Friday, March 29, 2013
The location of the State Housing Appeals Board's hearing on the appeal of the Barrington Planning Board's rejection of Residences at the Preserve is now the Department of Administration on Capitol Hill.
The April 3 hearing on the appeal of the rejection of the Nockum Hill condominium development by the Barrington Planning Board has been moved to a new location. The hearing by the State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB) will be held at the Department of Administration, One Capitol Hill, second floor, conference Room A, according to Christine Darocha, administrator for SHAB. It starts at 4 pm. There is free parking in the State House parking lots. The gates go up at 3:30 pm. The location was moved because of the potential for a large turnout by abutters and representatives of the Barrington Preservation Society, which opposes the development – dubbed The Residences at the Preserve. The only item on the agenda is whether abutters to the proposed …
Monday, March 25, 2013
The State Housing Appeals Board sets first hearing on the Barrington Planning Board's rejection of 'The Residences at the Preserve'; it will determine 'abutter intervention'.
The first hearing on the appeal by the developer of the Barrington Planning Board’s rejection of the condominium complex proposed at Nockum Hill has been scheduled for April 3. But the only item on the agenda is whether abutters to the proposed development -- Residences at the Preserve -- will be allowed to intervene, said Christine Darocha, the administrator for the State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB). The name of the complex comes from its proximity to the Doug Rayner Wildlife Preserve. The April 3 hearing will be public. It will start at 4 pm in Suite 500 of the offices of the Nixon Peabody law firm at 1 Citizens Plaza in Providence. The general counsel for SHAB, Steve Richard, is an attorney with Nixon Peabody. “SHAB usually allows …
Monday, October 15, 2012
A pre-hearing conference to be held today, Oct. 15, for the appeal of the denial by the Barrington Planning Board of the Nockum Hill condos.
A pre-hearing conference on the appeal of the Barrington Planning Board’s decision that denied the condominium development proposed for historic Nockum Hill next to the wildlife refuge takes place today, Oct. 15. “Counsel for both the developer and the town will meet with the State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB) chair and legal counsel,” said Christine Darocha of Rhode Island Housing, who provides administrative support for SHAB. The developer is North End Holdings of Wakefield. The condo development is dubbed The Residences at the Preserve. After the pre-hearing, Darocha said: “The file would then be presented to the entire Housing Appeals Board for review, and an open meeting would be scheduled.” SHAB meetings are posted on the Rhode …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
North End Holdings has appealed the Barrington Planning Board's decision to deny the condominium development proposed in rural Nockum Hill near the wildlife refuge.
The condominium development proposed for rural Nockum Hill in Barrington -- The Residences at the Preserve -- is not going away quietly after all. The developer, North End Holdings of Wakefield, RI, has filed an appeal of the Planning Board's Aug. 27 decision to the State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB). The grounds for the appeal are listed as: The appeal was filed by attorney William R. Landry of Blish & Cavanaugh of Providence. Barrington Town Planner Phil Hervey said it is the first appeal of a rejected housing development since Sweetbriar in West Barrington, which ended up in the state Supreme Court. The decision by the Planning Board on Aug. 27 was unanimous -- 6-0. It echoed a straw vote on the housing complex taken at the July meeting…
Gary Morse
9:18 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
There are legitimate questions on the objectivity of the town's law firm, Ursillo, Teitz & Ritch, LTD, representing the town's interests in this matter. The town itself is doing a development just up the street at 139 George St.. Ursillo, Teitz & Ritch, LTD was paid $9,114 for services related to this affordable development in March, 2010. Will the town receive objective representation from a law… more ›