Statement from Councilman Pedro Espinal Regarding the Proposed Transfer Station at 481 Allens Avenue

Mar 3, 2020 | 0 comments

First and foremost, I want to thank my neighbors – the residents of Lower South Providence and Washington Park – as well as the local community organizations and businesses for joining me in expressing our shared concerns that this project is not only bad for our neighborhood but could potentially have long-lasting environmental effects on our Port and quality of life for our residents.

Also, I wish to extend my gratitude to the staff of the City Planning Commission (CPC) who have found that the Commission as a whole should deny this project because it does not adhere to the City’s Master Plan and because of the potential adverse effects to our environment. These findings reflect what we, as a community, have been saying all along.

Thank you to Mayor Elorza, who earlier today came out against this proposed facility, my colleagues on the City Council, and my colleagues in the General Assembly who have been supportive and have spoken out against this facility as well.

The fight does not end today; we still have work to do.

I encourage my colleagues and my neighbors that are opposed to this project to join me at the March 17, 2020 CPC meeting, which will take place at 4:30 PM at 444 Westminster Street to speak up and out against this proposed facility. If you are unable to attend, you can still share your concerns by sending a letter to the CPC at the address listed above to the attention of Deputy Director Robert Azar, AICP of the Department of Planning and Development, or via email at razar@providenceri.gov.

Again, thank you to my neighbors and all those who have joined me in advocating to keep our Port clean, and who have the shared goal of making our Port area something to be proud of.

Pedro Espinal
Providence City Council
Councilman – Ward 9

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