by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — Monday evening the city council met at the Gateway Center with more than 60 members of the public in attendance, all eager to get a look at the update of Newport’s master plan.
David Laforce, one of the owners of Built by Newport and a volunteer with Newport Downtown Development, introduced the authors of the plan, members of the design firm VHB.
David Saladino, the managing director of the firm’s Vermont operation, was first up, laying out the need for housing in Newport. He presented data showing the city has lost about 4 percent of its population in the years between 1970 and 2023….
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