Opinion ID: 1990850
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Heading: Propriety of Plaintiffs' Argument

Text: Under this Court's well established `raise or waive' rule, an issue that has not been raised and articulated previously at trial is not properly preserved for appellate review. State v. Snell, 892 A.2d 108, 123 (R.I.2006) (quoting State v. Gomez, 848 A.2d 221, 237 (R.I.2004)). The defendant contends that plaintiffs did not assert in the trial court that the donation of land to the town was an obligation or expenditure that they incurred in reliance on the previous zoning ordinance. We do not agree. Paragraph five of the stipulated facts states, in pertinent part: As part of the approval process, DelBonis [ sic ] Sand and Gravel dedicated and deeded 19.34 acres to the Town of Richmond Recreational Purposes and 1.25 acres of land along the easterly portion of Beaver River Road Town Purposes [ sic ]. Furthermore, in its memorandum of law to the trial justice, Delbonis expressly asserted that the dedication of land represents a substantial obligation[ ] in good-faith reliance upon the previous ordinance. Thus, in our opinion, plaintiffs sufficiently raised and argued this issue to the trial court. See Pleasant Management, LLC v. Carrasco, 870 A.2d 443, 446 n. 4 (R.I.2005). Therefore, we turn our attention to the merits of plaintiffs' appeal.