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Residents press council for data on proposed housing court and to keep newspaper notices

Cranston City Council · October 28, 2025
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Summary

An online resident urged the council to share data supporting a proposed housing court pilot, questioned a fiscal note that lists costs but no revenues, and voiced opposition to removing newspaper notice for special meetings, citing elderly residents’ access concerns.

At the Oct. 27 meeting, Drake Patton of 684 Natick Ave. urged the council to release data supporting a proposed housing court pilot and to explain a fiscal note he said lists expenses but not potential income. Patton said he had watched previous ordinance meetings and could not find…

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