Thursday, February 7, 2013
The developer for the proposed Bluemead Farm housing development in Barrington must pay for an archeological study of the Rumstick site off of Chachapacasset Road.
The proposed “Bluemead Farm” subdivision in Barrington passed muster with the Planning Board Tuesday night, Feb. 5 The master plan for the 9-lot, 13.6-acre subdivision with three affordable homes off of Chachapacasset and Beach Roads in Rumstick was approved – but with a condition that an archeological study be done of the site. That study, said Town Planner Phil Hervey, will determine "what the next steps are" for the development on a site that is believed to contain Native American archeological materials despite some past disturbance. The site sits adjacent to a spring-fed pond along Beach Road that dates back to pre-Colonial days when Native Americans visited the pond. A previous walkover of the site by archeologists from the RI …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Planning Board reaches a consensus that indicates the master plan for 'Bluemead Farm' in Rumstick, with three affordable homes, will be approved next month.
The “Bluemead Farm” subdivision in Rumstick got another nod from the Barrington Planning Board Wednesday night, Jan. 2. There were some definite concerns raised by members of the board, a member of the Housing Board of Trustees and affordable-housing critic Gary Morse about the location of the affordable housing units on the nine-lot, 13.6-acre site off of Chachapacasset and Beach Roads. But the six members of the Planning Board at the meeting in Town Hall reached a consensus that is expected to lead to a vote to approve the master plan at the next meeting in February. Chairman Mike McCormick asked Town Planner Phil Hervey to draft a motion for approval. The plan presented Wednesday night by engineer David Gardiner and attorney Bruce Cox …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Bluemead Farm off of Chachapacasset Road hits almost no bumps before the Barrington Planning Board; it will be referred for a possible archeological study.
The proposed Bluemead Farm subdivision in Rumstick got relatively smooth sailing before the Barrington Planning Board Wednesday evening, Sept. 5, in Town Hall. The nine-lot subdivision on the corner of Chachapacasset and Beach roads will be referred to the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission for a possible archeological study because it sits adjacent to a spring-fed pond along Beach Road that dates back to pre-Colonial days. And the developers will have to come back to the Planning Board with a specific “grading plan” for the 13.6 acres that tilt and slope toward Narragansett Bay. “It’s a pretty tough lot,” said Planning Board Chairman Mike McCormick. But the proposal presented to the planners “is pretty much going…
Gary Morse
5:41 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
B Resi Thanks for the interest in the affordable issue. Talking to people across the state on this issue, many towns are now taking a position of passive resistance to these policies. Look at town's like Little Compton whose entire stock of affordable homes to date is only 9. Even our state leaders are beginning to question Barrington town officials and their position on affordable housing. more ›