Land Use

In Foster, Balancing Tax Revenue with Rural Character Isn’t Easy

State to Purchase, Preserve Boy Scouts’ Land in Burrillville

EPA Change Limiting Scope of Wetland Protections Won’t Affect R.I.’s Watersheds

Lego House Promotes Land Preservation

But hikers seeking to use the trail will remain disappointed; residents notified ecoRI News over the weekend that a small bridge had been removed not too far from the Post Road side of the trail and a new barricade installed in its place.

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Camping Proposal for Former Boy Scout Site in Burrillville Withdrawn

Funding for Farmland Preservation in Rhode Island Dries Up

Balancing Housing with Protecting Water Resources Requires Smart Approach

Residents are concerned the disturbance of land and the removal of vegetation on a sloped property to build a utility-scale ground-mounted solar installation will exacerbate stormwater runoff and increase sedimentation in nearby wetlands. They’re also concerned that the proposed blasting of ledge to build the solar project will damage a three-decade-old pipeline.

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Burrillville Land Trust Sets Sights On Sweet Property

Little Compton Has a Housing Problem

Some Burrillville Residents Want to ‘Getaway’ from Proposed Glamping Site on Former Boy Scout Land

The proposal has galvanized Pawtuxet Village residents as the property, at 175 Post Road, includes a popular riverside trail used by the community for more than 30 years.

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House Commission Tackles Trifecta: Responsible Land Use, Need for Affordable Housing, Climate Change Mitigation

1990s Law Designed to Build Natural Area Preserves Instead Created a Mystery

Proposed Development Along Pawtuxet River Stirs Up Flooding, Pollution Worry

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Developers Withdraw Proposal for Storage Facility on Pawtuxet River Site

Blasting Near Aging Pipeline to Build Proposed Solar Project Makes Nearby Neighbors Nervous

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Warwick Board Gives Preliminary OK to Controversial Project on Pawtuxet River

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