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Resident asks city to clarify status of Budlong Pool project and $4.75 million grant
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 25 Cranston City Council meeting, resident Robert Ferry urged the council to explain whether the city will lose a federal OPERA grant tied to the Budlong Pool project and asked what pressure the administration is applying to meet the implied deadline.
Robert Ferry, a Cranston resident who said he previously served on the council, urged the council on Aug. 25 to provide clarity on the Budlong Pool project and a federal grant he said was awarded to the mayor nearly three years ago.
"Will we lose the OPERA money in the federal grant? The mayor was given $4,750,000 almost 3 years ago to build a pool," Ferry said during the meeting’s public comment period. He said the pool project was not on the council’s agenda and asked what pressure, if any, the administration is…
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