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Six days before Rhode Island voters decide on a new housing bond, the research group HousingWorks RI has released a report tallying what the state’s previous housing bonds have paid for — including the preservation of Newport Heights and the conversion of a former commercial building in downtown Jamestown.
The report, “Rhode Island’s Housing Bonds: Years of Accomplishments,” says five voter-approved bonds since 2006 have helped develop or preserve roughly 5,600 homes of all types across 33 of the state’s 39 cities and towns. About 84% are affordable housing; the rest are middle-income rentals and market-rate homes…