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🌱 Patch AM: Why Jamestown’s affordable-lot zoning change is on hold for now.

Also check out Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series on the Jamestown Patch calendar

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  • Why Jamestown's affordable-lot zoning change is on hold for now.

Also on today's calendar: Joe Rocco's Newport Comedy Series and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jamestown Panel Delays Affordable-Lot Zoning Vote (upriseri.com) — Jamestown's Planning Commission has postponed recommending a zoning change that could allow smaller, more affordable lots in several districts, leaving the Town Council's October hearing without guidance. Commissioners want detailed maps and data on which Jamestown properties would qualify, citing concerns about density, water capacity, and neighborhood impacts before deciding whether the 65% lot-size threshold is appropriate.
   

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