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Commissioner urges review of archaeological report in Bayberry Hill CRMC application; agenda reordered to hear Block Island School
Summary
At a special meeting Oct. 21, 2025, New Shoreham Conservation Commission members were asked to review a final archaeological reconnaissance survey included in a Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) application for Bayberry Hill. Acting Chair Sue Gibbons moved to take the Block Island School item earlier on the agenda.
The New Shoreham Conservation Commission on Oct. 21, 2025, was told that a final archaeological reconnaissance survey is included in the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) application for Bayberry Hill, and Acting Chair Sue Gibbons moved to rearrange the agenda so the Block Island School item would be heard earlier.
Commissioner Carlos Salinas told the commission that the CRMC application includes a final report of an archaeological reconnaissance survey and urged members to examine it closely. "I urge the commission members to take a close look at it. It has 5 recommendations included in it," Salinas said, and added that he would contact the Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission to better understand the report.
The request to review the survey was presented as a call for the commission's attention rather than a formal motion; no vote on any response to the CRMC materials is recorded in the provided transcript. Earlier in the meeting, Acting Chair Sue Gibbons noted that agenda item 2 had been continued to Nov. 18 and said she would move item 4, the Block Island School matter, into the item 2 slot so it could be addressed first.
The transcript does not record further discussion of the Bayberry Hill application, the content of the five recommendations, or any formal direction to staff. The record also does not show whether the motion to reorder the agenda received a second or a vote in the portion of the meeting excerpt provided.
The commission is expected to revisit continued agenda items on Nov. 18, 2025; Commissioner Salinas said he would reach out to the Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission for context on the CRMC archaeological report before any further local action.
