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Enews Archives April 12, 2006 House Finance Committee hearing a success Providence Mayor David Cicilline spoke about the importance of the bond for local communities and said, “The state has increased its commitment in the Neighborhood Opportunities Program to $7.5 million, which is good but far short of what we need. The state spends $7 million each year for nursing and dentistry services in our prisons…The $75 million bond is a high impact investment that is good for the economy, taxpayers and our shared quality of life.” Also testifying in support of the platform were Mike Paruta of Women & Infants Hospital, J. Clement “Bud” Cicilline of the Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Charles Newton of Rhode Island LISC, Susan Bodington of Rhode Island Housing, and Ari Matusiak of HousingWorks RI. Your legislators need to hear from you Visit the Legislative Action Center on our website to tell your senator and representative you care about this issue. Urge them to support the bond and platform. And send a message to your friends and colleagues asking them to do the same! Article looks at affordable homes in the East Bay The article notes that affordable housing comes in many shapes and sizes and describes some local examples: Franklin Court and State Street in Bristol (developed by the East Bay Community Development Corporation) and Windwood Drive in Tiverton (developed by Church Community Housing Corporation). Read "Affordable housing – It’s a middle-class issue now."* Attention, northern Rhode Island homeowners and potential first-time homebuyers Information will be provided on low rate mortgages and other assistance available to first-time buyers, affordable loans for homeowners and credit repair. The housing fair’s sponsors include Rhode Island Housing, the Housing Network, the Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation, and Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc. *All articles have been saved as Adobe PDF documents. To download the latest version of Adobe Reader, click here.  |
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