As reported last week by Bob Plain at RIFuture.com, Sam Bell, head of the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats, has begun spearheading a petition to get an initiative put on the ballot that would prevent “the stadium from being built on the part of the I-195 land designated a public park, and it forbids Providence from providing any special financial treatment for the stadium, including tax breaks”, as Bell told Plain last week.
Now the campaign has taken its next step, having become a FaceBook group called Providence Campaign Against the Stadium Deal. This writer would be remiss to not admit that I was involved in forming the group, but the onus now sits on the shoulders of others in the community who can get involved in collecting signatures. Parties interested are invited to click the link above or contact Sam Bell at swbell11@gmail.com.
