitor
here
unless
there's
a
legal
mechanism
of
again
that
it
goes
to
zoning
ordinance
and
the
full
council.
X
X
I
don't
see
why
we
can't
approve
definitions
and
then
discuss
how
they'll
be
enacted,
but
I
think
when
you're
talking
about
zoning
and
controlling
it,
I
think
you're
talking
about
controlling
it
in
the
council
as
opposed
to
giving
the
changing
the
ordinance
and
allowing
the
zoning
officials
to
do
the
work
instead
of
allowing
having
everything
come
before
us.
So
to
me,
there's
a
you
know:
there's
a
difference
between.
X
B
Okay,
this
basically
be
for
the
macklin
street
and
fletcher
avenue
issue
that
we've
had
for
since
the
civil
war.
I
think,
but
anyway,
I
want
to
further
amend
the
definition
of
motor
vehicle
repair
by
deleting
the
word
miner
from
the
definition
of
motor
vehicle
repair
and
service
establishment
and
adding
light
l-I-g-h-t.
N
It's
it's
nice
that
my
reputation
precedes
me,
but
you
have
30
seconds.
Okay,
is
the
original
ordinance
calls
it
minor?
We
created
a
definition
called
motor
vehicle
repair
heavy
just
to
keep
it
inconsistent.
So,
when
somebody's
looking
at
the
ordinance
it
was
suggested,
do
we
have
motor
vehicle
repair,
light
motor
vehicle
appear
heavy
and,
as.
B
B
A
A
E
A
A
J
G
G
Well,
if
you
look
at
the
rho
islands,
statute
and
I'd
have
to
look
at
any
case
law.
But
if
you
look
at
the
statute,
ultimately,
it's
the
council,
not
even
their
committees,
that
has
ultimate
jurisdiction
on
the
amendment
of
the
uses,
the
full
council,
so
that's
by
rhode,
island's
statute.
So
I
think
it's
more
statutory
than
case
law.
T
T
G
N
N
N
N
A
X
You,
council
president,
I
think
the
the
confusion
is
that
I
mean
just
changing
this
ordinance.
To
allow
solar
in
in
the
in
the
zone
would
just
give
them
the
right
to
seek
the
permits,
and
then
they
would
have
to
go
through
a
pretty
lengthy
process
with
it.
Mr
lapollo
would?
How
long
would
that
process
take
and
what
would
entail
in
particular,.
N
Yeah,
it
depends,
it
depends
on
the
project.
I
mean
we
go
through
a
public
hearing
process.
Sometimes
it's
one
meeting.
Sometimes
it's
two
meetings.
Sometimes
it
depends
this
one.
I
can't
tell
you
until
we
do
the
review
until
there's
an
application
come
up
for
us
we're
in
the
process
of
vetting
it
we'll
open
up
the
hearing
aid.
N
For
this
particular
project
we
might
bear
in
mind
each
project
is
unique
to
himself
on
this
particular
project
when
you
do
go
to
the
review.
There's
wetlands
on
wetland,
both
there's
wetlands
on
site,
so
it
requires
a
wetlands
pyramid
and
because
of
this
amount
of
land
being
used,
the
size
of
the
project
requires
a
storm
water
perimeter
rip
these
in
rhode,
island,
stormwater
pyramids.
The
combined
pyramid
is
currently
under
review
by
dem.
N
As
you
know,
there's
no
dlt,
as
far
as
I
know,
there's
no
sighting
facility.
There's
no,
you
know
electric
sighting
facilities,
so
it
would
be
development
plan
review,
plan
commission,
which
is
staff
review
and
the
city
review,
and
then
the
em
review
for
wetlands,
water,
quality,
drainage
and
storm
water
management,
and
we
do
the
same
thing.
N
For
development
review,
that's
a
public
meeting
in
which
notice
has
already
been
sent
out
because
we've
continued
pending
what
happens
here?
Everybody
within
200
feet
is
notified
of
the
meeting
for
the
major
league
development.
There
is
an
advertisement
placed
in
the
paper
14
days
prior
and
everybody
within
100.
Feet
is
notified
by
of
the
property
line,
is
notified
with
it
by
certified
mail
and
that
certified
mail
was
going
on.
N
Meetings
like
most
like
all
meetings
of
boards,
zoning
us
development
plan
reviews
during
the
day,
except
for
the
actors
and
staff
development
plan
review,
is
during
the
day
nine
o'clock
on
wednesdays,
first
and
third
wednesday.
Most
most
days
and
the
plan
commission
is
usually
the
first
tuesday
at
seven
o'clock
of
every
month.
Z
N
N
The
what
I've
been
told
is
that
if
you
get
more
than
a
quarter
of
a
mile
from
the
grid
from
it's,
not
your
telephone
right
little
power
lines.
It's
your
high
power
lines,
the
cost
of
constructing,
didn't
connect
between
the
solar,
arrays
and
the
grid
becomes
cost
prohibitive,
so
that
what
you're
looking
after
80
land
is
a
sizable
piece
of
880
land,
and
I
I
can
run
through
where
I
know
where
they
are.
I
don't
want
to
do
it
sure,
and
the
proximity
did
it
great
and
there's
not
many
pieces.
N
Z
The
reason
why
I
ask
is
someone
brought
up
the
culinary
and
concrete
plant
earlier
this
evening
and
I
think
it's
really
beyond
apples
and
oranges,
but
you
know
one
of
the
concerns
as
well.
If
we
approve
this,
then
you
could
put
these
things
anywhere
and
there
really
isn't
a
whole
lot
of
places
in
cranston
that
this
could
get
put
into.
Z
Quite
often,
during
the
day
where
here
you
have
a
solar
farm,
hopefully
below
40
decibels-
and
you
know
there'd
be
basically
after
the
installation
for
20
years
would
be
little
or
no
movement
on
the
site.
So
I
think
it's
you
know
comparing
again
apples
and
maybe
grapefruits
this
time.
So
thank
you,
mr
lepaul.
Y
Thank
you
council
president,
I'm
not
going
to
deal
with
particulars,
I'm
just
a
deal
in
the
general
generalities
of
of
the
situation.
I
feel
that
we
are
circumventing
the
process
of
the
zoning
board
in
the
council.
If
we
pass
this
measure,
I
know
that
the
zoning
board
voted
down
the
metal
plating
variants
to
to
run
their
business
and
even
though
they
were
voted
down,
they
still
purchased
the
property
for
1.4
million
dollars.
Y
Y
Y
One
of
the
one
of
the
speakers
during
the
hearing
talked
about
spot
zoning.
I
think
that's
exactly
what's
going
on
here.
I
think
the
administration
didn't
get
its
way
with
the
zoning
board,
turning
down
the
operation
of
the
plant
and
now
they're
going
to
bypass
the
zoning
board
in
order
to
allow
it
to
open
with
the
fact
of
the
solar
piano
industry,
I'm
not
opposed
to
solar,
I'm
I'm
welcoming
I'm
glad
they're
here
coming
to
cranston.
Y
I
my
issue
is
where
it's
going.
I
think
we're
making
a
big
mistake
allowing
that
facility
to
be
built
on
hope
road.
I
think,
there's
other
areas
here
in
the
city.
We
can
allow
those
solar
panels
to
be
constructed.
I
think
councilman
steichos,
really.
I
talked
about
cb
geige
and
I
that
would
be
a
wonderful
place,
but
we
know
that's
what
70
acres
of
pristine
fertile
agricultural
land
and
once
the
solar
panels
are
built
there,
it's
changed
forever.
Branston
loses
that
agriculturally
and
that's
my
concern.
Y
So
I'm
not
going
to
be
supporting
this.
According
to
a
number
of
reasons,
I
think
there's
a
something
up
to
sleep
here.
I
think
there's
a
major
major
bypass
circumvention
of
the
system,
and
this
is
how
that
administration
operates
time
and
time
again,
and
I
will
not
support
this
ordinance.
Thank
you.
E
Why
and
here's
what
we're
going
to
do
with
metal?
We
want
to
do
with
metal
plating
and
here's.
Why
and
here's
some
background,
I
don't
know
if
metal
plating
has
changed
in
the
in
the
last
20
years
or
not.
So
if
I
vote
for
this-
and
it
goes
through
then
down
the
road
we're
stuck
if
it's
a
problem,
so
I
think
that's!
That's
really
a
real,
a
real
problem
with
this
proposal,
I
I
do
have
some
amendments
to
offer.
E
Permitted
in
a
wide
variety
of
zones
that
are
close
to
residential
neighborhoods
and
I
think
barking
dogs
can
be
a
real
just
horrible
if
you've
got
to
put
up
with
that
all
day.
So
I
would
have
this
amendment
to
offer
in
the
use
table
for
animal
daycare
in
a
in
the
zone
a80
to
change
it
from
special
use
to
prohibited
so
from
s
to
n
in
c1,
c2
and
c3,
where
the
proposal
establishes
it
by
right.
G
B
E
A
S
N
Is
the
what
we're
proposing
there's
two
there's
two
components:
there's
the
master
plan
and
then
there's
zoning.
The
master
plan
is
the
master
plan.
It's
the
comprehensive
plan.
It's
it's
a
map.
It's
basically
how
we
see
the
future
growth
of
princeton
zoning
is
a
completely
separate
document.
What
we're
proposing
to
do
is
we're
not
proposing
to
amend
the
master
comprehensively
and
we're
proposing
to
amend
the
chapter.
It's
title
17
of
the
city
code.
It's
the
zoning
ordinance.
N
S
S
Is
if
you
want
to
do
a
variance
you
go
in
front
of
the
zoning
board,
correct
all
right,
and
if
you
want
to
change
the
zone,
you
could
come
in
front
of
the
city
council
correct.
So
why
are
we
changing
anything?
They
have
the
right
to
go
to
the
zoning
board
if
they
want
to
have
a
variance
which
the
plating
company
did
and
it
was
denied.
And
now,
if
you
want
to
have
a
change
of
zone,
you
come
in
front
of
the
city
council.
You
come
in
front
of
the
ordinance
committee.
X
AC
X
B
X
E
E
Come
out,
but
I
think
some
of
these
things
are
necessary
to
do
and
if
the
council
expressed
its
opinion
on
things
like
animal
daycare
and
the
whole
thing
goes
down,
then
it
can
come
back
and
we've,
given
the
planning
department
direction
in
the
mayor
direction
on
where
we
think
these
other
things
can
go.
But
there's
so
much
in
here.
There's
so
many
different
things
that
until
we
separate
stuff
out,
it's.
X
T
Yes,
council,
president
yeah,
I
would
I
agree
with
councilman
stykos
in
that,
if
you
separated
these
out
all
individually
and
you
could
take
a
vote
on
the
changes
all
individually,
then
you
know,
if
you
like,
two
to
three
or
three
to
four,
how
many
we
have
five
of
the
six.
You
know
you're
not
jeopardizing,
not
passing.
T
You
know
some
of
the
ones
you
like,
because
there's
one
you
don't
like
and
that's
my
problem
where
this
ordinance
is
written.
If
each
one
was
different
and
it
was
a
doggy
daycare
first
and
then
you
went
down
the
line,
then
you
would
have
a
clear
explanation
and
you
wouldn't
shoot
down
the
entire
comprehensive
plan
thing
or
the
change
just
because
you
didn't
like
one
thing.
B
That's
why
I
asked
the
last
meme
the
workshop
that
I
reserved
the
right
to
put
him
in
as
an
ordinance,
and
I
thought
everybody
was
going
to
follow
my
lead,
but
nobody
did
because
they're
looking
at
the
introductions-
and
I
think
steve
you
put
one
in,
but
I
have
no
problem
voting
with
them
as
separate
ordinances,
but
I
mean
this
is
important
to.
I
was
a
ward
5
councilman
for
eight
years,
and
this
is
important
to
me
macklin
and
it's
not
the
flavor
of
the
month.
B
It's
not
getting
all
the
press
or
anything
like
that,
but
it's
an
important
part
of
the
zoning
change.
You
know,
and
I
don't
think
animal
daycare
is
as
important
as
this
to
be
perfectly
honest
with
you
already.
You
know
why
we're
discussing
animal
day
care
so
but
that's
my
issue.
So
if
this
fails,
I'm
still
gonna
push
forward
with
my
changes
and
formed
an
ordinance.
So,
oh,
you
know
how
it
falls
where
it
may.
Should
I
bother
putting
in
my
ordinance
of
my
amendments.
I
don't
know
I'm
going
to
see
how
this
goes.
T
A
A
All
right
yeah
and
they
can
talk
on
any
one
of
the
amendments
that
we're
going
to
be
discussing.
You
don't
have
to
talk
one.
You
know
on
each
separate
one
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
animal,
the
solar
farm,
the
plating
company
and
the
print
works
fletcher
in
mac
mac,
michael
street,
that's
it
so
those
are
the
four
things
anybody
in
the
public
would
like
to
come
in
and
any
one
of
those
four
items.
B
AB
T
We
have
an
amendment
for
dorhi
daycare,
then
we're
going
to
vote
yes
or
no,
whether
that
amendment
on
doggy
daycare
passes
and
that's
it.
Then
we
move
on
to
the
next
item.
If
there's
any
amendments
on
the
the
plant
so
forth
and
so
on,
if
not,
then
we
vote
on
improving
the
plant
and
then
do
we
go
to
solar
and
then
is
that
how
we're
going
to
do
it?
I
mean
that's
basically,.
A
T
T
B
A
E
A
A
B
A
A
D
D
J
A
A
Z
X
X
A
C
G
R
Harrington,
the
west
bay
land
tourist,
I'm
confused
actually
of
what
we're
actually
voting
on
right
now.
This
is,
you
know,
I'm
sorry.
I've
tried
to
pay
attention,
but
splitting
them
up
and
adding
in
revising
uses
is
quite
quite
confusing.
So
could
we
have
maybe
a
reading
of
exactly
what
the
ordinance
is
so
that
we
have
a
clue?
Sorry,
all
right.
A
E
F
T
E
Y
Y
Q
A
C
F
J
A
AB
AB
A
T
C
B
B
C
A
D
B
A
A
X
X
A
Z
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
He
was
an
evasive,
he
answered
every
question
and
that
company
is
one
of
the
top
50
in
the
united
states
as
far
as
metal
metal
plating.
He
showed
me
a
doc
on
documents
that
he
got
on
it.
So
am
I
against
something
like
this.
No,
the
zoning
board
was
though,
but
when
they
went
before
the
zoning
welcome,
I
understand
none
of
the
neighbors
would
argue
against
it.
B
B
B
O
T
T
The
issue
was
that
there
was
a
metal,
it
said,
metal
plate
all
right.
There
was
a
mischaracterization
at
the
time.
The
establishment
is
primarily
invested
in
what
they
call
powder
coating,
which
is
a
much
cleaner
process,
okay,
and
and
given
that,
in
the
objections
of
the
historical
society-
and
I
think
there
was
one
or
two
other
neighbors
that
were
opposed
to
it.
T
Anyone
and
and
the
council
president
just
outlined
some
of
the
things
that
he
did
at
the
print
works
as
a
young
man.
It
has
a
metal
plating
and
has
a
bad
wrap.
The
way
it
used
to
be
done
and
the
way
it's
done
now
are
two
different
things
but,
like
I
said
his,
mr
defrosh's
business
is
primarily
invested
in
in
powder
coating
at
this
point
in
time.
T
T
Councilman,
yes,
through
the
chair
to
council
san
maria
also
that
day,
when
we
did
the
tour,
we
learned
that
there
is
going
to
be.
He
already
has
space
leased
out
to
a
a
theater
company.
I
guess
that
does
stage
props
and
I
believe,
there's
another
at
least
five,
maybe
possibly
10
to
15
employees
there,
and
then
I
guess
he
also
plans
to
lease
office
space
or
something
else
there
because
there's
excess
space.
AA
Councilman
paplascus.
Thank
you,
mr
council
president.
I
along
took
a
tour
with
council
president
lanny
and
councilman
aceto,
and
I'm
impressed
with
the
amount
of
investment
that
the
fuchsia
wants
to
make
into
cranston.
These
buildings
are
not
historical
buildings.
I
believe
they
were
built
in
the
70s
and
I
think
the
print
work
stopped
using
them
sometime
in
the
90s.
If
I'm
correct
so
very
happy
to
see
some
potential
development
there
and
somebody
invested
in
the
neighborhood.
I
know
the
restaurants
that
are
around
there
and
the
other
local
businesses
will
benefit
from
it.
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AA
J
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AB
T
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T
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B
T
T
A
T
X
Okay,
one
other
clarification,
constant,
sorry,
council,
president,
just
to
through
the
chair
to
councilman
stegos,
is
the
definition
bothering
you
more
than
I
mean
after
mr
carrera's
explanation
of
what
they
do
there
it
does.
It
sounds
like
it's,
not
the
the
metal
plating.
You
know
your
your
father's
metal
plating,
company.
E
Y
My
issue
is
about
the
metal
plating
business.
I'm
sure
that
there's
been
changes
and
upgrades.
My
position
is
the
circumvention
of
the
process.
We
have
a
there's,
a
process
set
and
there's
certain
parameters.
We
must
act
under
and
it
seems
like
they're
circumventing
those
issues.
There's
a
councilman
here
who
had
an
amendment
for
a
special
permit
on
making
street.
Then
you
know
if
this.
Y
S
AC
Z
Again
because
I'm
here
supporting
jobs-
and
I
just
heard
that
from
the
president
of
the
company
that
they
could
be
adding-
I
was
a
council
president-
I
can't
remember
now
but
adding
50
jobs
to
the
city
of
cranston,
and
I
don't
know
how
we
can
vote
against
adding
50
jobs
in
the
city.
You
know
the
process
again
has
been
refined
and
again
clean
facility,
so
I'm
in
support
of
jobs
I'll
be
voting
no
and
which
means
yes.
Z
E
B
B
E
E
E
E
E
B
E
Well,
they
should
have
when
they
drafted
the
ordinance.
They
should
have
removed
solar
from
the
definition
of
alternative
energy
if
they
were
going
to
set
up
a
separate
definition
for
solar,
but
in
the
ordinance
they
didn't
do
that,
which
is
why
I
hesitated
when
I
was
reading
it.
So
I
read
you
what
it
would
be,
not
necessarily
what
it
should
be.
T
D
Z
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
think
mr
polo
has
referenced
the
fact
that
this
is
only
one
step
in
the
process
and
that
if
this
change
goes
through,
then
of
course
they
have
to
go
through
planning
and
everything
else
and
for
planned
design
and
whatnot.
So
there
is
a
layer,
I
think,
of
a
check,
and
maybe
a
special
apartment
would
be
a
second
layer,
but
I
think
there's
a
layer
there.
The
other
thing
is:
we've
had
multiple.
Z
You
know
multiple
meetings
on
this,
as
I
can
recall,
this
probably
started
in
august,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
and
then
it
was
requested.
Well,
we
have
a
map
of
where
these
zone
changes
can
we
get
the
map
and
we
do
so
I'm
a
little
incredulous
to
hear
like
this
has
been
done
in
secrecy,
and
this
has
been
steamrolled
through,
and
this
is
you
know,
we've
had
meetings
on
this
and
I
think
these
meetings
have
been
longer
than
other
meetings.
Z
We've
had
where
have
been
more
impactful,
where
it
was
the
apartments
in
garden,
city
or
the
phoenix
glen
or
a
number
of
other
things
that
have
gone
through.
So
I
think,
while
there
is
some
uncertainty
here,
I
think
we've
had
meetings,
we've
had
discussions
and
in
the
wisdom
of
the
council,
we
had
the
workshop
last
week,
so
I'm
having
a
little
trouble
getting
my
hand
head
wrapped
around
that,
but
in
the
end
this
is
something
I
think
would
be
beneficial
to
cranston.
Z
We've
always
there's
been
a
movement
in
the
united
states
to
move
towards
green
energy,
and
you
know
this
is
one
project,
that's
not
on
the
backs
of
the
taxpayers.
This
is
a
project,
that's
being
public,
privately
financed,
no
rate
fees
or
anything
else
like
deep
border
wind.
This
is
something
that
a
private
company
wants
to
come
in
and
erect.
Z
And
again
I
think
these
are
going
to
be
quieter
than
the
power
lines.
Anyone
that's
played
golf
at
cranston
country
club
will
know.
Is
you
hear
those
humming
power
lines,
and
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
something
that's
quieter
than
those?
So
again,
I
think
this
is
a
a
good
project
and
I'll
be
voting
no
to
support
the
yes
for
right
of
use.
B
Well,
thank
you,
council
president.
Yes,
some
of
the
west
alien
crush
the
question
or
someone
from
that's
opposed
to
it.
I
I'm
I
can
just
ask
it
hypothetically,
you
just
don't
want
it
there,
I'm
getting
the
the
thing
that
you
just
don't
want
there.
I
I've
asked
for
documentation
on
how
it
harms
the
soil.
I
was
supposed
to
get
that
tonight.
I
got
nothing
every
project
in
western
cranston
for
the
last
10
years
that
I've
been
a
councilman
has
been
met
with
opposition.
B
Now
we've
got
solar
panels
going
there
solar
panels,
they're
not
going
to
make
noise
they're
not
going
to
call
the
police
they're
not
going
to
call
the
fire
department
they're
not
going
to
send
the
solar
panels
to
school
every
single
time
we
put
a
project
up
in
western
cranston,
oh
no,
not
in
my
backyard
and
I'm
getting
rather
tired
of
it.
Now
I
have
to
tell
you
you
pay
high
taxes
enough
if
we
can
get
jobs
and
revenue
to
cut
down
on
those
taxes,
everybody's
happy.
B
This
is
a
good
project.
I
can't
believe
that
the
west
bay
land
trust
is
against
something
for
green
energy.
That's
going
to
be
that
has
conservation,
it
is
a
constant
nimby
coming
from
western
cranston
on
a
solar
panel.
Now
now
I've
seen
it
all,
and
I
have
to
say
that
I've
been
waiting
ten
years
to
say
that,
but.
A
R
R
R
We
are
against
a
10
megawatt
facility
on
the
historic
farm
route
which
the
city
has
committed,
some
effort
time
in
words,
and
the
comprehensive
plans
are
supporting
so
to
all
of
a
sudden
cite
an
industrial
facility
which
this
will
be
in
the
middle
of
the
historic
farm
route
that
we've
decided
we
want
to
protect
is,
I
think,
a
bad
move
to
at
least
allow
a
special
permit
review
on.
This
would
allow
some
public
input.
R
B
The
sistine
chapel
was
was
done
quicker
than
this.
This
process
has
gone
through,
we've
had
more
meetings,
and
if
people
don't
come
to
the
meetings
now,
I
asked
that
lady
specifically,
how
does
it
hurt
the
soil
she
said
she
was
gonna
have
documentation.
For
me,
don't
say
anything
we're
not
debating.
R
I'm
glad
that
councilman
stykos
has
proposed
another
layer
of
review.
I
realized
we
have
to
go.
We
have
to
have
compromise
so
to
have
absolutely
no
no
opportunity
to
review
this.
If
it
was
by
right,
I
think,
is
in
egregious
abuse
but
to
at
least
allow
you
know
that
that
next
step
of
process,
where
you
you
do
have
to
present
your
case,
that
you
know
the
size
of
this
facility
is
appropriate
for
that
venue.
We
have
not
done
that.
We
have
not
decided
what
type
of
facility
that
we
want
in
branson.
R
We
have
done
absolutely
no
review
of
that
at
all.
We
have
allowed
accessory
use
on
homes
and
farms,
which
is
a
terrific
thing,
and
everybody
else
in
the
country
is
doing
that,
but
to
cite
a
10
megawatt
facility
on
prime
farmland
on
the
historic
farm
route,
I
think
goes
against
the
comprehensive
plan
and
every
other
policy
we've
taken
to
protect
those
properties.
A
U
Just
just
a
couple
of
comments
on
the
on
the
public
participation:
let's
all
take
our
calendars
out
right
now
december.
1St
is
planning
board
december.
2Nd
is
site
plan
review.
There
is
opportunity
for
people
to
participate
and
with
respect
to
councilman
steiger's
comment
that
we
don't
have
performance
standards.
I
believe
it's
on
the
agenda
this
evening.
It's
correct.
It
has
not
yet
passed
yet,
but
I've
stated
for
the
record.
U
O
Four
minutes:
let's
be
quick,
douglas
doe
again,
just
for
the
record,
if
you,
even
if
you
support
solar
throughout
western
cranston,
you
can
still
vote
for
this
amendment,
but
still
it
will
still
be
allowed.
It
just
puts
an
extra
layer
of
protection
in
case
somebody
comes
forward
a
year
from
now
two
years
from
now
four
years
from
now
says
I
want
to
do
it
here
and
it's
an
entirely
inappropriate
place
to
put
it,
you
won't
be
able
to
stop
them.
They'll
have
a
right
to
do
it.
O
You
can
argue
over
the
details,
but
you
can't
stop
them
from
doing
it.
This
cannot
be
just
a
vote
on
this
one
project.
You've
got
to
look
forward
in
the
future.
You've
got
to
give
the
people
that
special
level
of
protection
so
some
problems.
Somebody
comes
with
a
project
five,
ten
years
from
now,
it's
completely
inappropriate
for
the
site.
You
have
a
layer
that
says
no,
I'm
sorry.
You
can't
do
that
there.
O
That's
all
we're
asking
for
we're.
Not
you
know.
I
really
expect
this
project
to
go
through
even
with
a
special
permit,
but
you've
got
to
look
forward
down
the
road.
Those
projects
that
are
not
appropriate
for
certain
areas,
washington,
cranston,
do
it
by
right,
so
we'll
argue
over
the
size
of
the
deer
fence
and
that's
about
it
and
that's
why
you
have
to
vote
for
this
enemy.
Even
if
you
support
that
solar
power,
you
need
to
support
this
project.
O
A
O
You
know,
we've
lost
the
battle
of
stopping
it.
This
is
going
to
go
through
it's
just
a
question
of
protection
of
layers
allowing
people
such
as
the
conservation
commission
the
opportunity
to
provide
rational,
informed
advice.
We
don't
have
that
chance
now,
because
this
is
being
washed
through,
regardless
of
what
anybody
says.
O
P
As
I
said
before,
I
live
on
hope
road,
so
you
can
accuse
me
of
being
a
nimby,
but
there
were
other
people
here
tonight,
speaking
who
who
live
in
edgewood
and
live
in
different
parts
of
the
city.
So
I
think
this
issue
is
is
much
bigger
than
the
fact
that
I
live
a
couple
hundred
yards
away
from
this
proposed
facility.
P
P
It's
not
going
to
do
anything
to
make
cranston
a
better
place
to
live,
throw
a
few
dollars
in
the
city
budget
which
will
be
spent
quicker
than
it
comes
in
and
I'll
every
time
I
pull
out
of
my
driveway
I'll,
see
those
ugly
solar
panels
and
that
that
beautiful
chain-link
fence,
where
I
used
to
see,
see
trees
and
bushes
and
wildlife
yeah.
Thank.
C
V
V
I
don't
think
special
permit
is
an
extra
layer
of
bureaucracy.
I
think
it's
a
sen,
it's
a
central
layer
of
democracy
and
I
feel
like
I
have
not
been
well
educated
about
this
and
I
know
my
neighbors
many
of
my
neighbors
feel
the
same
way.
So
I
just
think
we
deserve
to
know
more
about
it
and
have
public
discussion
again.
A
no
is
not
a
special
permit
is
not
a
no
it's
a
let's.
Do
it
right.
Y
Y
X
X
X
X
I
think
that
we've
seen
that
it's
certainly
going
to
help
preserve
the
soil.
It'll
preserve
the
land.
Let's
face
it,
there
won't
be
any
development
other
than
that
for
20
25
years.
I
don't
personally,
I
don't
really
care
how
they
do
it
in
canada
if
they
take
five
years
to
approve
a
project
and
they're
not
getting
very
far,
and
I'm
not
sure
that
they'll
they're
going
to
do
well
in
our
system,
but
I
just
think
that
this
look.
X
This
is
probably
this
is
a
progress
for
the
city
I
think
solar
is
is
something
new.
It
certainly
will
preserve
this
property
and
not
allow
any
other
type
of
development,
because
we
know
that
houses
will
go
in
there
I
mean
no.
These
people
are
not
going
to
preserve
it
as
a
farm
or
start
farming
now
they're
going
to
sell
it,
make
a
few
million
dollars
on
it
to
a
developer.
X
Who's
going
to
put
30
houses
in
and
you'll
create
some
jobs
for
a
while,
but
then
you'll
have
cars,
traffic
school
buses
rescue
runs
in
that
in
that
area
is
so
congested.
Now
we
have
traffic
issues
coming
down
toward
route,
37
and
phoenix
avenue.
I
can't
imagine
adding
30
houses
there
and
maybe
some
of
the
other
parcels
that
may
be
yeah
six
and
forty
fifty
sixty
cars
added
to
the
mix.
I
don't
think
that
does
anything
to
preserve
the
land.
I
certainly
would
rather
have
something
as
benign
and
passive
there.
X
The
the
dollar
figures
mentioned
the
other
night,
where
I
think
that
we
lose
fifteen
thousand
dollars
per
house
per
year
when
you
have
a
developed
property,
so
that
would
amount
to
450
000
lost
revenue,
plus
the
40
to
50
that
we're
talking
about
with
this.
So
that's
a
half
a
million
dollars
a
year.
If
the
residents
in
that
area
want
to
you
know
they
could
pitch
in
and
buy
the
property,
and
that
would
take
it
off
the
market.
Well,
you
know.
X
X
I
just
think
that
you
know
this
is
a
very
passive
use
of
this
property
and
to
add
it
is
another
layer
of
bureaucracy,
and
we
could
have
10
more
hearings
like
this
and
we'll
have
the
same
number
of
people
come
out,
and
I've
we've
seen
nothing
that
that
tells
us
that
this
is
is
going
to
destroy
the
property
or
destroy
the
city.
So
I
I'm
in
favor
of
I
would
guess
I
would
have
to
go
against
the
amendment
councilman.
T
Councilman
we're
we're
kind
of
losing
sight
of
what
we're
doing
here.
It
was
stated
earlier
by
a
previous
speaker
that
said
who
was
on
the
council
during
the
boom
in
western
cranston,
and
some
of
the
decisions
were
good.
Some
of
them
were
terrible
and
he
regrets
the
terrible
ones
by
adding
the
special
permit.
It's
adding
transparency
to
a
project.
T
Okay,
you
might
increase
it.
I
mean
whether
you're
for
or
against
it
in
this
particular
location.
That's
not
the
point.
The
point
is
is
what,
if
they
decided
to
put
a
solo
array
at
braden
park,
all
right?
Well,
you
know
you
would
want
to
have
the
neighbors
come
in.
You
would
want
to
have
to
voice
their
opinion
and
that's
what
we're
doing
here
I
mean
it
seems
like
the
handwriting's
on
the
wall
here,
but
to
add
that
extra
layer
of
protection
isn't
a
bad
thing.
We've
never
done
so
before.
So
we
don't
know.
T
So,
maybe
if
this
project
or
another
project
comes
along,
we
learn
from
the
mistakes.
So
we
learn
that
everything's,
okay
and
this
particular
developer-
must
might
be
the
most
responsible
developer
in
the
world
with
solar
panels,
and
we
might
not
need
that
extra
level.
But
that's
I
can't
see
into
the
future,
and
I
really
think
that
with
everything
going
down
and
everything
that
my
special
permit
would
add
that
extra
layer
and
would
make
it
more
transparent.
AA
Councilman.
Thank
you,
mr
council
president.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
can't
wait
till
I'm
58
years
old
and
the
reason
I
say
that
is
that's
25
years
from
now,
and
if
this
proposal
goes
through,
all
this
pristine
land
will
now
be
opening
up
in
western
cranston
for
all.
We
know
25
years
from
now.
That
might
be
some
of
the
only
land
left
in
western
cranston.
So
I
think
the
solar
panels
are
better
than
30
homes.
AA
A
AC
AC
Despite
statements
about
a
lack
of
transparency,
we've
had
public
meetings,
we'd
have
members
of
the
public
who
saw
this
advertised
in
the
newspaper
who
came
to
talk
to
us
about
a
proposal
to
change
the
zoning
affecting
residential
land.
Yet
we've
talked
quite
a
bit
about
farming
and
farmland.
This
is
residential
land.
We've
talked
quite
a
bit
about
the
specific
developer
that
has
proposed
one
project
in
this
area,
what
they
have
or
haven't
done
in
canada,
what
they
might
do
on
this
parcel.
AC
These
are
the
types
of
discussions
that
can
cloud
the
issue,
we're
talking
about
zoning
and
use
of
residential
land,
we're
talking
about
21st
century
modern
day
farming,
as
the
council
president
pointed
out
in
one
of
these
meetings.
This
is
farming
in
the
modern
day.
What
we
haven't
really
talked
about
is
the
reality
that
this
is
residential
land
and
the
alternative
is
more
house
lots.
AC
AC
A
J
AB
The
current
the
pending
motion
has
to
do
with
solar
power
in
an
a80
zone.
It
currently,
as
proposed,
is
a
permitted
use.
The
amendment
from
councilman
stycos
would
require
a
special
permit.
A
vote
of
yes
will
require
the
special
permit
vote
of
no
we'll
keep
it
as
a
matter
of
right
under
the
proposed
ordinance.
All.
J
A
C
AA
Y
Some
of
my
colleagues
cited
jobs
in
in
at
the
cranston
print
works.
Cranston
print
work
areas
is
a
community
area.
There
are
a
number
of
churches
there,
elementary
school
restaurants,
people
outside
at
those
restaurants
and
I'm
looking
at
the
quality
of
life,
especially
the
air
quality
in
that
area.
Y
I
don't
know
what
the
air
quality
is
going
to
be
like
if
this
business
starts
revving
up
with
50,
100
or
125
jobs,
I
don't
know
what's
going
to
happen
so,
based
on
that,
you
know,
I'm
not
going
to
be
supporting
this.
They
were
jobs
were
created
at
three
mile
island
jobs
were
created
at
cbd
and
look
what
we
did
to
the
community
so
I'll
be
voting.
No
on
that
issue
also
the
solar
panels.
Y
It
has
the
future
to
be
the
mecca
of
the
city
as
far
as
the
open
space
as
far
as
the
rural
area
of
our
city,
and
we
have
to
be
really
careful
and
cautious
of
what
we
do,
and
I
don't
know
if
solar
panels
there
is
the
right
message
to
send
the
public
so
I'll,
be
voting
against
this
ordinance
based
upon
those
two
issues.
Thank
you.
Y
A
One
of
the
hardest
things
that
ever
happened
to
the
people
in
that
area
is
when
that
print
works
close
because
they
all
lost
their
jobs.
They
used
to
walk
to
work.
My
mother
worked
at
work.
My
uncle
walked
to
work
if
we
can
create
jobs
that
bring
people
in
a
community
back
together
again
we're
accomplishing
something
as
far
as
the
smell
they
use
scrubbers.
Today,
this
is
not
30
years
ago
there
is
no
smell.
O
AB
A
J
E
M
AB
A
E
F
E
I
did
vote
against
for
this
committee.
I'm
going
to
vote
against
it.
I
now
I've
thought
about
it.
I
don't.
I
think
there
is
a
problem
in
that
the
purchase
price
of
property
is
included
in
this
tax
incentive.
I
think
councilman
santa
maria
said
something
to
the
effect
of
well.
If
they're
going
to
invest
so
much
so
many
million,
then
they're
going
to
create
jobs,
which
I
agree
with.
E
E
So
that's
one
reason
and
the
other
reason
is
frankly,
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
confidence
in
the
this
city's
economic
development
effort.
It
seems
that
we
kind
of
run
around
and
grab
anything,
that's
possible,
whether
it's
a
yoga
studio
or
a
restaurant
or
a
foot
surgeon,
and
I
think,
we're
I
think,
we're
just
we're
we're
giving
away
money
that
probably
would
be
spent
to
encourage
development.
That
would
probably
happen
anyway
and
that's
the
the
position
of
the
head
of
the
chamber
of
commerce
also.
B
Yeah
now
I'll
come
from
santa
rosa,
I'm
steve,
I
just
wanna,
and
I
agree
with
you,
but
I
know
you
and
I
worked
really
hard
to
make
sure
that
in
the
old
part
of
this
ordinance,
because
this
is
an
addition
that
jobs
would
be
added
and
that
wasn't
touched.
So
that's
why
I
voted
for
this
because
they
didn't
touch
the
other
part
which
we
worked
hard
to
make
sure
that
there
was
a
constant
job
addition
each
year.
So
so.
X
X
Of
course
we
want
job
creation,
but
if
you
spend
12
million
to
expand,
I
doubt
that
you're
going
to
keep
it
as
an
empty
space
and
you
I
would
think
that
you
know
we're
going
to
you
know
we
have
some
safeguards
but
to
put
too
many
restrictions
or
too
many
requirements
on
that.
Just
remember:
38
studios.
It
was
exactly
what
they
did
wrong.
They
said
you
have
to
create
so
many
jobs
and
with
this
money,
so
they
went
out
and
they
just
spent
it
all.
X
A
J
A
D
E
E
T
I
I
voted
for
the
transfers
I
just.
I
just
would
like
to
know
why
we
have
a
charter
thing
or
an
ordinance
that
says
they
must
occur
in
the
fourth
quarter
and
yet
we
we
did
it.
Last
week
I
mean,
I
know,
he's
been
director.
Strong
has
been
short-handed
and
whatnot,
but
I
mean
I
can
remember
previous
consoles,
though,
that
you
know
I
I
don't
director
strom
did
it.
I
just
don't
understand
it,
though,
that
that
that's
it
so.
AD
AD
AD
T
E
A
E
AB
Through
the
chair,
I
didn't
particularly
research
this,
but
in
the
conversation
I
had
with
mr
moretti
last
week,
I
happened
to
look
at
the
prior
fourth
quarter,
transfers
from
the
past
two
fiscal
years
and
historically
they
have
been
done
within
the
fourth
quarter.
However,
the
last
two
fiscal
years
were
were
done
beyond
the
fourth
quarter.
I
my
recollection
was-
and
I
can
confirm
this-
one
was
done
in
july
and
the
other
was
in
september.
The
la
last
years
was
in
september,
so
they
were
outside
that,
but
historically
they
have
been.
I.
T
C
AB
E
AB
E
D
Q
AC
C
Y
A
A
D
A
D
D
J
D
B
E
A
E
D
D
X
A
A
A
J
J
B
A
J
J
A
D
A
J
A
A
J
A
A
A
J
J
A
E
A
AC
A
AC
Y
AC
A
J
AC
A
A
B
AC
B
I
have
a
copy
of
that
I'll
be
happy
to
get.
Thank
you
for
somebody,
something
also
the
utility
street
openings
constant
and
for
vickio,
and
I
had
asked
why
all
the
streets
and
garden
hills
were
half
paved
after
the
province
gas
project
and
the
administration
told
us
that
they
were
going
to
talk
to
on
the
utility
about
doing
the
whole
street.
B
B
AC
B
AB
AB
Propose
an
amendment
to
the
homeless
charter,
section
3.19
to
be
referred
to
ordinance
for
heaven
on
27th
december
17th
petition
for
abandonment,
for
portion
of
kensington
road
to
be
referred
to
public
works
for
hearing
on
december
7th.
The
following
claims
to
be
referred
to
claims
for
hearing
on
december
7th.
These
are
all
property
damage
claims
verizon
from
an
incident
on
august
19
2015
ripped
up
from
an
alleged
incident
on
september
1
2015.
AB
J
AC
E
E
E
Y
Thank
you,
council,
president
I'll
cut
to
the
chase
and
to
the
point
I
just
need
to
know:
if
there's
any
coordination
between
the
administration
province,
water
and
national
grid,
for
example,
a
couple
years
ago,
dyer
avenue
was
paved.
I
have
word
from
neighbors.
That's
saying
that
either
providence
war
national
grid
is
trucking
the
street
ready
to
do
work
on
the
street.
Y
AC
There
is
in
in
routine
maintenance,
however,
I
don't
know
what
the
circumstances
are
if
these
are
services
that
need
to
be
upgraded
or
if
there's
some
issue
like
that,
but
I
do
know
that
there
is
coordination
when
national
grid
comes
in
and
or
providence
water
for
that
matter
and
and
tells
our
public
works
department
they're
going
to
be
seeking
permits
to.
They
need
a
permit
to
open
the
street,
but
I
will
check.
Y
The
question
I'm
asking
is
so
national
grid
will
give
you
a
request
for
permits
to
do
work
on
streets
and
province
water
also,
so
hopefully
the
city
would
respond
by
after
the
work
is
done
by
those
companies,
then
paving
should
commence.
So
therefore,
if
national
grid
or
province,
water
hasn't
done
any
work
on
abcdefg
streets,
those
streets
should
be,
I
guess,
in
some
type
of
limbo.
Y
As
far
as
should
they
be
paved
or
not,
because
it
seems
like
once
the
city
paves
the
street,
then
national
grid
comes
in
or
promised
water
comes
in
tears
up
the
street.
We
started
square
one
again
and
wasted
about
three
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
that's
my
concern.
So
if
you're
telling
me
this
coordination,
that's
great,
maybe
we
should.
You
know,
get
on
this
a
bit
more
sure.
AC
AC
A
A
AD
AD
AD
right
now,
16
the
operating
revenue
so
far
through
mid-november
was
212
000
and
our
expenses
were
168..
If
you
looked
at
the
report,
it
also
includes
the
insurance
money
that
we
received.
So
I
backed
that
out
and
also
what
we
paid
you
and
for
the
bubble,
and
I
just
want
everybody
to
know
that
the
bubble
is
up
now
the
new
bubble.