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13th Murder in Providence / Zoning Review
Violent Crime . . . / . . . Zoning Showdown
Our fair city recorded its 13th murder this year, 2005, and the number of shootings and stabbings stands much, much higher.
Knock on wood, we've had no murders I know of in Mt. Hope, but I shudder with an eerie feeling thinking about all the violence and all the crime taking place in the City of Providence while our leaders keep trotting out crime stats designed to show us that crime is down. Will it be just a matter of time before some innocent will get caught in the crossfire and pay with their life?
A steady supply of guns must be finding their way into Providence, for last year the police took many guns off the street in some highly publicized manuvers.
You can read about the latest shooting death here, in ProJo
Zoning Issues
Also in todays ProJo, Kathleen Crowley reports on the City Council's unanamous vote to hire consultants, experts in zoning issues, to study the proposed zoning changes that will affect all Providence neighborhoods. The Council accused the Cicilline administration of trying to rush through the zoning changes without adequate neighborhoood input.
Critics claim the zoning changes favor developers who would be able to build higher and denser in more neingborhoods, seriously altering the quality of life and the landscape in many neighborhoods.
Citizens who did participate in the process of changing the zoning regs claim that their input was ignored.
This issue is worth keeping an eye on for all who invested in the City of Providence as their home, for these changes may seriously affect your investment and your home.
Posted at August 9, 2005 12:21 PM