Politics & Government

Busy Night Planned for City Government

City Council meets with School Committee, public hearing on Landmark purchase tonight.


It's a busy night for Woonsocket residents.

Tonight at 6 p.m., the second of two public hearings today on the purchase of Landmark Medical Center will begin at . Plus, the School Comittee meets with the City Council.

The RI Attorney General's office and the RI Department of Health are in the process of reviewing the sale of the medical facility to Steward Health Care System.

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In a recent audio post, WRNI reports the AG's office intends to get feedback today on how the sale might affect residents. Last month, according to The Valley Breeze, Economic Development Director Matthew Wojcik testified in Superior Court that the city's survival may depend on the sale.

Invested citizens who missed this afternoon's public hearing on the matter will have to choose between that and tonight's joint meeting between the City Council and School Committee at 7 p.m., at the to discuss pending legislation with the city's General Assembly delegation. (See the attached agenda.)

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