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6/14/2023
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Senate approves Raptakis bill protecting Johnson’s Pond docks
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate approved legislation (2023-S 0500A) on July 13 sponsored by Sen, Leonidas P. Raptakis which would protect existing docks built on Johnson’s Pond in Coventry.
“Once again, the owners of Johnson’s Pond are attempting to disrupt the community by placing unfair and outrageous conditions on residents and property owners to utilize a natural resource that has been enjoyed for decades. This is the latest stunt designed to punish the town of Coventry and its residents and I could not stand idly by and watch them destroy our beloved Johnson’s Pond and the vital sense of community it has created for many generations,” said Senator Raptakis.
The legislation would permit property owners on ponds in Coventry with a capacity in excess of 1,400 normal storage acre feet of water, to alter, repair, modify, or replace a dock on the pond by seeking approval only from the Department of Environmental Management.
Senator Raptakis introduced the legislation in response to Soscia Holdings, LLC’s, the pond’s owner, demand of the town to remove over 100 docks that are currently built on the pond, most of which were already built before Soscia Holdings acquired the pond.
The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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