Urgent—CRMC Meeting on Tuesday
November 12, 2023
Dear Save Seapowet Supporter,
The CRMC will meet this Tuesday November 14 at 6 pm to review and to act on the Bowen aquaculture application. It is unclear what action the CRMC Council will take.
We encourage you to attend and speak up to let the Council know why the proposed location of the farm, so close to shore, will create significant conflict with existing recreational use of the area.
The meeting details in Providence are as follows:
Tuesday, November 14; 6:00 p.m.
Department of Administration
Administration Building, Conference Room A
One Capitol Hill
(Near the State House, free parking in two employee lots at the end of the day)
You can find the meeting agenda at this link, along with information to observe the meeting through Zoom if you cannot attend in person. The application, staff report, and supporting materials can be found here.
Objections by the Tiverton Town Council, the Tiverton Harbor Commission, stakeholder groups and individuals, along with shortcomings in the application are being minimized by the CRMC aquaculture staff. The location will cause significant conflict with recreational use of the area. Federal and state grant funds were used to keep the Seapowet Wildlife Management Area free from commercial development. The objectives of these grants are being discounted by CRMC aquaculture staff. The applicants have reasonable alternatives to farm in deeper water outside of the recreational area. The public does not.
Your voice is needed and necessary when the CRMC voting council considers the application on Tuesday. There is strength in numbers.
Thank you for your support,
Save Seapowet!!!