Planning board approves amended April minutes; continues Greenville Farms hearing to June 26

The Smithfield Planning Board on May 15 approved an amendment to its April 17 meeting minutes and voted to continue the public hearing for the Residence at Greenville Farms to the board's June 26 meeting, with an extension of the board's decision deadline.

Board members moved and seconded a motion to approve the April 17 minutes with an amendment noting that the applicant had agreed to implement dust mitigation; the motion passed on a voice vote. The board then voted to continue the public hearing for the Residence at Greenville Farms (ID 2008) to the June 26 meeting and to extend the statutory clock for the board to render a decision until that date.

The continuance followed a request from the applicants representative, who said the applicant had recently received a town-contracted peer review and an environmental note and sought additional time to coordinate responses with their engineers and consultants. The board stated it wanted all members to have time to review the new materials before resuming the hearing.

Votes at a glance - Motion: Approve April 17, 2025 meeting minutes as amended (add reference that applicant agreed to dust mitigation). Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). Specific teller names not specified in the transcript. - Motion: Continue Residence at Greenville Farms (ID 2008) public hearing to June 26, 2025, and toll the decision clock until that meeting. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). Specific teller names not specified in the transcript.

No roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript for these motions; the minutes show both motions passed on voice votes.