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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
It is further found:
(1) That the existence of blighted and substandard areas constitutes a serious and growing menace which is injurious and inimical to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the people of the communities in which they exist and of the people of the state generally;
(2) That these areas present difficulties and handicaps which are beyond remedy and control solely by regulatory process in the exercise of the police power;
(3) That these areas contribute substantially and increasingly to the problems of, and necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures for crime prevention, correction, prosecution and punishment, the treatment of juvenile delinquency, the preservation of the public health and safety, and the maintaining of adequate police, fire, and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;
(4) That this menace is becoming increasingly direct and substantial in its significance and effect;
(5) That these areas prevent the provision of critically needed standard living and working accommodations;
(6) That the retardation of housing improvement and other essential community development is a direct and immediate result of these blighted and substandard areas;
(7) That conditions of blight tend to foster the spread of these conditions to other areas; and
(8) That the benefits which will result from the remedying of these conditions and the redevelopment of these blighted and substandard areas will accrue to all the inhabitants and property owners of the communities in which they exist and to the inhabitants of this state generally.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 45. Towns and Cities § 45-31-3. Findings as to dangers from substandard areas - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-45-towns-and-cities/ri-gen-laws-sect-45-31-3/
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