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Barrington Community Center Task Force

Monday, September 10, 2012

Bag Ban, Municipal Court, Community Center Study Going Before Councilors

The Barrington Town Council mets tonight, Sept. 10, in Town Hall at 7 pm for its September session.

An ordinance to ban plastic grocery and takeout bags will be introduced at the Barrington Town Council meeting tonight, Sept. 10. The councilors also will deal with the establishment of a municipal court in Barrington. And a request to hire a consultant to determine the financial feasibility of building a community center in Barrington – a significant study that could make or break the project -- is on the agenda. So is a revision to the easement agreement with the Bayside YMCA for the town-owned parking lot next to the ‘Y’ is on the agenda. The meeting starts at 7 pm in the Council Chamber in Town Hall with interviews for vacant positions on the Committee for Renewable Energy for Barrington (CREB) and the Conservation Commission. The …

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3:30 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012

Consider the Youtube story on E Coli 0157H7 putting a woman in a coma! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBRAQx-b7tg Some interesting pictures for all the reusable advocates to think about.   more ›

Friday, August 31, 2012

Is Building Community Center Feasible?

The Community Center Task Force will ask the Barrington Town Council on Sept. 10 to approve a financial feasibility study before it takes any more steps.

Is it feasible financially to build a community center in Barrington? The Community Center Task Force wants to find out. It will recommend to the Town Council on Sept. 10 that a consultant be hired to do just that. The cost of the feasibility study will be around $23,000, according to the two proposals favored by the task force. The group is still checking with references to make a final decision. Donor by Design Group, a national consulting firm out of Chicago with offices in four other cities across the country, and Hanna Street Consulting, a regional firm out of Providence, are the top choices. “We have two excellent candidates,” said Margaret Kane, chairwoman of the task force. “It’s a tough decision.” The task force will meet again on…

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Ignorance is not bliss

1:51 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012

Not only does the town want the taxpayers to subsidize affordable housing the state does as well. The budget for the next fiscal year includes a provision to borrow $25 million for affordable housing, a bond issue that would have to be approved by voters in November. VOTE "NO" for hte affordable housing bond and elect new town council memebers!   more ›

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