For those without the access to the Boston Globe, below is the latest article. It would have been great if I was interviewed by Brian Amaral. I would have included in the document for Brian to write, as follows: In the RFP it noted as one of the goals for the proposals, the RIDEM wants what is best of the State, the Town, and the Commercial Fishermen, so why did the RIDEM reject the Town's Proposal outright as the town's proposal was most aligned with its goals? Even if the RIDEM had some reservations about a part of the Town of Narragansett's Proposal, the RIDEM should have called the Town of Narragansett in to work with us instead of announcing to the Boston Globe the RIDEM wants to award a NO BID 19-year parking lot lease to Procaccianti - Paolino. In the Boston Globe's article, it notes: The RIDEM spokesperson, noted: “Our long-term plans haven’t changed,” said Michael Healey, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Management. “We want to do something with that property that supports commercial fishing, but at the same time, we acknowledge that a pretty good chunk of the town has strong feelings, and we want to just turn the volume down.” How is wanting to award Procaccianti - Paolino a 19-year street level parking lot going to support commercial fishing, but at the same time, they want to turn the volume down? If the RIDEM came to the Demonstration Rally, they would have seen their long term plans of a 19-year street level parking lot to Procaccianti - Paolino turned the VOLUME UP. I would have also told Brian, why is the RIDEM still leasing any portion of the property to Procaccianti Developers? Why did the RIDEM allow Procaccianti - Paolino that have combined assets over 10 BILLION DOLLARS abandon the hotel and now created a building that in all likelihood now has toxins and asbestos that was generated as a result of the abandonment? It was clearly noted in the lease, the hotel had to be maintained on the property and remain operational. It DOES NOT note in the lease the property can be abandoned at any time by Procaccianti-Paolino if Procaccianti Developers feel the property was functionally obsolete. How can a watchdog agency for the environment allow this to happen under their watch? If you or I did this to our property, the RIDEM would have summoned us into court, fined, and possibly imprisoned for creating a health and an environmental hazard. Why did the RIDEM note it wants the State of RI to pay for the demolition of the Lighthouse Inn that can cost over 1-million dollars? Why did Mr. Healey, tell Kate Nagle the RFP was for only 1 of the 3 parcels of land on the 5-acre parcel? Why did the RIDEM tell me they had no records on who proposed the 19-year parking lot lease to Procaccianti-Paolino that opened an investigation with the RI Attorney General's Office? How can even proposing a 19-year parking lot for 2 of the 3 parcels on the 5-acre parcel to Procaccianti Developers that showed reckless disregard to Galilee be good for the State, the Town, its residents, those who visit Galilee, and its businesses? Can we trust the RIDEM when just last summer I was told by Acting Director Terrance "Terry" Gray he would have full transparency? Can we trust the RIDEM when they put out an RFP jointly with PRIX, and then they rejected all the proposals, and then they blindly announce, they want Procaccianti-Paolino to have a 19-year street level parking lot lease on 2 of the 3 parcels? I question if this is another ploy to try to quiet us down as it is election season. Did the Governor make a phone call? Did some of our elected Senators or Representatives that are feeling the HEAT make a phone call and tell the RIDEM we need to release something in the news to appease the outcry? Time will tell. I suggest we continue to keep the pressure on the RIDEM and our elected officials, and tell them we want Procaccianti - Paolino out of Galilee, and let the Town of Narragansett control the site. I would also request every Senator and Representative tell the RIDEM the State needs to remove all relationships with Procaccianti - Paolino. Can we trust the RIDEM when they failed to speak out against the illegal expansion of Champlin's Marina that will cause harm to the fragile ecosystem of The Great Salt Pond? We cannot let our guard down and become complacent. David did defeat Goliath, but we need to stand united.

Below if the Boston Globe Access for those who do not subscribe to the Globe: 

R.I. DEM to pause Lighthouse Inn development, and seeks to ‘turn down volume’ - The Boston Globe
RI BUSINESS R.I. DEM to pause Lighthouse Inn development, and seeks to ‘turn down volume’ “We want to do something with that property that supports commercial fishing, ” a DEM spokesman said. “We acknowledge that a pretty good chunk of the town has strong feelings.”
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff, Updated July 15, 2022, PROVIDENCE —
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is “pausing” its plans to redevelop the old Lighthouse Inn in Narragansett, just a few months after it rejected every proposal that had been on the table.
The DEM said its decision will give the agency time to look into the presence of hazardous materials, including, potentially, asbestos. That would take about 90 days after finding a contractor and would help the state better understand the costs of demolishing the old hotel, the agency said. The state said it would pause not just efforts to redevelop the old Lighthouse Inn, but negotiations for new leases for parking on the site. The decision comes after months of controversy that has pitted this seaside town and many of its residents against the state, a dispute that has featured protests and pledges to investigate.
“Our long-term plans haven’t changed,” said Michael Healey, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Management. “We want to do something with that property that supports commercial fishing, but at the same time, we acknowledge that a pretty good chunk of the town has strong feelings, and we want to just turn the volume down.”
The Lighthouse Inn, formerly known as the Dutch Inn, has sat empty for several years on prime real estate in the Port of Galilee, a fishing village managed by the DEM. It now serves mostly as a parking lot for the fishing industry and for people who sail away on the Block Island ferry.
A company called PRI X, a joint venture of the powerful developers Procaccianti Companies and Joseph Paolino, holds the lease and operates the parking there. It also has an ownership stake in the building itself. It recently withdrew a lawsuit it had filed against the town arguing that its tax assessment was too high.
The DEM had asked developers last fall to come forward with proposals for the site. PRI X, the town itself, and a company that wanted to build a fish processing site responded. Some town officials and residents considered PRI X’s plans inadequate, while PRI X’s representatives argued that the site had problems that would limit what could be done there: Any new building would need several feet of clearance due to flooding concerns, and it’s in a busy commercial fishing port, with all the noise and odors that come along with that. The town of Narragansett described its own proposal as bold and complex, and would have included a new hotel and other tourism-focused amenities.
The state ended up declining all of the proposals, pointing to its commitment to the commercial fishing industry — which rebounded strongly in 2021 and remains a strong economic driver for the area. In March, the DEM decided to go back to the drawing board — it would keep and improve parking on the site while demolishing, at the state’s expense, PRI X’s hotel. From there, the state said previously, it would solicit more ideas for what to do with the slimmed-down site, and renegotiate the parking leases.
With Friday’s announcement, those efforts are now on pause. PRI X will continue to operate parking there for now. Its lease for the site, which the state says is still in effect, requires it to pay almost $180,000 annually to the state.
Terry Gray, the director of the Department of Environmental Management, said Friday that the agency would share the results of its analysis with town of Narragansett officials and the public.