A public hearing will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
The group Preserve Portsmouth, which fought several years ago against the development of a Target in town, is asking residents to attend a hearing this Monday night at Town Hall. According to the group's Facebook page, Rhode Island developer and former state Rep. Vincent Mesolella is seeking to change the "Briggs' property" from light industrial to commercial. "He would like to put in a 150,000 sq. ft. anchor store and add other retail," according to the group's Facebook page. The agenda for the hearing can be viewed at right. Derrick Mesolella, representing Mesolella, previously confirmed that an offer was made to purchase the Briggs' property on West Main Road. However, Derrick Mesolella would not confirm the future intent of the …
The Portsmouth Town Council approved a request to advertise a zoning change for the Briggs property on West Main Road.
A well-known Rhode Island developer is seeking to purchase the longstanding Briggs property on West Main Road. Derrick Mesolella, representing well-known developer and former state Rep. Vincent J. Mesolella, confirmed Monday evening that an offer has been made on the Briggs property. "We are in negotiations to purchase," Derrick Mesolella said. "There is a purchase and sale agreement conditional to this process." The developers are first seeking a zoning change for 905 West Main Road, which is known in town as the "Briggs property." Richard H. and Frederick D. Briggs own the land at 905 West Main Road, according to Vision Appraisal. The property is located directly across from the entrance to Hedly Street and on the corner of West Main…
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Priscilla Smyth Thayer
6:12 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thank you Ray. I will check it out and pass on some of my ideas for business development. more ›