Letter: Sakonnet toll really to pay for other bridges
To the editor: The following facts are in evidence to indicate the true purpose of the proposed Sakonnet Bridge toll: 1. Per DOT Director Lewis at the December 3 and 4 toll hearings, the intent is to obtain $19 million from the Sakonnet Bridge toll, and that $17 million of the $19 million (89.47%) from the [...]
Read More →Letter: Another big box plan not what Tiverton needs
To the editor: Here we go again. Another developer has come forth to “save the town” by creating a mixed-use mall with the pleasant-sounding name of “Tiverton Crossings.” There’s a 100-room hotel in back of a restaurant with conference center which abuts the Osborne-Bennett National Register Historic District, including one of the oldest houses in [...]
Read More →Letter: Portsmouth arts center, school can co-exist
To the editor: I would like to respond to the Portsmouth Times’ coverage of the Town Council’s deliberations over the proposed arts center for Portsmouth. While the article certainly presented opinions on both sides of the issue, I believe it perpetuated the widespread misconception that the people in favor of an arts center have no [...]
Read More →Warren needs you on Earth Day
To the editor: The Kickemuit River Council (KRC) is so happy that the wonderful Warren Conservation Commission (WCC) and Dunkin Donuts are sponsoring an Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 27, at 9 a.m. at the Peter Sepe Pavilion on Hugh Cole Road, in Warren. Come, participate, and sign in at 9 am. Have a [...]
Read More →Letter: Governor — When it comes to tolls, why not think big?
To the editor: Like many of you, I was shocked and dismayed by the new toll structure proposed by the Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority this past week for the Sakonnet River Bridge. What could they have been thinking? If it is the responsibility of the residents of Aquidneck Island and the East Bay [...]
Read More →Letter: ‘Massive’ project could produce revenue for Tiverton
To the editor: What does the word “massive” mean? Tiverton, RI, covers 36.3 square miles, of which 29.4 square miles is upland and 7 square miles is water. 29.4 square miles equals 18,854 acres. The proposed Tiverton project covers about 66 acres. That 66 acre area equals .35% [that is point 35 percent] or 35/100th [...]
Read More →Letter: Constituent urges East Providence Sen. Conley to support same-sex marriage legislation
To the editor, I voted for Sen. William Conley in 2012 because I really supported his stance on issues. As his constituent, I’m writing to ask him to support marriage for same-sex couples by voting yes on marriage equality legislation. I live here in East Providence. I’ve been committed to the person I love for [...]
Read More →Letter: No salary raises, no tax raises for Bristol
To the editor: As if taxes are not enough now, our town council has approved raises of up to 13 percent for town workers. In a state that the rate of unemployment ranks in the top three nationwide this is a slap on the face of Bristol taxpayers. Especially the 13 percent raise to Mr. [...]
Read More →Letter: Many Thanks to My Visiting Nurses
To the editor: The spirit was willin’, but the flesh was weak is an apt summing up of my condition when I was recently briefly hospitalized before following home recovery. Thank the Lord for the Visiting Nurses and associates of Aquidneck Island and East Bay who sure speeded my recovery. I owe a lot to [...]
Read More →Letter: Clarifying the Bristol budget
To the editor: Some clarification is in order for reporting the Town of Bristol Budget provisionally set for Fiscal ’14 (July 1, 2013 through June 31, 2014). First, the Bristol-Warren Regional School budget representing more than 50% of the Bristol town budget: For the first time ever the Bristol-Warren School Finance Committee voted unanimously to [...]
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