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Johnston mayor to take property by eminent domain as owners file lawsuit

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JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The fight over a property slated for affordable housing is now heading to court. Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. said the town has secured what it needs to take the property off George Waterman Road by eminent domain and plans to bring it to Providence Superior Court on Wednesday. "We have to go with the check of our appraisal," Polisena said. "The check came back at $775,000 for all 30 acres." BACKGROUND: Johnsto…

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Johnston mayor to take property by eminent domain as owners file lawsuit

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The fight over a property slated for affordable housing is now heading to court. Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. said the town has secured what it needs to take the property off George Waterman Road by eminent domain and plans to bring it to Providence Superior Court on Wednesday. "We have to go with the check of our appraisal," Polisena said. "The check came back at $775,000 for all 30 acres." BACKGROUND: Johnsto…

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Johnston is trying to take their land to stop an affordable housing project. Now they're suing.

The town moved to seize the 30-acre property developers wanted to use for affordable housing. Now they're suing, saying it violates their rights.

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Johnston mayor dodges an affordable housing complex with a silver bullet

Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr. holds an engineering concept plan for a new public safety complex to replace the town's police and fire stations. To build it, he wants to use eminent domain to halt construction of an affordable housing complex on Route 44, eliciting fear from housing advocates that other municipalities will start using the same tactic to avoid building more affordable housing. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)T…

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Johnston sued over its plan to stop affordable housing complex - TPR: The Public's Radio

Hours after the town of Johnston said Monday that it planned to take a 30-acre plot by eminent domain to build a new municipal complex, the plan was challenged in federal court. The libertarian-leaning nonprofit the Pacific Legal Foundation says it’s suing the town on behalf of the landowners, who want to build an affordable […] The post Johnston sued over its plan to stop affordable housing complex appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.

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rhodeislandcurrent.com broke the news in on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
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