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Developer Chuck Royce, of the Ocean House in Watch Hill, says that Westerly's, Elm Street and Main Street will soon be "The Gateway to Westerly."

• Greenwich, CT developer Charles Royce, who is involved in the Ocean House Project, has acquired a large number of contiguous buildings along the Westerly's Main Street, with the plan to create a walk able area, with ground floor retail spaces and residential units on the upper floors. Harvey Perry, president of the Westerly Land Trust has been working with Royce.

• Elm Street has river views from second floor, Pawcatuck River, Marina, Restaurants, boat launch and 7 minutes to Westerly's Beaches.

• Elm Street is a short walk to Downtown Westerly, The Colonial Theatre, fine dining restaurants, the historical Wilcox Park designed by Frederick Olmstead in 1898, (The Victorian-era Park) the Pawcatuck River and soon to be river walk and historical Westerly Library with a beautiful art gallery.

• Every summer, the park hosts an arts festival and Shakespeare in the Park Productions, The Boston Pops performs, in the summer also attracting 20,000 visitors.

• Plans are under way to develop and renovate the old United Theater on Canal Street, a vaudeville-era movie house and condominiums are planned, another hidden treasure.

• Westerly has seven fire districts serving an even greater number of neighborhoods, including Avondale, Bradford, Dunn's Corners, Misquamicut, the North End, Potter Hill, Shelter Harbor, Watch Hill, White Rock, Winnapaug and Weekapaug.

• Outsiders are probably most familiar with the town's beach communities, including posh Watch Hill, which commands some of the highest real estate prices in the state. But the downtown area is where much of the business of everyday life takes place in Westerly. It has the Town Hall, public library and YMCA. Nancy Creaturo owns the building that houses the "Perks and Quirks" coffee/martini bar in downtown Westerly, on High Street. She said the in-town neighborhood is "an ideal place" for young families and older people who don't want to be isolated in 55-plus communities, because "you can walk everywhere." Nancy is one of many involved in the revitalization of Westerly's, Elm Street and downtown High Street buildings.

• "South of Route 1, houses tend to be more expensive, most of the people who grew up in town don't tend to buy near the beach. Westerly has more than "great restaurants" and "beaches that are incredible, the town has all the charms of small-town coastal life, but it's close to Providence, New London, Mystic and Stonington, and, a little farther away, Boston and New York. The Westerly airport is 7 minutes away, grab a flight to Block Island, or the ferry out of Pt Judith.

• Long ago, Westerly wasn't unusual. Today it is exceptional. Most people enter Westerly along Route 3, which becomes High Street pass it passes through Stillmanville, just before it gets to Westerly Village, or downtown Westerly. Veer right onto Railroad Avenue to see the Westerly Armory (1902) and the Westerly Depot (1912), both meticulously restored. The Westerly Train, leaves the station for Boston and New York every hour.

• No, Westerly is not a museum or a theme park. Rather, it recognizes that its beauty relies not just on saving old buildings but on learning from why we believe them worthy of preservation - and employing that knowledge to grace the continuation of history. A beautiful place grows in ways that continue the natural evolution of the built environment that was interrupted for half a century by modern architecture and planning - a brief span of history that most places seem to feel bound to respect.

Westerly just skips right over it.

• Midway to Boston and New York, Westerly, RI is the Alternative to the Hamptons

I am working with a client that is looking at a 36 unit Motel, 7 mins. from the beach. Several motel's have converted their units to condo's and sold them individually, and it has become quiet lucrative. I guess my question is, "how much, how long, and does the attorney hold the "condo fees" or does an association get appointed? This is just in the beginning stages, but I have had several clients look at condo/motel conversions. I think they would sell between $120-$130K for each unit. There is also a small cottage separate from the property. There is also an opportunity to add miniature golf, and some kind of snack shop........ tourists would love it!!

I have done multi family condo conversions, but never motel condo conversions. Anyone have any input?

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Hopkinton's growth, development, little Hopkinton, RI is growing in leaps and bounds, can it be stopped or is it a postive step for the community in need of tax relief from local business?

Over the past year an Ad Hoc Committee has been looking at the Town's Zoning Ordinance and the Exit 1 and Exit 2 of Route 95. A Statewide Planning Challenge Grant was received in August of 2006 specifically to look at development at Exit 1 of Route 95. Pare Corporation from Lincoln, Rhode Island was hired to provide consulting services to the Town.

The Ad Hoc Committee and the Consultant decided to look at Exit 1 as a Development District with new zones, and new Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations to address the proposed changes for the Exit. The Quick Links below show the District Map, Guidelines, Ordinances and Regulations proposed for the area.

Public Workshops to address these proposals will occur in the fall. The public is encouraged to attend, and comments can be emailed to the Town at Planner@hopkintonri.org

http://www.hopkintonri.org/pdfs_downloads/Planning/Exit%201%20Development%20Area%20Map%209_15_07.pd

The Town has an atmosphere of an old New England village,and a unique history in the annals of U.S. History. The indian name for Westerly was Misquamicut - a place for taking salmon.
Westerly was the first town incorporated in the King's Province on May 13, 1669, and the fifth town in the colony. On the 23rd of June 1686, the name was changed from Westerly to Haversham, but the former name was restored in 1689. The Towns of Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Richmond were later taken from the Town of Westerly.

In its early beginnings, Westerly was the frontier town of the colony. Out of this beginning, many diversified industries grew, but Westerly has been best known for the granite that was once taken from its quarries for building purposes in neighboring towns and cities, and for monuments in various parts of the country.

Westerly is also known as a vacation area. The position of Watch Hill almost surrounded by the ocean and bay with beautiful formation of rocks and sand beaches all contribute to its beauty. The winds bring in the cool bracing sea air and the temperature in the summer is rarely oppressive. Rowing, swimming, ocean sailing, fishing, and hiking make this a favorite resort area.

Westerly's seven miles of sandy beaches are a mecca for tourism. The seven-mile strip is composed of the Misquamicut State beach, Westerly Town beach, public and many private beaches. The State Beach is open year-round, while other beaches are open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The town of Westerly is located just minutes away from Interstate 95 and is divided by US Route 1. Granite Street, a five-mile portion of Route 1, runs through the heart of Westerly. It is ranked the 10th busiest street in Rhode Island with average daily traffic of 25,750 (both directions ). Passenger and freight transportation is available via Amtrak Rail Service and the Westerly State Airport. The town of Westerly is composed of seven villages also known as fire districts: Westerly, Watch Hill, Dunn's Corners, Misquamicut, Bradford, Shelter Harbor and Weekapaug. Between 1980 and 1990 Westerly experienced a 14.05% population growth. Currently, Westerly supports a population of over 23,000, although it nearly doubles during the summer due to the large number of vacationers and seasonal residences. Encompassing an area of 33 square miles, the town's average population density is projected to be 626 per square mile.

In 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Westerly as one of the 12 Most Distinctive Destinations in the country. The unique, well-preserved architecture downtown, coupled with 55 historic sites, such as the Babcock-Smith House and Flying Horse Carousel, makes it no surprise that Westerly received this outstanding designation.