THE SPENCER PROVIDENCE LLC proposal, first introduced a year ago, has been rejected for Parcel 2 and 5 by the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission. / COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION
PROVIDENCE – The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission took the unusual step Wednesday of publicly rejecting a proposal for development on two contiguous parcels on the East Side. Offered without explanation, following a closed-session meeting, the rejection concerned a year-old application by Spencer Providence to develop Parcels 2 and 5. Immediately after the vote, the commission…
this group should be paying the city of Providence the amount of taxes these properties would generate if fully improved.