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Enews Archives August 30, 2006 We'll be under a tent at the corner of College Street and North Main Street at 7:30 p.m. There will be activities for adults and children, so bring your family, friends and co-workers! You can learn more about Question 9, share your housing story and check out the brand-new Vote Yes on 9 website. For those of you attending the Crossroads RI Endless Summer Beach Ball that evening, HousingWorks RI will be "on location" with information on Question 9, and we hope you'll swing by our tent at WaterFire afterwards! You won't want to miss the launch of this dynamic campaign! Call 272-YES9 for more information. Question 9: An investment in RI's future The co-chairs urged readers, "...Think about the new biotech researcher attracted to Rhode Island, the young accountant and her family evaluating a job offer here, the nonprofit program manager who wants to call Rhode Island home. Your vote - your investment - could make the difference in their ability to live here, pay taxes here and contribute to our economic and civic vitality. That investment, like all good investment, is sure to pay dividends for years to come." RI ranks last in housing growth Rhode Island produced 1,505 new homes between 2004 and 2005, a growth rate of 0.3 percent. Massachusetts and Connecticut each saw a 0.6-percent increase in housing stock during the same period. "We need to make sure that there is a sufficient housing supply," said Saul Kaplan, executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, a HousingWorks RI member. "It's not just the number of units; it's the mix of units."  |
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