Old Fire Station On Matunuck School House Road To Become Memorial Park
Using $610,000 in federal funding, the former volunteer fire station at the corner of Matunuck School House Road and Old Post Road in Cross Mills will be transformed into a memorial park honoring past and present Cross Mills volunteer firefighters.
The funding was secured by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former U.S. Representative Jim Langevin very late in Representative Langevin’s last term.
The money will be used to tear down the old fire station that dates form the 1930’s, clean up the site, and create a park on the one third of an acre site that sits on Perry Pond.
October 30, 2023 @ 3:21 pm
Just wondering; the Matunuck Fire website states that this is going to be a new, state-of-the-art firehouse, not a memorial park. Which is correct? https://www.matunuckfire.org/news/25/Many-residents-may-have-driven-passed-the-firehouse-lately-and-wondered-whats-going-on-with-the-fence-and-equipment-around-the-station
October 31, 2023 @ 1:36 pm
This is in Charlestown on Matunuck School House Road, but it is not the Matunuck Fire Department. This land belongs to the Cross’ Mills Fire Department in Charlestown.
September 8, 2023 @ 10:56 am
Hello my name is Alex Iwuc I am a resident that live 2 houses down from the old fire station also abutting Perry pond. I am a local contractor and was wondering if you had any contact information for who is managing this project to see if I could be involved in the demolition and construction of the new park
September 8, 2023 @ 1:24 pm
You should contact the Cross Mills Fire Station at 401-364-6511 and they will likely be the best source of information for this project.