ATTENTION:  Please attend an important City Plan Commission (CPC) meeting this Tuesday that will impact the neighborhood.

FEDERAL HILL AND WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN PRESENTATION TO THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION, Tues.day, February 23, 2010 at 4:45PM, at the Department of Planning and Development, 4^th floor Auditorium, 400 Westminster Street

Public comment will be taken on these plans and the commission very likely will vote to adopt the plans.  At issue is height regulations for the neighborhood.  Current, zoning sets limits at 45 feet, at the city charrette last May, neighbors agreed on 75 feet as a maximum.  The City  wants to remove these limits for the area between Dean Street and the I-95 service road to enable downtown-sized buildings to be built in the Federal Hill and West End neighborhood.

During the city charrette last May, neighbors overwhelmingly stated that they wanted to keep our neighborhood a neighborhood and maintain the scale and character of our buildings in this mid-to-low rise neighborhood.  Neighbors agreed that in order to achieve that aim 75 feet (7 ½ stories) was the maximum allowable height which is a compromise from the current 45 feet height limit.  However, the draft plan present ed by the Department of Planning and Development that will come before the CPC and will likely be voted on this Tuesday does not reflect what neighbors want.  It will set a precedent for our historic neighborhood that can not easily be reversed.

Public comment will be taken on these plans and the commission most likely will vote to adopt the plans.  This meeting is neighbor’s last chance to give public comment on these plans.  We have worked hard to compromise on height limits for the area between Dean Street and the I-95 service road.  The outcome of this meeting will have long ranging implications on the character of our neighborhood and could well begin the encroachment of downtown in our neighborhood.

For more information on the implications of downtown height in our neighborhood, please email wbna@wbna.org and ask for an emailed copy of the West Side Height Impact Study

Please let the WBNA know if you can be present on Tuesday to help keep our neighborhood a neighborhood and keep downtown downtown.

Thank you.

Kari, WBNA

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Scotch Tasting at The Avery, 18 Luongo Memorial Square

Thursday Feb., 25, 2010 from 6-8 pm

Join the WBNA for a Scotch Tasting at The Avery!

Taste 10 different scotches including a bottle donated by John and Christine West that is a special 19 year old cask-strength bottle from a limited-edition bottling made for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Only 59 bottles were made available in the entire USA.

$40 for WBNA members/$45 for nonmembers

If you're not a fan of scotch, donate $15 for WBNA members and $20 for nonmembers and receive a free glass of wine or beer! 

Purchase tickets at:  http://www.wbna.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=255

We hope to see you there!

*Proceeds benefit the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA), your local neighborhood association. For more information about the WBNA, go to www.wbna.org.

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 WBNA GENERAL MEETING, Tuesday, March 2, 2010 from 7-8:30PM @ WBNA, 1560 Westminster Street

WSPEC sponsored meeting to discuss middle school options for the West Side

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE
WEST SIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION COALITION (WSPEC) AND CARLETON JONES OF THE PROVIDENCE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AT A COMMUNITY MEETING
TO DISCUSS MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR THE WEST SIDE

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