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Housing board introduces Karen Browning as new legal counsel
Summary
The Block Island Housing Board introduced attorney Karen Browning as its new legal counsel; Browning described her land-use and development practice and said she will support the board on condominium formation and other development matters.
The Block Island Housing Board on Aug. 26 introduced Karen Browning as the board’s new legal counsel and reviewed her background in land use and development law.
Karen Browning told the board she represents planning and zoning boards, practices land use and real estate law in Newport and operates the Destin Tall Browning Law firm. She said she has experience with residential and commercial development matters and environmental law and offered ongoing availability to the board by email or telephone. Board members noted Browning’s prior work on the board’s ad hoc group to rewrite affordable housing ordinance language and praised her contribution to simplifying the ordinance draft.
Why this matters: The board anticipates needing legal support on condominium association formation, modular vs. condominium configuration questions, and other real-estate law issues as the O’Brien development proceeds.
Browning said she is available to take questions and to support the board as the project advances; the board asked staff to forward specific questions to her in advance of meetings so she can research and be prepared for in-meeting advice.
Provenance: Karen Browning’s introduction begins when the chair introduced her to the board (transcript ~s=349.995) and the discussion of her background continues through her description of her firm and experience (transcript ~s=460.95–484.81).
Ending: The board indicated it will rely on Browning for counsel on condo-formation, ordinances and contract review as the housing project moves toward procurement and construction.
