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Stilson
Road
The largest proposed development project currently on the
books for Richmond, Stilson Road is what the Town Council
has called "the best of both worlds."
(ProJo 1-31-01) Stilson Road
will be mixed use -- commercial and light industry as well
as some residential.
Where?
- along route 138, from Stilson Road
to the Richmond Elementary School
Size? - covering 500
acres (1 square mile)
Zoning? - currently
zoned for two acre housing lots and mixed-use
Homes? - up to 200 single family homes could be built
Other features of Stilson Road will be:
• 21
acre assisted living
complex for seniors
• 105 acre office park
• 25+ one acre single
family housing lots
• 117 acres for business
and light industry
• 60 acres set aside for
equestrian park
• proposed "village
center" just off route 138
• served by extended water
line
The
project consultants, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. of Boston
(VHB), have not
yet submited an application for approval to the Richmond municipal
planning board.
The
Richmond Town Council created the Richmond Economic Development
Comission (EDC). The EDC was charged with "the overall
responsibility of evaluating the current business climate,
and to prepare and implement strategies to improve the business
environment in town for the benefit of existing businesses,
and to encourage new businesses to locate in Richmond."
The EDC has published a Development
Guideline Handbook with the aid of URI cooperative extension.
Economic
Development Planning Project:
Currently, a volunteer,
citizen community task force is meeting with a consultant
to identify goals for economic planning on the town level.
The next step will be for representatives from all South County
towns to discuss economic development goals on a regional
level. If you are interested in getting involved with this
planning project, call Richmond's Town Planner, Joe Lombardo:
539-8574
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