Planner Michael Phillips News Today

SMITHFIELD – Tentatively renamed The Residences at Longhouse, a proposed 12-unit development at 719 Putnam Pike,will add features to respect the historic significance of remnants of the historic longhouse once

SMITHFIELD – All options are still on the table where the old Benny’s headquarters used to be at 340 Waterman Ave., near the North Providence town line, but developers are

SMITHFIELD – Smithfield will move forward on fixing road and erosion issues at Deer Run Estates off Clark Road after the developer, Clark Homes, defaulted on completing the project.

SMITHFIELD – The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council will team up with the town of Smithfield to add one mile of riverside bike path in Esmond, to eventually connect with other

SMITHFIELD – Smithfield officials say they hope a new water park at Deerfield Park will make a splash this summer after receiving a $100,000 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

SMITHFIELD – Smithfield has no plans as of now to develop the six front-facing lots on Colwell Road attached to the 114-acre Camp Shepard property purchased by the town in

SMITHFIELD – Lacking a franchise for a proposed hotel, plans for the Smithfield Village are again on hold after the Smithfield Planning Board granted a second one-year extension for the

SMITHFIELD – A one-million-square-foot warehouse and separate 120-square-foot building are proposed at the Smithfield Peat site at 295 George Washington Highway, drawing some criticism from local planners over the shift

SMITHFIELD — Smithfield is putting a non-buildable 0.2-acre lot at 12 Whipple Road, which includes an easement for possible water and sewer works, on the market for $25,000.

SMITHFIELD – Smithfield will send out requests for proposals to look into all options for solar projects on two town properties and other solar initiatives. In addition, the town will work with Solicitor Anthony Gallone to draft a potential amendment to the solar ordinance to expand the lot coverage restrictions on the Sand Trace gravel pit of Clarence Thurber Drive and the landfill off Ridge Road. Chris Kearns, of the Rhode Island Energy Office, on Monday presented the town options for solar...