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Affordable Housing Development in Johnston

Sector: Government • Location: Johnston, Rhode Island, United States

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Project
Ongoing Legal Dispute

A federal case in Johnston, Rhode Island, revolves around the town's use of eminent domain to seize land intended for an affordable housing complex. The landowners, Ralph Santoro and Salvatore Compagnone, planned to build a 252-unit affordable housing project on a 31-acre plot, but the town has taken the land to construct a new municipal complex instead.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government, Residential, Road
Location
Johnston, Rhode Island, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Christian Science Monitor

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The project “Affordable Housing Development in Johnston” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Christian Science Monitor.

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ongoing legal dispute

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A federal case in Johnston, Rhode Island, revolves around the town's use of eminent domain to seize land intended for an affordable housing complex. The landowners, Ralph Santoro and Salvatore Compagnone, planned to build a 252-unit affordable housing project on a 31-acre plot, but the town has taken the land to construct a new municipal complex instead.

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Housing

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Rhode Island

City

Johnston

Source

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The Christian Science Monitor

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Sector

Government, Residential, Road

Article published date

2025-04-28

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