From left, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Chairman Ray Coia; Executive Director Jeff Willis; and attorney Anthony DeSisto confer prior to a council subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current)
More than a year has passed since state regulators fined a North Kingstown country club for building a seawall along its property line, without permission and in violation of state coastal regulations.
The 600-foot-long stone wall, built in January 2023, is still standing.
Meanwhile, a parallel but separate consideration of Quidnessett Country Club’s application to ease development restrictions — in turn, potentially, allowing a seawall — remains under review by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council after a panel punted a recommendation on Tuesday.
The Planning and Procedures Subcommittee’s 4-0 vote will give the country club and its attorney time to make the case for a permanent safeguard between its flagship golf course and the adjacent tidal waters.