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Article: Mayor sees silver lining in train station deadlock.
- Article from:
- Providence Journal (Providence, RI)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2005
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Byline: John Castellucci
Mar. 2--PAWTUCKET -- On Monday night, a divided City Council split 4 to 4 over whether to let the city's redevelopment agency acquire the Pawtucket-Central Falls Train Station by eminent domain, seizing the property before it could be purchased by a private developer and turned into a shopping plaza.
The tie vote sank the eminent domain ordinance, dealing a setback to plans by the Pawtucket Foundation to control what happens on the site.
But Mayor James E. Doyle, a big supporter of the Pawtucket Foundation, didn't seem the least bit upset yesterday, although he was sharply critical of the council members who voted ...
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