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• ProJo: Legal fights mire Hope Mill development

  The R.I. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from one developer who says his efforts to redevelop the historic Scituate site date to 2002. In the other case, Paramount Development Group calls a zoning board denial of its $52M plan “a transparent attempt to prevent development and affordable housing in the town of Scituate,” a charge the town denies.

• The Valley Breeze: Whipple-Cullen development back on the table

  In the words of landowner John Cullen, “the odyssey has ended.” On April 23, the Rhode Island State Housing Board of Appeals vacated the town of Lincoln’s denial of Cullen’s long-awaited Whipple-Cullen Farm Affordable Senior Development. The Lincoln Planning Board previously denied the conceptual plan in June 2016, with its six members divided on whether the number of units was too many. While the original proposal included 200 units, the number was brought down to 158, according to Town Planner Al Ranaldi.

• Enterprise: Community Developments: HUD Approves the U.S. Virgin Islands’ $243 Million Disaster Recovery Plan

  A daily roundup of news impacting housing and communities: July 11th.

• NCRC: Santander Announces “Inclusive Communities” Plan – A New $11 Billion, Five-Year Community Commitment

  Santander US CEO Scott Powell today announced Santander’s “Inclusive Communities” plan, Santander Bank’s new $11 billion, agreement with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) to increase lending, community development, and charitable giving.

• Valley Breeze: Highridge condos among developments moving forward

  A proposal for a 28-unit condominium development at the former Highridge Swim and Tennis Club will be heard by the town’s Planning Board after the Technical Review Committee gave it a thumbs up this week.

• The Valley Breeze: ‘Lincoln Lofts’ at Sayles Mill gets OK from Zoning Board

  The “Lincoln Lofts,” proposed to transform the former Sayles Mill building off Walker Street into apartments, moved forward in the planning process Tuesday night after the Lincoln Zoning Board agreed to grant parking relief to the project.