NEW: Chafee Says Central Falls Should Merge With Pawtucket
Friday, August 05, 2011
Governor Chafee took his opinion on what to do with the bankrupt Central Falls national, telling MSNBC that it should merge with the city of Pawtucket.
In an interview with Contessa Bewer, Chafee said the economy of the once prosperous city has changed. He said the end goal is to, “get Central Falls in some way either merged with another community or shared services to get back on its feet.”
His suggestion: Merge the city with its neighbor.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"My best solution would be to merge with a neighboring community, in this case Pawtucket and I think that's where we really, seriously, want to look at,” Chafee said. “Shared services might be a temporary solution, but really eventually, I think Central Falls just cannot survive as a 1-square-mile city. That economy has moved on, those factories have closed.”
State appointed receiver Judge Robert Flanders announced Monday that Central Falls had filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy because it was the “only option.”
Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien did not immediately return a request for comment.
