COUNCIL BYPASS: A Providence City Council finance panel’s recent vote to effectively block a $39 million project from getting to the full council suggests it is time such projects be allowed to follow an administrative, rather than political, approval process.
Despite all the talk about making Providence more hospitable for developers, some city officials continue to throw roadblocks in front of worthy projects. The latest example, the $39 million Hotel Hive proposal that would turn two long-vacant, historic downtown properties into a boutique hotel, restaurant and coworking space. The project has the support of Mayor…
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