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Charlestown Citizens Alliance Newsletter - May 25, 2023
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Parade on Old Post Road on Sunday
When: Sunday, May 28th, at 1 p.m.
Where: Starts at Compass Hardware and ends at Charlestown Liquor Store
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Parade in Carolina on Monday
When: Monday, May 29, at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Starts at the Richmond-Carolina Fire Station and continues South on RT. 112 and ends at Grand Pre Park, just past RT 91. and St. Mary’s Church in Charlestown.
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The legislation allows the expansion of net metering as part of a deal to allegedly remove the solar incentives from core forests, but this is a bad deal for RI. The legislation defines “Core forest” as unfragmented forest blocks totaling at least 250 acres or greater, unbroken by development, and at least 75 feet from any mapped roads. Although Charlestown has many areas of unfragmented forest, much of it would not meet this definition, leaving the town open to wide-scale forest clearing.
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The settlement will require Kenyon to expeditiously implement plant improvements until it achieves 12 consecutive months of compliance with its permit limits for copper and whole effluent toxicity. Failure to achieve compliance will trigger automatic monetary penalties. As an additional condition of the settlement, the company is required to pay a $10,000 civil penalty for their past violations and also pay $40,000 to the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council who will direct the money to projects promoting the restoration, preservation, and protection of the Pawcatuck River, with a particular focus on the area downstream from the Kenyon mill.
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Here in Rhode Island in May, we can really enjoy getting outside. One of the best ways is by biking. There is nothing that beats the feeling of experiencing the air, bird song, fragrances, and beauty of our South Shore plus great exercise. May is Bike Month so pump up the tires and go. In the post you'll learn about Charlestown’s Be-Fit Bike Trail, the Breachway Bikers Club, and Charlestown’s Block Island Sound Bikeway Committee.
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In the rain on May 20, the Nature Conservancy named a 3-mile loop trail for Tarzan Brown in the 1,100-acre Carter Preserve in Charlestown. This story in the Boston Globe includes a description of the day's ceremony to dedicate the trail and a very large, immovable, stone monument. There are videos of RI TNC director John Torgan's speech, Thawn Harris's speech, singing, drumming and more. This is just one more reason to continue to protect the Carter Preserve from being bisected by new train tracks.
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The banner image is a photograph of a Red-spotted Newt in Charlestown by Cliff Vanover. If you have photos of Charlestown wildlife, landscapes, or events that you would like to share with us to use on our website, Facebook, or in emails, please send them to us by email at charlestowncitizens@gmail.com
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