[2024]Digital Global Overview Report 2024 Meltwater.pdf
Preserving Farmland and Growing Sustainably: A New Village for Exeter, RI
1. Preserving Farmland and Growing Sustainably: A New Village for Exeter Rhode Island Moderator: David Schweid, AICP - Exeter Planner Scott Millar - Chair, a Vision for Exeter Peter Flinker, AICP – Dodson & Flinker, Ltd. Nate Kelly, AICP – Horsley Witten Group, Inc.
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3. Funding Team: The Orton Family Foundation The Nature Conservancy RI Statewide Planning Program The Town of Exeter (in kind contributions )
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5. Interviewed 60 community members who represented: • Horse owners, Gentleman Farmers, 4-H • Seniors • Farmers & Loggers • Large Landowners • Cedar Grove • Business & Industry • Southeast Exeter • School Parents • Economic Growth • West Exeter • Public Safety
55. Option Number of New Homes Total Area Developed Total Area Preserved Length of New Roads New Road Per Unit Additional Land Preserved through TDR How Do We Make Good Decisions? A. Conventional Development 89 516 Acres None 15,250 feet 171 feet None B. Conservation Development 89 75 Acres 441 Acres (184 ag. land) 11,050 feet 124 feet None C. Village with ½ Acre Lots 89 65 Acres 451 (184 ag. land) 7,100 feet 80 feet None D. Village with ¼ Acre Lots 178 65 Acres 451 (184 ag. land) 9,700 feet 55 feet 356 Acres E. Village with 1/8 Acre Lots. 356 65 Acres 451 (184 ag. land) 9,700 feet 27 feet 1068 Acres
56. A. Conventional Development B. Conservation Development C. Village with ½ Acre Lots D. Village with ¼ Acre Lots E. Village with 1/8 Acre Lots Projected Annual Revenue and Municipal Expenses for Residential Development Scenarios
Another example of the possibilities of Conservation Development shows an existing rural landscape before development.
This shows the area developed for conventional frontage lots along the existing roadway. While much of the back land remains undeveloped, the scenic character of the country road is destroyed.