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FRNCA Frustration; Members Sick Of Listing Projects That Don't Progress

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The community's wish list includes the expansion of the existing Riverside Child Enrichment Center on Flanders Road.

The community's wish list includes the expansion of the existing Riverside Child Enrichment Center on Flanders Road.

Kitty Merrill on Sep 15, 2021
Asked to articulate a wish list in furtherance of a Riverside revitalization grant application, members of the Flanders, Riverside, Northampton Community Association repeated the same list they have offered for... more

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