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Committee on City Property: approvals and continuations on Providence property actions
Summary
At the April 14 committee meeting the panel approved transfer of 700 Allens Avenue to the Providence Redevelopment Agency and approved a petition for Beneficent House; conveyances of 14 Alaska Street and 107 Suffolk Street were continued for councilor input.
The Committee on City Property on April 14 considered several property items and took mixed actions: it approved the transfer of 700 Allens Avenue to the Providence Redevelopment Agency (PRA) for redevelopment, approved a petition from Beneficent House to adjust and convey lot portions along Winchester Street, and continued two other conveyance items to allow further discussion with affected councilors.
Item outcomes
- 700 Allens Avenue (Item 4): Committee members voted to transfer the parcel to the PRA for redevelopment in the waterfront enterprise district. Members emphasized that future disposition by PRA must conform to zoning and the comprehensive plan; several members urged PRA to avoid industrial uses that could worsen local health disparities in south Providence.
- Beneficent House petition (Item 5): The petition to convey parcel portions on Winchester Street (Plat 24, Lot 607) was presented by John P. McCoy and Kevin Nelson. Committee members approved the petition after staff and petitioner testimony about survey and engineering corrections.
- 14 Alaska Street (Item 2) and 107 Suffolk Street (Item 3): Both items—conveyance to PRA for redevelopment—were continued to allow Councilor Wu and other council members to discuss potential uses and ensure ward preferences are addressed; members instructed staff to convene with the councilor for further guidance.
Procedure and next steps
Several items were continued to allow affected councilors to confer with staff before PRA disposition or RFP preparation; where items were approved, committee members asked staff and PRA to craft RFPs consistent with the comprehensive plan and community health goals. Specific vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript; votes were carried by voice ("the ayes have it").
