NEW: Bipartisan Legislators Call For Delay In RhodeMap RI Approval
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
A group of bipartisan legislators have called for a delay in RhodeMap RI approval. The legislators, a group of Democrats, Republican's and independents, want to fix an imbalance that excludes meaningful action in the process of improving Rhode Island's poor economic performance.
"Characterizing RhodeMap RI as an economic development plan is disingenuous and lacks the transparency the public deserves, and moving forward with it in its present form is a disservice to the state," wrote the group of legislators in a letter to Kevin Flynn, the Associate Director of the RI Division of Planning.
“This is not government at its finest, but at its worst,” said State Representative Patricia Morgan (R- Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick) about RhodeMap RI's plan.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe five signatures on the letter to Flynn include:
State Representatives Patricia Morgan, Anthony Giarrusso (R-East Greenwich, West Greenwich) and State Representative-Elect Blake Filippi (I – Block Island, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly). State Senator Marc Cote ( D- North Smithfield, Woonsocket )was joined in the letter by State Senator-Elect Mark Gee (R- East Greenwich, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett).
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