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Council approves Messer Street School sale; members debate RFP process on Humboldt Firehouse
Summary
The council approved authorizing the sale and redevelopment of the Messer Street School into mixed‑income housing and approved disposition steps for the Humboldt Avenue Firehouse after debate; some council members warned the RFP process left Ward 2 without representation and urged procedural changes.
The Providence City Council approved action to authorize sale and redevelopment of the former Messer Street School and recorded support for the Board of Contract and Supply ecision on the Humboldt Avenue Firehouse, but members raised concerns about how the RFP process represented Ward 2.
Councilwoman Joanne Ryan said the Messer Street project would rehab the historic Messer Street School into a mixed‑income residential building, preserving corridors, stairwells and windows while adding studios, one‑ and two‑bedroom units and sensitive infill…
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