I have been part of the Save Morley Field Campaign and attended numerous hearings and meetings. The process is opaque and designed to keep the public out. The law says we need to preserve the parks and not close them without very good reasons and replacements, but the law is never enforced. When the community tries to get the government to follow the law, not only the letter but also the spirit, and when we ask when the brand new Environmental Justice Policy will be applied to this case, we get ignored. The fix seems to be in in Pawtucket and in the Governors office. True corruption in the name of real estate and construction scams, which are pretty much the only kind.
I have been part of the Save Morley Field Campaign and attended numerous hearings and meetings. The process is opaque and designed to keep the public out. The law says we need to preserve the parks and not close them without very good reasons and replacements, but the law is never enforced. When the community tries to get the government to follow the law, not only the letter but also the spirit, and when we ask when the brand new Environmental Justice Policy will be applied to this case, we get ignored. The fix seems to be in in Pawtucket and in the Governors office. True corruption in the name of real estate and construction scams, which are pretty much the only kind.
I just heard a song about this situation. “Somebody’s hurting our children and it’s gone on far too long!”
Thank you for all this detail. It's appalling that people must live in these environments unnecessarily.