Town of Smithfield

Amount Appropriated?

$840,000

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The Town of Smithfield has carefully considered their future development and land use. The municipality has strategically designated a 71-acre area Economic Growth Overlay District (EGOD) in which they aim to support development around an existing university and several established businesses that are large employers in the State. This area is also serviced by a key throughway in the Town, the George Washington Highway, State Route 116. The EGOD was implemented to support strategic and compact growth to create good-paying jobs and a stable tax base for the Town. To date, the area has not been developed to its full potential due, in part, to a lack of basic infrastructure to support municipal sewers and water. This project would help address this issue by supporting the initial phase of a utility extension. The funding would be used to extend an 8-inch water main and a 15-inch sewer main approximately 830-feet to George Washington Highway. This project would immediately benefit several existing industrial, manufacturing, office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use properties with active businesses, while also allowing for future business and economic development within the EGOD. The project has been submitted for inclusion on Rhode Island\u2019s Clean Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Project Priority List.