[Summit] Pawtucket hearing

martha f mfraenkel at gmail.com
Thu Aug 18 12:00:18 UTC 2022 

Forrest, Greg and all.
What is most disturbing to me about the hearing, and I did not do any
homework prior to listening so I’m not entirely knowledgeable about this
proposal, is the inability of the public to make a serious difference in
the outcome.

A huge obstacle to meaningful participation is incomplete knowledge of the
process.  As was stated at the end of the meeting by a woman whom I imagine
is the city attorney (does anyone know) is that a prior zone change
approval made the decision inevitable.

I have staffed zillions of these meetings in Connecticut.  If there is
interest I can explain to you why the input and objections raised by the
public were by and large doomed.


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> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:29:52 -0400
> From: Forrest Snyder <forrest at forrestsnyder.com>
> To: Summit Neighborhood <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Cc: Sue AnderBois <sue.anderbois at gmail.com>, Clovis Gregor
>         <cgregor at pawtucketri.com>, Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] Trucking Center on Providence/Pawtucket line
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> I attended the Pawtucket Planning Commission meeting last night regarding
> the Blackstone Distribution LLC trucking center. The proceedings were
> highly disturbing. The investment company behind the project was
> represented by a lawyer and 3 engineers. All white. The Planning Commission
> was all white and two members appeared elderly and unable to hear or follow
> the proceedings. The Pawtucket planner was white. The district is something
> like 79% composed of people of color. There are also a very high number of
> people below the poverty line. The area ranks dead last in Rhode Island
> municipalities for tree cover. Morley Field is the ONLY green space in
> their neighborhood. Furthermore, Morley Field is the only public access to
> the Moshassuck River in Pawtucket. The traffic study for the larger project
> is incomplete and the engineer could not answer basic questions. They
> propose 379 parking spaces for delivery vans to replace Morley Field. The
> Blackstone Distribution representatives spoke about 300 vans like that?s
> what they were expecting. That?s 600 vehicle trips in and out of the
> facility using the intersection of Moshassuck and Main Streets every single
> day. Many of those testifying were minorities or marginalized groups. Not
> one member of the public spoke in favor of selling the park. The lawyer and
> the Planning Commission spoke like this was a done deal. The whole thing
> reeked of institutionalized racism to me. Essentially, the poor black or
> brown people of Pawtucket are being shat on by the whites with the support
> of city government. It was that disgusting.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:33:36 -0400
> From: Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> To: Forrest Snyder <forrest at forrestsnyder.com>, Summit Neighborhood
>         <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Cc: Sue AnderBois <sue.anderbois at gmail.com>, Clovis Gregor
>         <cgregor at pawtucketri.com>, Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] Trucking Center on Providence/Pawtucket line
> Message-ID: <38CDCDBC-552B-4AEF-80A9-49C5A4CCBEC7 at mindspring.com>
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> I spoke as well and heard Clovis as well.  What I left out was that the
> company building should stick to only the 13 acres they have, and rebuild
> the park and provide better River Access as the water will be cleaned up
> soon.
> 'Forest, clovis, really appreciated what both of you said.  greg
>
> ?On 8/17/22, 12:29 PM, "Forrest Snyder" <forrest at forrestsnyder.com> wrote:
>
>     I attended the Pawtucket Planning Commission meeting last night
> regarding the Blackstone Distribution LLC trucking center. The proceedings
> were highly disturbing. The investment company behind the project was
> represented by a lawyer and 3 engineers. All white. The Planning Commission
> was all white and two members appeared elderly and unable to hear or follow
> the proceedings. The Pawtucket planner was white. The district is something
> like 79% composed of people of color. There are also a very high number of
> people below the poverty line. The area ranks dead last in Rhode Island
> municipalities for tree cover. Morley Field is the ONLY green space in
> their neighborhood. Furthermore, Morley Field is the only public access to
> the Moshassuck River in Pawtucket. The traffic study for the larger project
> is incomplete and the engineer could not answer basic questions. They
> propose 379 parking spaces for delivery vans to replace Morley Field. The
> Blackstone Distribution representatives spoke about 300 vans like that?s
> what they were expecting. That?s 600 vehicle trips in and out of the
> facility using the intersection of Moshassuck and Main Streets every single
> day. Many of those testifying were minorities or marginalized groups. Not
> one member of the public spoke in favor of selling the park. The lawyer and
> the Planning Commission spoke like this was a done deal. The whole thing
> reeked of institutionalized racism to me. Essentially, the poor black or
> brown people of Pawtucket are being shat on by the whites with the support
> of city government. It was that disgusting.
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:02:06 -0400
> From: Madeline Klein <madelineklein at verizon.net>
> To: Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> Cc: Forrest Snyder <forrest at forrestsnyder.com>, Summit Neighborhood
>         <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>, Sue AnderBois
>         <sue.anderbois at gmail.com>, Clovis Gregor <cgregor at pawtucketri.com>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] Trucking Center on Providence/Pawtucket line
> Message-ID: <28A414D9-1943-4B36-892A-7F3B67CA790D at verizon.net>
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> So is that it? They just go ahead with their plan?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 17, 2022, at 12:35 PM, Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?I spoke as well and heard Clovis as well.  What I left out was that the
> company building should stick to only the 13 acres they have, and rebuild
> the park and provide better River Access as the water will be cleaned up
> soon.
> > 'Forest, clovis, really appreciated what both of you said.  greg
> >
> > ?On 8/17/22, 12:29 PM, "Forrest Snyder" <forrest at forrestsnyder.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >    I attended the Pawtucket Planning Commission meeting last night
> regarding the Blackstone Distribution LLC trucking center. The proceedings
> were highly disturbing. The investment company behind the project was
> represented by a lawyer and 3 engineers. All white. The Planning Commission
> was all white and two members appeared elderly and unable to hear or follow
> the proceedings. The Pawtucket planner was white. The district is something
> like 79% composed of people of color. There are also a very high number of
> people below the poverty line. The area ranks dead last in Rhode Island
> municipalities for tree cover. Morley Field is the ONLY green space in
> their neighborhood. Furthermore, Morley Field is the only public access to
> the Moshassuck River in Pawtucket. The traffic study for the larger project
> is incomplete and the engineer could not answer basic questions. They
> propose 379 parking spaces for delivery vans to replace Morley Field. The
> Blackstone Distribution representatives spoke about 300 vans like that?s
> what they were expecting. That?s 600 vehicle trips in and out of the
> facility using the intersection of Moshassuck and Main Streets every single
> day. Many of those testifying were minorities or marginalized groups. Not
> one member of the public spoke in favor of selling the park. The lawyer and
> the Planning Commission spoke like this was a done deal. The whole thing
> reeked of institutionalized racism to me. Essentially, the poor black or
> brown people of Pawtucket are being shat on by the whites with the support
> of city government. It was that disgusting.
> >
> >
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