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The properties, which have all been acquired by the state, are the Salt Pond Archaeological Preserve in Narragansett, the former Providence Boys Club Camp Davis in Charlestown, and the Chief Sachem Nighthawk property on South County Trail in Charlestown. The DOT demanded that the tribe waive its sovereign immunity on the parcels and agree to make them subject to civil and criminal state laws.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., emceed the event. “It’s not about partisan politics, it’s about doing smart and wise planning,” he said. “This rerouting bypass is half-baked, harebrained and it will never happen because the costs are so astronomical — in fact, there’s no reliable estimate.”
He said the design took no account of environmental damage, historic preservation, and local economic impact.
“This is a fun fantasy for the Washington, D.C., bureaucrat planners but it’s a nightmare for all of us who have to live with this proposal,” Blumenthal said. “You need to be heard and we’re going to make that you are heard and that Tier I is history.”
Testimony submitted to the Transportation Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly by Stonington First Selectman Rob Simmons.
We are adamantly opposed to the southeastern bypass and will fight it every way we can. The future of our historic towns cannot be negotiated away for a few minutes of convenience for the Boston to New York traveler who will not even get off for a visit.
About 200 Charlestown, Westerly and Narraganset Tribal residents traveled to the State House Wednesday afternoon to participate in a rally opposing the plan for the bypass.
But before the rally started, a private meeting with Raimondo gave Westerly and Charlestown town council members and the region’s state legislators to hear concerns about the project.
“She heard us and she had done her homework and knew the issues,” said Charlestown Town Council President Virginia Lee after the meeting. “She took a very firm stand.”
Raimondo did not attend the rally, but she released a statement indicating that while she was in favor of the inclusion of Providence as a major hub on the Northeast Corridor, she would not support the bypass.
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