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The old train station is very important to the city. We believe that it is a key economic development project for that area of the our community and will have a major impact in that neighborhood. Currently, the City Council defeated the Administrations attempt to take the train station property by eminent domain. The City Council voted to give the developer a zoning change to allow commercial development on the Pawtucket portion of the site. The developer's purchase and sale agreement called for the rezoning. 'A second vote by the City council resulted in giving thumbs down to the zoning change. So, at this time nothing is happennig. Both sides are assessing the impact. However, the City of Pawtucket is moving forward to push for a commuter rail stop to be placed at this station. Federal and state grants are allowing data to be compiled to determine the feasibility. Mayor James E. Doyle is doing everything he can to keep the developer from tearing down the train station.

I am here an available to answer questions...Here's a hot news tip. The 500,000 sf Hope Webbing mill at 1005 Main Street has been purchased for reuse as live work lofts for lease, studios for lease, performance space, restaurant, retail and light industry (50,000 sf already rented to woodwokers from Providence). The closing will be finalized today. The developers will develop this site to be a major art destination stop in Rhode Island. They were attracted to Pawtucket by this mill, the growing arts communilty and a City government that is very artist friendly. Those cruizing UrbanPlanet to this thread heard this first.