All states are a microcosm of investments and choices we make on a national level as well. RI, as you'll see from the below statement from Grow Smart, voted to put new money into some critical areas: clean water, preserving open space, maintaining or growing farming and affordable housing (they could also have added investments in education as they approved 50m into one of their oldest and most important colleges).
We agree with Grow Smart that these represent good, targeted investments in key State assets, and enhance quality-of-life in RI that is critical to their economic success.
Did your state make similar investments? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
Grow Smart applauds voters for approving investments to strengthen Rhode Island
Last night, Rhode Island voters made a resounding choice to support three (3) key investments in our state's economic future.
By approving investments in Clean Water Infrastructure (Question 5 - 73% approved), Open Space and Farmland Protection (Question 6 - 69% approved) and Affordable Housing (Question 7 - 61% approved), voters sent a clear message to elected officials that they support targeted investments in our infrastructure and quality-of-place as being vital to building a robust 21st century economy.
"Maintaining this focus on targeted investments in our key assets can accelerate our economic progress dramatically," said Scott Wolf, Grow Smart Rhode Island Executive Director, emphasizing that "a strong quality-of-place is becoming an increasingly competitive advantage for the very mobile, high-wage, knowledge-based workers and jobs that Rhode Island seeks to attract."
The Clean Water Infrastructure and Open Space/Farmland Protection bonds passed in every community, while the Affordable Housing bond passed in 34 of the state's 39 cities and towns, representing more than 95% of the state's population.
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