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SMITHFIELD – Clear-cutting for solar projects in town may now be reduced from 40 percent to 25 percent, says Town Councilor Michael Iannotti, who advocated for the change to the
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University withdrew its application for a 9,600-square-foot bar and restaurant last week, though representatives said the nonprofit university will return to the Planning Board for approval whether
SMITHFIELD – Residents came out in numbers to speak against a four-house development at 29 Leland Mowry Drive last Thursday, but despite concerns, the Planning Board approved the project.
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 – The Smithfield Planning Board has revamped the town’s housing chapter to reflect what officials say is a more realistic deadline to achieve a 10 percent state mandate of low-to-moderate-income housing in town: 2060. During the Feb. 24 Planning Board meeting, Town Planner Michael Phillips described plans to eliminate the contentious Table H-25, which targets properties in Smithfield capable of sustaining high-density LMI housing. Changes will need to go before the Town Council for approval. To compensate for its removal and to have a viable planning strategy to reach 10 percen...