25 Watson Avenue
Special Meeting of the Town Council
See agenda for the August 30, 2023 Town Council special meeting on 25 Watson Avenue at 6:30 PM. In-person participation will be at the Barrington Middle School, with an option to view the meeting via ZOOM. Meeting materials are available for viewing via ClerkBase.
- Agenda for August 30, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting (PDF)
- Renderings from Union Studio, August 24, 2023 (PDF)
- Renderings from Union Studio, August 24, 2023 WITH LABELS (PDF)
Appraisal
Appraisal for 25 Watson Avenue, posted June 16, 2023 (PDF)
FAQ - Introduced at Town Council Meeting June 5, 2023
This FAQ, prepared by the Town with input from the Solicitor, addresses questions received during the review of new development concepts for 25 Watson Avenue reviewed by the Planning Board in March and April 2023.
Draft Concept Drawings
- Union Studio Slide Presentation to Planning Board, April 26, 2023 (PDF)
- Union Studio Draft Concept Drawings - April 19, 2023 (PDF)
- Kurtz Drawing - distributed at April 4, 2023 Meeting (PDF)
- Union Studio Draft Concept Drawings - March 21, 2023 (PDF)
Memorandums
- Town Manager Memo, distributed to Planning Board April 4, 2023
- 25 Watson Memo_Planning Board Mtg March 7, 2023
Minutes
- April 26, 2023 Planning Board DRAFT Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- April 4, 2023 Planning Board DRAFT Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- March 28, 2023 Planning Board Special Meeting Minutes
- Compiled minutes from 25 Watson Ad-Hoc Committee (in reverse chronological order)
Question and Answer (Q&A)
Public Comment
- Letter to the Planning Board, received April 5, 2023 (PDF)
- Letter to the Planning Board, received March 28, 2023 (PDF)
- Letter to the Planning Board, received March 27, 2023 (PDF)
- Compiled letters to the editor submitted to Barrington Times (PDF)
Financial Town Meeting Videos & Minutes - 25 Watson Excerpts
2022:
- 2022, Financial Town Meeting Minutes, Excerpt
- Video - May 25, 2022, Financial Town Meeting (begins at 00:48:00)
2021:
- 2021, Financial Town Meeting Minutes, Excerpt
- Video - June 16, 2021 Financial Town Meeting (begins at 00:27:00)
Former 25 Watson Ad-Hoc Development Committee
The 25 Watson Avenue Ad-Hoc Committee includes members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions that focus on issues relevant to the planning and future development of this property. Other members include a neighborhood representative and the Town Planner (serving as Chair). The Committee was dissolved in January 2023.
Meetings
Past meeting agendas, and minutes can be found on the Secretary of State's website.
Members
- Teresa Crean, Town Planner and Chair
- Matt Amaral, Economic Development Commission
- David N. Beal, Resilience and Energy Committee
- Kate Berard, Planning Board
- David Butera, Resident Representative
- Annelise Conway, Town Council Liaison
- Carla DeStefano, Housing Board of Trustees
- Ian Donahue, Barrington Land Conservation Trust
- Jordan Durham, Technical Review Committee
- Mary Grenier, Resident Representative
- Diane Lipscombe, Resident Representative
- Susan McCalmont, Resident Representative
- Ted Myatt, Conservation Commission
- Erin Paquette, Senior Services
- Thomas Peck, Housing Board of Trustees
- Roni Phipps, Planning Board
- Kelly Chinners-Reiss, Open Space Committee
- Fletch Thomson, Park and Recreation Commission
- Chris Brady, Housing Board of Trustee, Alternate
- Lynne Carter, Resilience and Energy Committee, Alternate
- Isabelle Gillibrand, Clerk to the Ad-Hoc Committee
Documents and Reports
- APPENDIX IIB DRAFT_Carmelite Developer Guidance 2-7-23 for PB (PDF)
- Expanded Financial Feasibility Analysis of the Carmelite Monastery Site (PDF)
- Site Summary Report (09.06.22) (PDF)
- 25 Watson Planning Process FAQs (PDF)
- Public Comments 02-28 to 04-18-2022 (PDF)
- 3 Concept Plans Presented at 04-19-2022 Joint Meeting (PDF)
- 12 Site Plan Concepts reviewed at 03-28-2022 Public Workshop (PDF)
- Slides with the Second Round of Design Study Options presented by SignalWorks on 02-28-2022 (PDF)
- Slides with Initial Design Study Options presented by SignalWorks on 02-03-2022 (PDF)
- 25 Watson Ave Market Study (PDF)
- Site and Building Re-Use Site Assessment 01-21-2022 (PDF)
- Watson Property Suggestions Compiled rev 12-29-2021 (XLSX)
- Visioning Session Notes and Findings 11-15-2021
- GANTT CHART-SCHEDULE For 25 Watson Ad-Hoc Development (PDF)
- Intro of 4ward Planning and SignalWorks Presentation (PDF)