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North Smithfield Food Pantry will not move forward with space in Howell center for now, committee told
Summary
Committee chair reported the North Smithfield Food Pantry informed the committee by email that it will not join the multi‑generational building at this time; committee said doors remain open for future collaboration in later phases.
A committee member told the Howell Multi‑Generational Building Committee on July 17 that the North Smithfield Food Pantry informed the town by email that it has decided not to move forward with occupying space in the proposed building.
"I did receive an email from Darlene McGaw. And at this time, the North Smithfield Food Pantry has decided not to move forward with us," the committee member said. The committee member added that the pantry could still collaborate on phase 2 or phase 3 in the future and that the town remains open to cooperation.
No additional details about the pantry’s decision were provided in the meeting record; the committee said the building footprint would remain as presented and that staff would continue to seek ways to coordinate with community partners for later phases.
