Mayor Brett Smiley speaks to residents in South Providence about issues that affect their quality of life. Members of the Jacqueline Clements Park Collective peppered him with questions during the event. (Jonmaesha Beltran/ecoRI News)
SOUTH PROVIDENCE — The Jacqueline Clements Park Collective, a volunteer-led neighborhood group, held a community conversation with Mayor Brett Smiley on March 24 to answer residents’ questions about issues affecting their quality of life.
Yaimani Rivera, a member of the collective, and her sister Yadira facilitated the discussion with a variety of questions regarding housing, public safety, small businesses, neighborhood development, the Urban League of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Hospital, and the Port of Providence…