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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE TO REDISTRICT THE TOWN

COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE DISTRICTS

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Ruggerio, and E O`Neill

     Date Introduced: May 03, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. The town of North Providence is hereby authorized to redistrict its town

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council and school committee districts as follows:

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     Town council and school committee district one:

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     District 1 of the town of North Providence shall consist of all that part of the town

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bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the North Providence-Lincoln boundary line

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and Douglas Avenue; thence southerly on Douglas Avenue to Mineral Spring Avenue; thence

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westerly on Mineral Spring Avenue to Fruit Hill Avenue; thence southwesterly on Fruit Hill

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Avenue to Smith Street; thence westerly on Smith Street to Allen Avenue; thence southwesterly

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on Allen Avenue to Woonasquatucket Avenue; thence northerly on Woonasquatucket Avenue to

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Smith Street; thence westerly on Smith Street to the Johnston-North Providence boundary line;

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thence northerly on the Johnston-North Providence boundary line to the Smithfield-North

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Providence boundary line; thence easterly on the Smithfield-North Providence boundary line to

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the Lincoln-North Providence boundary line; thence easterly on the Lincoln-North Providence

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boundary line to the point of origin.

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     Town council and school committee district two:

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     District 2 of the town of North Providence shall consist of all that part of the town

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bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the North Providence-Lincoln boundary line

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and Douglas Avenue; thence southerly on Douglas Avenue to Mineral Spring Avenue; thence

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easterly on Mineral Spring Avenue to the West River; thence southerly on the West River to

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Alexander Street; thence easterly on Alexander Street to Lexington Avenue; thence southerly on

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Lexington Avenue to Goldsmith Street; thence westerly on Goldsmith Street to Douglas Avenue;

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thence southerly on Douglas Avenue to the North Providence-Providence boundary line; thence

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easterly on the North Providence-Providence boundary line to the Pawtucket-North Providence

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boundary line; thence northerly on the Pawtucket-North Providence boundary line to the Lincoln-

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North Providence boundary line; thence westerly on the Lincoln-North Providence boundary line

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to the point of origin.

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     Town council and school committee district three:

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     District 3 of the town of North Providence shall consist of all that part of the town

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bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the North Providence-Providence boundary line

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and Douglas Avenue; thence northwesterly on Douglas Avenue to Goldsmith Street; thence

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easterly on Goldsmith Street to Lexington Avenue; thence northerly on Lexington Avenue to

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Alexander Street; thence westerly on Alexander Street to the West River; thence northerly on the

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West River to Mineral Spring Avenue; thence westerly on Mineral Spring Avenue to Fruit Hill

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Avenue; thence southwesterly on Fruit Hill Avenue to Smith Street; thence westerly on Smith

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Street to Allen Avenue; thence southwesterly on Allen Avenue to Woonasquatucket Avenue;

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thence northerly on Woonasquatucket Avenue to Smith Street; thence westerly on Smith Street to

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the Johnston-North Providence boundary line; thence southerly on the Johnston-North Providence

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boundary line to the North Providence-Providence boundary line; thence northeasterly on the

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North Providence-Providence boundary line to the point of origin.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE TO REDISTRICT THE TOWN

COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE DISTRICTS

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     This act would authorize the town of North Providence to redistrict the town council and

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school committee districts.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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