Grove Street School Illegal Demolition

[inProv]

frankly, i think eminent domain should be the last resort. they are waiting until all court proceedings are complete before they'll take any action towards ED, which is what they should be doing. i am not a huge fan of ED, but in some cases, like this one where the owner blatantly broke the law, it can, and should, be used... but only after all other means are exhausted.

[runawayjim]

I'm concerned that if this drags on for too long, the building will end up coming down because it is structurally unsound. How long can it stay open to the elements in this partially torn down state? I hope this gets sorted out soon.

[inProv]

one other part of the article said that the lawyer for the city is trying to get this to trial as soon as possible.

[runawayjim]

The drama continues:

Projo

A May 29th trial date? I know things take time but three months?

[jencoleslaw]

i would say that a end of may date is, in fact, a fast trial date.

[basachs]

it would be nice for the tarp to be put on - oh I dont know - before the next rain/snow storm. Which is going to happen tmw....

[jencoleslaw]

[eltron]

[LMWW]

True...

though water infiltration for the next say 6 months is not going to be a problem. I just toured the old colony bank building in pawtucket, which has been leaking for 10 years, and it is most definitely salvageable. The condition of the Grove Street School is light years better, and it most definitely can be restored and converted to residential in a financial feasible way.

Any argument the Tarros come up with to counter that is pure rubbish.

[basachs]

Well the owners were ordered to tarp it up and protect it. Next hearing is sometime in May...

[Cotuit]

This is indeed not the appropriate place to be discussing the recent tragedy in the Tarro family. I have deleted the related posts and request that people not discuss it here.

Thank you.

[Pseudo_Work]

Has anyone heard anything new about this (i.e. results of said hearing)? Or, do we still feel too bad to talk about it? May's come and gone.

[chemgeek]

The hearing hasn't happened yet:

Projo article

Has anyone heard anything new about this (i.e. results of said hearing)? Or, do we still feel too bad to talk about it? May's come and gone.

[Pseudo_Work]

The hearing hasn't happened yet:

<a href="http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/MC_DEMO30_05-30-07_2A5QQ29.3681f94.html" target="_blank">

Projo article

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[runawayjim]

is the grove street school on fire or is this a typo? the title says broad st, the body says grove st.

7 to 7 blog link

[JimmyGreaves]

is the grove street school on fire or is this a typo? the title says broad st, the body says grove st.

7 to 7 blog link

[runawayjim]

The article says that the address is 113 Grove Street. Grove Street School is 95 Grove Street.

[Cotuit]

It is the Grove Street School

http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/newsbl...e_fire_hap.html

HIGHLY suspicious if you ask me.

[basachs]

they are still calling it 113 Grove St in the blog. The address is really 95 Grove Street as listed in tax assessors DB. Crack reporting....

very suspicious

[eltron]

they are still calling it 113 Grove St in the blog. The address is really 95 Grove Street as listed in tax assessors DB. Crack reporting....

very suspicious

[Cotuit]

I've dispatched a special correspondent to that location.

[basachs]

must be a woman...otherwise you would have said you were putting a man on it...

I heard from some of my own special correspondents that the windows mostly been popped out and it is pretty burnt inside...

[Cotuit]

My special correspondent is on scene now, and says no one is there. No police, no fire, no arson squad. Channel 6 was there though.

[jencoleslaw]

Not a freaking soul. Not a police car, or an arson investigation unit, nothing. The building looks a little charred, the windows are all broken the doors wide open. Certianly anyone who didn't get the job done this morning can go back RIGHT NOW and finish it because the place is deserted.

oddly, the tarps didn't melt.

[Lone Ranger]

How very Rhode Island.