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3/31/2021
Rising water levels force property owner to abandon home
Michael Mongeon stands in the backyard of his property at 199 Eddie Dowling Highway, where a swampy wetland has left him with few options for using the house. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem)
NORTH SMITHFIELD – When Michael Mongeon first bought the property at 199 Eddie Dowling Highway in 2010, he said, the backyard was a grassy area, and the tenants who lived there liked to play badminton outside.
Since then, it’s become a swamp where cattails and other wetland vegetation have taken over the property right up to the back door.
“When I got this property, the whole backyard was grass. Now, you can’t walk out there without sinking a foot into the mud,” he said during a visit to the home last week.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town councilors last week said they plan to appoint a nine-member committee to oversee both short- and long-term projects at the former Halliwell Elementary School on Victory Highway.
Newly elected Councilor Stephen Corriveau brought up the request during a meeting on Jan. 5. Corriveau asked Town Solicitor David Igliozzi to draft a resolution for a committee made up of nine members, including one member of the Town Council and one member of the Planning Board.
“I think it’s important that we create a resolution to have a committee for the Halliwell project. I think that a lot of town residents are open to that,” he said.
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