REP. JOSEPH J. SOLOMON JR., D-Warwick, late in the General Assembly session this year introduced legislation that would preserve the open space of the Statehouse grounds. /COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr., D-Warwick, late in the General Assembly session this year introduced legislation that would preserve the open space of the Statehouse grounds. It would prohibit development of lands contiguous to the Statehouse unless authorized by the General Assembly. The origin of the legislation was a revised proposal by the R.I. Department…