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Please join us for a public workshop for the Aquidneck Island and Naval Station Newport Compatible Use Study. The study is evaluating opportunities to improve transportation, land use and water-related infrastructure as the installation and the Island community evolves over the next several years.

The Newport County Development Council, in partnership with the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth and the City of Newport is leading this study with our consultants at Stantec.

Follow this link to register for the event 

What: Aquidneck Island and NAVSTA Compatible Use Study Public Workshop

When: Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 from 6-8pm

Where: Newport County Campus - Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)

This public workshop will discuss the challenges and opportunities that have been identified in prior planning efforts. Attendees will be able to provide input on identified potential project and policy solutions which could better support the quality of life on the Island and throughout the region. The project team will use feedback from the workshop to guide analysis and develop recommendations.

Please direct any questions to engage@connectgreaternewport.com.

Connect Greater Newport, launched in 2018, is the economic development division of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce. Developed as a public-private partnership with resources from Newport and Bristol counties, our mission is to support the growth of the region’s existing businesses and to serve as a resource to attract new companies to the region.

Through Connect Greater Newport, the Chamber has implemented a robust Business Retention and Expansion program and developed a 10-year regional economic strategy with recommendations to build a more competitive and resilient economy.

 

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