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Neighbors press Cranston leaders over year-old Lawn Beauticians fire and ongoing safety, zoning questions

Cranston City Council · October 28, 2025
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Summary

A resident told the council that a commercial property that burned nearly one year ago continues to accumulate large piles of material and that the city has not resolved permitting, zoning or state-permitting questions. He urged the council to act to protect surrounding neighborhoods and public safety.

At the Oct. 27 meeting, Drake Patton (684 Natick Ave.) raised renewed concerns about the Lawn Beauticians property that suffered a fire about one year earlier. Patton said an entire neighborhood was evacuated at the time and that, despite the incident and subsequent aerial review, the property owner has continued to accumulate piles of material — including one pile the commenter…

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