Monday, April 22, 2013

Reminder: Board of Trustees meeting

As previously reported, Barrington’s Housing Board of Trustees will weigh in on the master plan for the proposed $14.5mm affordable-housing project at Sowams Nursery tomorrow evening (Tuesday April 23). The board will meet at 7 pm in the Barrington Senior Center.

Update: Patch covered the event and reported in this article.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Smithfield v. Bickey Development, Inc

We have submitted to the Town a new memo citing a case in Smithfield. The memo has been posted to the Patch, can be seen in original form here, and can be read below. Note that the specifics of the Smithfield case can be found here.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Master Plan Public Meetings coming in May


The East Bay Community Development Corporation (EBCDC) has formally filed an application for a permit to develop a $14.5 million 50-unit rental apartment complex on the Sowams Nursery property on Sowams Road in Barrington. A public hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 13 and 30th, 2013.

Read more for important information about these sessions (and click here for a printable version, click here for Patch article):

Friday, April 5, 2013

New sections

We have added two new sections to the site:
  • History: Where you can find history of the Palmer Pointe and George Street projects.
  • Library: Growing list of group actions and information sources
  • Town Calendar: Upcoming Town Council, Board and Committee Meetings
  • Media Coverage: Where you can see links to all articles in Barrington Patch and Barrington Times about local housing, LMIH housing mandate and CODDER actions.
These sections are works in progress, so any feedback is welcome!

Lets not further pollute our local water ways

This article was originally written by Les Costa. I posted it on the Barrington Patch today. The article can be seen at this link.