Article: Opponents urge council to derail Pawtucket, R.I., train station proposal.

Byline: John Castellucci

Jan. 20--PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The developer planning to buy the Pawtucket Central Falls train station and turn it into a strip mall went before the City Council last night seeking a change in the zoning on part of the property from residential to commercial.

Mayor James E. Doyle and members of the city's burgeoning downtown arts community turned out in force to oppose him.

Doyle and other speakers warned that, by approving the change of zoning, the council would in effect be giving the developer the go-ahead to demolish the historical Beaux Arts train station and build a three-store retail development with no guarantee ...

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