SEN. RYAN WILLIAM PEARSON, D-Cumberland, has sponsored a bill that would create a state infrastructure grant program designed to provide help for cities and towns who want to expand housing and economic development but who need to fill holes in needed infrastructure first. The bill was recently approved by the R.I. Senate. / COURTESY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROVIDENCE – A bill that would create a state infrastructure grant program, similar to the Mass Works program in the Bay State, has passed the R.I. Senate. The proposed Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program is designed to provide help for cities and towns who want to expand housing and economic development but who need…