Economic Development Committee – Oct 7, 2026
- Where
- 180 High Street, Town Hall Council Chambers, South Kingstown, RI 02879
Location from the town's meeting portal. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.
What was decided
Minutes haven't been posted on the town's meeting portal (opens in new tab) yet, 12 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.
Agenda
The commission will review preliminary plan applications for Lofts at Fairgrounds and South County Commons District 5 Apartments. Members will also discuss the Old Tower Hill Road Neighborhood Plan, a future URI medical school, resuming SMART Committee statistical work, and collaboration with other town boards.
Agenda items
- Follow-up discussion on Tour of Westerly State Training Facility
- Follow-up discussion on Old Tower Hill Road Neighborhood Plan and Council consideration of Form Based Code
- Discussion of absorbing SMART Committee statistical analysis work into EDC
- General discussion about working with URI on a future URI Medical School
- Discussion of EDC collaboration with other town boards
- Staff update on Lofts at Fairgrounds preliminary plan application
- Staff update on South County Commons District 5 Apartments preliminary plan application
- Discussion of EDC survey data collection, results, and next steps
- Continued discussion of South Kingstown Garden Show concept
- New discussion issues and future agenda items
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Source
This meeting on the Town of South Kingstown's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by South Kingstown Publick on .