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CBS Evening News — Taxpayers bear cost of protecting high-end coastal communities from hurricanes
CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell — Hurricane season is nowhere near over, but already several storms have caused significant damage along the Eastern Seaboard. Taxpayers are paying a stiff price to protect high-end coastal communities from these powerful storms. Stephen Stock explains.
GoLocal Prov — Strip Club Owner and Smiley Donor Took Control of $1 Million Camp Cronin for $17K
The City of Providence’s Camp Cronin in Narragansett has been mired in controversy in recent years.
WRPI — Smiley: Providence has paid back taxes on defunct Narragansett camp
By Matt Paddock & Allison Shinskey — Camp Cronin, a property owned by the city of Providence valued at more than $1 million, was sold at a tax auction last fall, according to documents obtained by 12 News.
Projo — Providence spent big to repair Camp Cronin. Now the place could be lost over unpaid taxes.
By Antonia Noori Farzan — Records show that the City of Providence could be at risk of losing Camp Cronin, its seaside camp in Narragansett, over unpaid property taxes. The city spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to renovate the long-neglected Ocean Road property last year, but failed to pay the $16,721 that it owed in back taxes.