Do You Agree With Route 2/102 Rezoning?

Two major areas of the Route 2/102 intersection were rezoned last week to a compact village development.

Rolling Greens Golf Course, the Corner Tavern and the former Bald Hill Garden Center properties were rezoned as a compact village development following a unanimous vote from the North Kingstown Town Council. The changes come following a rehashing of the CVD zone and the conclusion of a stakeholder group tasked with creating a vision for the intersection after a sizable public outcry from residents concerning a proposed village center at Rolling Greens. Though Mark Hawkins, developer of Rolling Greens, had applied to rezone his land as CVD, the owners of Bald Hill Garden Center and Corner Tavern did not seek out the changes, according to Council Member Michael Bestwick who told the audience he spoke with the owners about the changes.   Do …

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ru4real

8:03 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

@ OrangesPoranges The tax rate in EG is 17.49/thousand. In Nk it is 17.26/thousand. 2011/2012 data. I doubt that .23 cents makes a difference. NK has a lot of negs Which EG does not. We have received mutiple black eyes over the years with the SC and TC bs and bad press. NK has an anti-business reputation and little has been done to curb that opinion. The latest stick it to you antics by the TC …   more ›

Five Things To Know Today

Portions of Route 2/102 Rezoned

Rolling Greens, Corner Tavern and the former Bald Hill Nursery properties have been rezoned to a compact village development.

  North Kingstown how has land zoned compact village development. The new zoning district got its first takers as the NK Town Council rezoned portions of the Route 2/102 intersection as a CVD – including the land at Rolling Greens Golf Course. This is the first time the CVD zone has been used in town after the council recently passed an updated version of the zoning district. The North Kingstown Planning Commission rehashed the existing CVD following discussions regarding the application for a village center at Rolling Greens Golf Course. The project, called The Preserve at Rolling Greens, has come under heavy scrutiny from residents who are against more commercial in the area and also want to preserve the rural landscape at that …

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Residents Make Final Plea to Halt Rolling Greens Development

All speakers, except one, at Monday night's meeting opposed the project.

  In the final chance before a decision is made on a development at Rolling Greens Golf Course, NK residents called on members of the North Kingstown Town Council to deny the controversial application. The plan would bring a mixed-use development of homes and commercial shops to the intersection of Route 2 and 102. Since the plan came to light more than two years ago, a large group of residents has come out to staunchly oppose the project – particularly the commercial portions of it. According to the master plan for the project, called “The Preserve at Rolling Greens,” the development would include 49,000 sq. ft. of commercial development and 106 housing units  - more than the respective 35,000 sq. ft. of commercial and 92 residential …

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Politics Sheriff of NK

8:13 am on Monday, December 3, 2012

NKh, I'm sure you've heard of the first amendment. People can "take jabs" and its even been sustained in federal court you can even raise your voice, and swear at council members within reason as an exercise of your expression. Of course certain rodents would try to "have you removed", but then anyone with the guts to match the constitution could then join the long list of similar abuse-of-power …   more ›

Rolling Greens Discussion Pushed Back to Nov. 26

The North Kingstown Town Council will not hold a public hearing on The Preserve at Rolling Greens.

  The North Kingstown Town Council will not be discussing The Preserve at Rolling Greens tonight as it awaits a recommendation from the Planning Commission. Per state law, the commission must send a recommendation to the council before it can act. The North Kingstown Planning Commission is expected to make a decision on the application for the controversial village center at its Tuesday night meeting. The project, called The Preserve at Rolling Greens and located right on Ten Rod Road, is a mixed-use housing and commercial village center with 50,000 sq. ft. of commercial development and 106 housing units  - more than the respective 35,000 sq. ft. of commercial and 92 residential units proposed in the last variation of the project’s master …

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Crystal Ball

8:06 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Dave, I'm sure Jim McGwin and the entire NK taxpayers organization will be there! I hear has increase his membership to 3 taxpayers!   more ›

Rolling Greens Meeting Postponed Due to Storm

The North Kingstown Planning Department has rescheduled a meeting for a proposal at Rolling Greens due to Hurricane Sandy.

A proposal for a development at Rolling Greens Golf Course on Ten Rod Road, which has been in the developing process for several years, is once again seeing delays. This time, however, they are weather related. Hurricane Sandy's extreme weather has caused the North Kingstown Planning Commission to reschedule its Tuesday, Oct. 30 meeting to discuss the proposal. The new meeting is now pushed to Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Wickford Middle School. The mixed-use housing and commercial project, called The Preserve at Rolling Greens and located at the intersection of Route 2 and 102, shows 50,000 sq. ft. of commercial development and 106 housing units  - more than the respective 35,000 sq. ft. of commercial and 92 residential units proposed…

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Samantha Turner

1:02 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Whoops! Left out part of that sentence. Just fixed it.   more ›

New Master Plan Submitted for Rolling Greens

Rolling Greens comes back on the planning commission table next month.

  The North Kingstown Planning Commission is getting a look at a new master plan for a proposed village center development at Rolling Greens Golf Course next month. The mixed-use housing and commercial project, called The Preserve at Rolling Greens and located at the intersection of Route 2 and 102, shows 50,000 sq. ft. of commercial development and 106 housing units  - more than the respective 35,000 sq. ft. of commercial and 92 residential units proposed in the last variation of the project’s master plan. (View the full master plan here.) Additionally, the plan features a new clubhouse for the golf course, a new Oatley’s Restaurant (which was built in 1965), tennis courts and a gazebo. A three-acre area of land on the western edge of the…

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Politics Sheriff of NK

10:55 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

I was warning about Hueston, Dolan, NKGOP years ago. Did anyone listen? A few did. But not enough to organize into a group that could have taken back the council. And we are paying the price with every move they make. Would have taken like about 20 or 30 people (out of 27000). Thats it. Sad, really, that these blow-ins trash our town and get away with it. Lay waste to scenic rural lands and …   more ›

Visioning Group to Study Route 2/102 Intersection

A stakeholder group will now begin to study the contentious intersection.

The North Kingstown Town Council approved a $54,135 “visioning process” to study a controversial area of town – the intersection of Route 2 and 102 where a village center development has been proposed. The study will be conducted by a stakeholder group made up of a mixture of neighboring residents, business owners in the area and conservationists. The council cut the number of voting stakeholders from 16 to 11.  (See below for the current roster for this stakeholders group.) The group will study the area and find a consensus for what should happen to the area in the future. Aside from the 11 members, there will be several ad hoc members – two from the Exeter Planning Department, two from the North Kingstown Planning Department and …

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Scott Madison

9:23 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

I doubt they will just pick a name out of a hat....   more ›

New Village District Finally Gets Approval

The North Kingstown Town Council unanimously approved a new zoning district that fosters the development of village centers.

After months of meetings and delays, North Kingstown finally has a new zoning district in the books as the Town Council unanimously approved a Compact Village Development district at its Monday night meeting. Mixing commercial and residential buildings, the new district allows developers to enhance existing village centers — such as Lafayette, Hamilton, Allenton and others — on property as small as two acres. Studies conducted by Horsley-Witten Group have pointed to revitalized village centers as being crucial to North Kingstown's future. The council was set to vote on the matter two weeks prior, but due to council member Charles Stamm’s absence, the group decided to push the final vote back to Monday’s meeting. Prior to the vote, Stamm …

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Letter: Consider Compromise for New Village District

One North Kingstown resident highlights a possible compromise regarding a controversial new village district. The Town Council is set to vote on the matter on Monday, Feb. 27.

At its last meeting, the North Kingstown Town Council heard public input on the much contested new compact village development (CVD) ordinance draft, but delayed a final vote until the next meeting on Feb. 27, 2012 when all five councilors can be present. (Councilor Stamm was absent last week and had asked for the delay.) Two important aspects of that meeting were that a petition was handed in on behalf of the developer proposing the Rolling Greens project and that a resident proposed a very interesting compromise solution which addresses all the issues with this problematic new ordinance. The petition reads: "North Kingstown Residents Petition in Support of a Retirement Community, the Preservation of 90 acres and a Public Golf Course." …

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Richard

9:31 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012

The TC has very rarely had the best interests of the town in mind. It's high time that the people of NK stand up and demand that the collective good of NK is put first! Creeping commercial development disguised as another hair brained planning idea must cease. When are we going to demand that the Post Rd. corridor receives the attention that it deserves. Don't we have enough empty commercial …   more ›

Another Meeting, Another Delay for New Village District

The Town Council will vote on a compact village development district on Feb. 27.

Following months of planning commission meetings filled with deliberations, delays and constant public input, the fate of a controversial village center zoning district has once again been pushed back. The North Kingstown Town Council decided to push back its pivotal vote until Feb. 27, when fellow committee member Charles Stamm (who was absent from Monday’s meeting) would be able to attend. The North Kingstown Planning Commission began to look at the zoning district in question – a compact village development (CVD) zone – following plans proposed by Mark Hawkins for a village center at Rolling Greens Golf Course on Ten Rod Road.  Since its initial meeting in December 2010, nearby residents have come out largely opposing the 102-acre, …

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