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Governor Raimondo and state housing advocates
launch the ‘Vote Yes on 7’ campaign
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The event was held in
downtown Pawtucket at the Gately Building, a historic building renovated with
funds from the state’s 2012 housing bond. First constructed in 1914, the Gately
Building housed storefronts and office space for many years. Today, the
revitalized building offers thirteen apartments, a community space, and a large
commercial space complete with a commercial kitchen. Providence Mayor Jorge
Elorza, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien and Central Falls Mayor James Diossa were
also in attendance.
"Housing is an ‘everybody’
issue: everybody wins when we have more housing in Rhode Island," said
Governor Raimondo. “We can’t expect our children to learn or our workers to
succeed without a warm, safe, affordable place to come home to at night. This
housing bond will revitalize our neighborhoods, create jobs, and help make
Rhode Island a place of opportunity for everyone.”
“By investing in housing, we
are also investing in Rhode Island’s economy,” said Barbara Fields, Executive
Director of Rhode Island Housing. “This bond will mean that we can do more for
Rhode Islanders, just like we did with earlier bonds, which leveraged almost $400 million in federal and private
investment and helped to finance nearly 2,000 homes,” she added.
Groups represented at the
event were: Cornish Associates, Property Advisory Group, Nationwide
Construction,
Newport Housing ,NWBRV, Crossroads
RI, Smith Hill CDC, Pawtucket Housing Authority, Women's
Development Corporation/Housing Opportunity Corporation, Blackstone Valley Community Action Program, SWAP, Housing
Network RI, Pawtucket
Central Falls Development, Amos House, Church Community Housing, and South
County Habitat.
