UPDATE: Planning Board Meeting and How You Can Help

Important Meeting!

The Barrington Planning Board will be holding their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd in the Barrington Library Auditorium. One of the topics will be the proposal for development of Sowams Nursery. We therefore are releasing a new flyer to highlight this meeting, and specifically the new and updated questions to be raised by CODDER 02806. You can see the flyer here:

How Can You Help?

We have heard from many people, asking how they can help oppose this proposed development. 

In addition to showing support at the important meetings in which aspects of this proposal are raised and visiting CODDER02806.com, you can send a letter to:

Michael McCormick

Chairman of the Planning Board

Barrington Town Hall

283 County Road, Barrington, RI 02806-2406

Your letter should state why they are opposed to the project and indicate any unanswered questions that you would like answered.

Letter to the Editor

This Letter to the Editor was published today on EastBayRI.com, in response to another reader submission about the authority of the State Housing Appeals Board and the continued dialog that makes this development project anything but a "done deal".

Click Read More to see the full letter.

Important meetings this week!

On Monday, June 3rd at 7pm in Council Chambers at Town Hall, the Town Council will be meeting to discuss the requested Tax Abatement sought by EBCDC in their project to develop corporate-owned housing at Sowams Nursery. As mentioned in this blog post, this is the most recent event in a long series of actions regarding tax abatements on projects like these, with many open questions.

On Tuesday, June 4th at 7pm in Council Chambers at Town Hall, the Planning Board is hosting part 2 of the second Public Hearing on the proposed development of Sowams Nursery.

These Public Hearings (outlined here and here) provide opportunity for all Barrington residents to have their voices heard on this project. The second session on May 30th went so long the Board agreed to extend it into a third session on Tuesday. And as with the first Public Hearing, CODDER 02806 will be making a presentation.

This is one of those rare times when the public can make significant contributions to the welfare of this beautiful town we live in.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR VOICE!

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