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Friday, May 12, 2006R.I.
Convention Center
Early Bird registration ends 4/21
See who's already
registered
(use "smart" as the password)
Exhibit Spacestill available
Summit Sponsors
Supporting Organizations
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American
Planning Assoc. - RI Chapter
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URI
Sea Grant
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URI Coastal
Resources Center
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Save The
Bay
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Leadership Blackstone
Valley
Grow Smart Board of
Directors
Michael F. Ryan
Chairman of the Board
Susan Arnold
William Baldwin
Joseph Caffey
Robert L. Carothers
Arnold Chace
Jen Cookke
Trudy Coxe
Stephen J. Farrell
Thomas E. Freeman
J. Joseph Garrahy
John R. Gowell, Jr.
Michael S. Hudner
Stanley J. Kanter
Howard M. Kilguss
Thomas A. Lawson
Dennis Langley
James Leach
Roger Mandle
Rev. James C. Miller
Thomas V. Moses
George Nee
B. Michael Rauh, Jr.
Gary Sasse
Richard Schartner
Deming Sherman
Merrill Sherman
Curt Spalding
James F. Twaddell
Ranne Warner
Sandra Whitehouse
Frederick C. Williamson
W. Edward Wood
Board Listing with
Affilliation
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Dear John,
You're among the 2,710 civic leaders,
state & local officials, development professionals,
journalists and visionary citizens getting the latest
news, happenings and trends in the smart growth
movement from Grow Smart
Rhode Island.
Foward to
a friend
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It's Official - New State Land-Use Plan has been Adopted |
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Task ahead... how best to apply these planning
principles at the local level
By a unanimous, affirmative vote of the State
Planning Council on Thursday, April 13th, the State
of Rhode Island now has a new State Land-Use Plan
to guide the growth and development of its 39 cities
and towns over a 20-year horizon.
Land Use 2025 lays out a set of goals, objectives and strategies to
accommodate new
growth while building upon existing assets,
safeguarding the environment and strengthening
economic competitiveness.
To capitalize on this period of opportunity, Grow
Smart, together with a broad coalition of sponsors, is
convening hundreds of stakeholders for a
straightforward and candid examination of what
community leaders and practitioners can do to
achieve the benefits of implementing Land Use
2025.
The ‘Power of Place Summit’ will be
geared to citizens
serving on municipal boards and
commissions (planning, zoning, conservation
commissions, water, sewer, economic development,
etc.),
state officials,
builders and developers as well as
architects, landscape architects,
engineers, consultants and
nonprofit interest groups.
The Summit will feature an impressive line-up of local
and national experts speaking on a variety of topics
likely to have a major impact on your community’s
future well being: economic development,
water availability, property tax
reform, the future of public transit,
growing traffic congestion, trends in the
real estate market, open space protection
and smart growth zoning, among
others. Check out the complete agenda and list of
speakers.
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Summit Workshop, Video will address Development Process |
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New Approaches to Building Consensus for Smart
Growth Among Developers & Communities
Participants in this workshop will view a video that explores an alternative
approach to making land-use decisions based on
proven consensus building strategies as opposed to
the more conventional and too-often contentious
project approval process.
Through 3 New England case studies, the film
demonstrates how this approach has worked to the
benefit of residents, municipalities and developers. A
panel discussion will follow the video.
Panelists include:
Dr. Jack Kartez, (Moderator)
Associate Director, New England Environmental
Finance Center
Colin P. Kane, Principal, Peregrine
Group, LLC
William Haase, Director of Planning,
Town of Westerly
Dr. Caroly Shumway, Chairperson,
Valley Alliance for Smart Growth, Blackstone Valley
Rhode Island
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Reserve Your Seat |
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See who's already
registered
(click the link and type "smart" as the password)
- $10 per registration discount for
registrations of
five (5) or more (ideal for
municipal councils, planning and zoning boards,
conservation commissions, economic development,
water, sewer commissions, etc.)
- Registration fees include lunch and
validated parking at the Rhode Island
Convention Center Garage.
- Members of the Media register for free.
- Scholarships available on a limited basis
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CALENDAR |
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Tuesday, April 25, (1:00p - 9:00p)
Slater Mill Museum, Pawtucket, RI
May 2 - June 6, 2006
Sponsored by The
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, the
Rhode Island Rivers Council, the Smithfield Land Trust
and the Smithfield Conservation Commission.
Smithfield, RI
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Growth & Development in the News |
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Statewide
Bristol
Coventry
Cranston
Cumberland
East Greenwich
Home values
jump 52%
Johnston
Lincoln
Little Compton
Narragansett
Newport
North Kingstown
North Providence
Providence
Richmond
South County
Tiverton
Warren
Warwick
West Greenwich
West Warwick
Woonsocket
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