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The Rhode Island Building Officials Association honored the legacy of the late Sam Netcoh at the 2023 Tolls for the Trades ceremony and luncheon at Tides Café at the Warwick Area Career and …
NARRAGANSETT — Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey has been on both sides of the fight to allow homeowners to build "in-law apartments" on their properties for their elderly and, in some cases, ailing relatives. In two years, he's gone from champion to not-so-happy neighbor of a proposed "accessory family dwelling unit" next door to his summer home in Narragansett. The law was hailed at the time as a key piece in the Senate's “Building a More Vibrant Rhode Island” package and a way to address the state's housing-affordability crisis. Now McCaffrey, who represents Warwick at t...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN â After several months of serving as the townâs interim building official, South Kingstown native Jamie Gorman is officially here to stay. Last week, Town Manager Robert Zarnetske announced that Gorman has been hired as the townâs business official and appointed as the townâs zoning enforcement officer. Even before his first official day as head of the South Kingstown Building Inspection and Zoning Enforcement Department, however, Gorman spent four months living up to the responsibilities of the position. âIâd say this week is the same...