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2010
ALN Forum - The Severity of Hunger in Rhode Island and how this social problem
affects Newport's Neighborhoods and Community, May 27, 2010
ALN Position Paper on Weaver's Cove LNG Proposal, May 5, 2010
The Future of Fort Adams Forum, April 19, 2010
LNG Forum- The Pros and Cons for Narragansett Bay, March 29, 2010
Easton's Pond Berm Repair Meeting, January 20, 2010
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2008
- 2nd ANNUAL NEWPORT FINANCIAL REVEIW - THE FISCAL SHELL GAME
The 2008/2009 City Budget was analyzed during ALN’s
Public Forum on Tuesday September 23rd. . Of primary
concern is the City’s failure to adequately fund
long term capital expenditures in order to pay for current
operating expenses and failure to match revenue with
expenses. The forum will be rebroadcast on COX Public
Access Channel 18 and DVDs will be available in the
Newport Public Library (Reference Desk)
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2007
- NEWPORT'S BUDGET
"Newport's Budget - A Perfect Storm" was presented
to the public at City Hall Monday evening, November
4, 2007. The presentation summarizes the decisions made
for the 2008 city budget; how these impact future budgets;
emphasizes the discrepancies between available revenues
and expenses; lays out some of the tough decisions facing
Newport's City Council; and suggests changes to improve
the budget process.
View
Handout from the Meeting
- NEWPORT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK
In March, 2007 the moderator of the KnowingNewport.com
civic blog and ham radio enthusiast, Mike Cullen, informed
ALN members of a citizen friendly backup radio system
called the Newport Community Emergency Radio Network.
This Network leverages the estimated
100 million low cost FRS radios now in service. When
combined with an “umbrella” network of higher
power radios run by ham radio operators and GMRS owners,
a neighborhood could field a rudimentary emergency communication
system using FRS Channel 1 that could operate without
relying on a public, hi-tech infrastructure. The
scheme has been used successfully in Washington DC ,
Hartford , CT and San Diego County .
Click
here to view Presentation
- NEWPORT'S APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE
In April, 1007 the Executive Director of the Newport Restoration Foundation, Pieter Roos, updated ALN members on the status of Newport's application with the National Park Service for inclusion in US nominations for the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List of the world's most significant cultural and natural treasures. The United States was the prime architect of the World Heritage concept and the first country to ratify the World Heritage Convention, in 1973.
Currently, only 830 places around the world, including 20 in the U.S., have this recognition. The preparation of a new tentative list led by the U.S. Department of the Interior, is the first such endeavor in 25 years.
UNESCO requires countries to wait a year before submitting nomiations from their tentative lists. The first U.S. nominations drawn from the new list could therefore go forward by February 1, 2009 and be considered by the World Heritage Committee the following year.
For more information go to: http://www.newportworldheritage.org
- THE ECONOMIC COST OF BAD ROADS
Rough roads impose a hidden tax on motorists in wear and tear, depreciation, and higher fuel costs that can add 20 cents a mile over the cost of driving on a smooth serface according to Lynne Irwin, Associate Professor of Cornell University's Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering.
See: http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/news/engineering-magazine/archives/cem-summer-2006/upload/CEM_summer2006.pdf
Read: Better City Streets Article
- CLEAN WATER
In May, 2007, Christopher A. D’Ovidio, an
environmental scientist and attorney, gave a presentation
on the application of the Clean Water Act in Rhode Island
and discussed how residents can participate in its enforcement.
Click here to read Christopher’s article on this
topic
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2006
- Results for 2006 SURVEYS are here! Question
and Answers
- The candidates for School Committee were asked to
respond to eight questions. Responses were received
from Bob Leary and Charlie Shoemaker. Reponses were
not received from: Jo Eva Gaines; Hugo DeAscentis; Frank
Coleman; Thomas Phelan; Thomas Galvin; David Carlin.
School Committee
- By Burt Hoffman Newport's sewer system, unable
to treat our sewage properly, is polluting our harbor
and beaches. We must stop adding sources of waste. Failure
to stop new sewer connections until the system's capacity
is increased threatens the health of the public and
the health of the economy.
Newport Sewer cont.
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