Letter: Monastery purchase was always about housing
To the editor:
It is quite clear how the Barrington Times’ editor feels about open space, and yes, we can agree that it was a generous family donation of land off Sowams Road. However, all …
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Letter: Monastery purchase was always about housing
To the editor:
It is quite clear how the Barrington Times’ editor feels about open space, and yes, we can agree that it was a generous family donation of land off Sowams Road. However, all town taxpayers now have a hand in its acquisition, as those three acres are permanently removed from the tax roles.
What we cannot agree on is the editor’s claim that the discussion at the 2021 FTM about the purchase of the Carmelite monastery property “was as much about open space as it was about housing”.
That is simply not true.
From the beginning, the intent of the purchase was always about the Town’s control of developing housing, specifically senior housing - for those of us who wish to stay in Barrington and not move to Warren or Bristol in order to downsize.
Why else would the Town have insisted on keeping the building at that time?
Barrington has housing needs, especially for seniors and for smaller starter homes, not a neighborhood park.
Kate Weymouth
Barrington
