Recent News
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March 1, 2023—Biased Reporting in Seapowet Aquaculture Story…Thank you for your “biased” reporting on Little Compton’s resolution objecting to Rep. Edwards House Bill H-5037. It would seem that no one appeared to oppose the resolution, since your article contains no such comments….(read more)
July 7, 2022—Bowens’ oyster farm plan—let’s face the facts …Come on, boys, it’s long past time to face the facts. The truth is that this area, immediately off the Sakonnet River shore, is a designated recreational, conservation area, tagged for public use. Stop insisting that squeezing a commercial oyster farm into a tiny parcel of land, right off the Seapowet public beach, sandwiched between two long time Tiverton residents is a good thing for anyone but you two!… (read more)
July 1, 2022—Bowens have a point on NIMBYism, but not that one. The opposition comes from a cross section of many residents with varied economic backgrounds. As a lifelong Tiverton resident I was raised in Garden Heights, a world away from Warren’s Point in Little Compton where the affluent Bowens,… (read more)
June 22, 2022—Defend your neighbors, fight aquaculture. The applicants must publicly recognize that the aquaculture industry and the Town of Tiverton oppose them. More importantly, they must recognize that they chose a terrible location that if approved by CRMC would prohibit or severely limit the public’s constitutional rights to access and use of one of the last pristine coastal areas of RI. (read more)
March 3, 2022—Progress! At the February 22 Tiverton Harbor Commission meeting, the applicants for the oyster farm north of Seapowet Point, Brad Boehringer and Travis Lundgren, spoke to the Commission, saying that they had withdrawn their application with the CRMC for a three-acre floating oyster farm…(read more)
March 2, 2022—Let’s take a look at oyster farms’ true cost to the public. Our coastal waters are previous limited resources that should not be leased to aquaculture without understanding what is being lost by the public. Those who wish to take over a portion of our most valuable resource must make a compelling case to the public... (read more)
February 24, 2022—What we love about Rhode Island…“Green spaces to enjoy nature, clean blue waters to swim and fish in, and sandy beaches to soak up the rays are what we love most about Rhode Island,” said Governor Dan McKee. (read more)
February 14, 2022—Clearly, aquaculture is wrong for Seapowet area. It’s disappointing that in the many months the Bowens’ application has been in review, they still don’t realize that communication is key, most of all, honest communication… (read more)
February 2, 2022—Seapowet issue is about public access, not privilege …Eliminating or limiting the public’s use of an area that has always been freely accessible for everyone simply because a group intends to exclusively exploit our waters for commercial purposes, violates the Public Trust guaranteed in Rhode Island’s Constitution. The guaranty provides for people to enjoy our waters for recreation and other activities, undisturbed by commercial interests…. (read more)
