Tag: Melina Lodge
Application period opens for state’s $15M Housing 2030 Site Acquisition Program
WARWICK – Applications are now being accepted for the state’s new Housing 2030 Site Acquisition Program, a $15 million initiative aimed at helping nonprofit...
Councilors propose law to support low-income housing earlier in development process
PROVIDENCE – Newly proposed legislation by City Council leadership would support low-income housing developers in the period between groundbreaking and a special tax rate...
Housing advocates encouraged by E.P.’s new live-work tax break to spur...
As more communities develop mixed-use residential developments, housing advocates say that live-work tax breaks, such as a tax exemption recently implemented for owner-occupied business...
Report: R.I. offers 54 affordable units for every 100 extremely low-income...
PROVIDENCE – For every 100 extremely low-income households, Rhode Island provides just 54 affordable and available units, according to a new report by the...
MISSING THE MARK: State leaders weigh how to get cities, towns...
The coastal town of Little Compton has long been a peaceful retreat from urban life, known for its rural landscapes, ancient stone walls and...
R.I.’s affordable rental housing shortage ranked ‘least severe’; advocates say more...
PROVIDENCE – A new study ranks Rhode Island's shortage of affordable rental housing less severe than other parts of the country. However, local advocates...
Settled lawsuits may have impact on house sales
It’s long been the case that when a homeowner in Rhode Island is ready to sell and hires a Realtor, it’s taken for granted...
In Westerly, a choice: golf resort or housing development
Two vastly different redevelopment proposals for the Winnapaug Country Club in Westerly – one creating a golf resort, the other a 2,300-unit housing development...
Housing Department hires consulting firm to create statewide housing plans
PROVIDENCE – A Cambridge, Mass.-based social equity firm has been selected by the R.I. Department of Housing to publish a series of reports for...
One answer to blight
During a panel discussion in Providence following a screening earlier this month of a documentary featuring a family left homeless after an eviction, Mayor...


















