25 Watson Avenue
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DEMOLITION Q & A DOCUMENT (Updated 12.4.25)
For More Information About Asbestos Please Visit the Sites Below:
PLEASE NOTE: The Town has NOT begun the process of filling the pocket neighborhood units and that a waiting list has not been established yet. The Town will be publicizing information about this later in the process.
December 2, 2025 Preliminary Plan Review with Planning Board
Agenda - December 2, 2025
Comprehensive Permit - Preliminary Plan - 25 Watson
October 7, 2025 Concept Review / Pre-application with Planning Board
- Pre-application: Comprehensive Plan: 25 Watson Ave
August 6, 2024 Concept Review / Pre-application with the Planning Board
- August 6, 2024 Executive Summary
- Concept Review / Pre-application for 25 Watson Avenue
- 25 Watson RFP (serving as the basis for pre-application requirements)
- "Cottages on Freemont" Site and Plan Concepts (serving as the basis for pre-application requirements)
Financial Town Meeting (FTM) materials for May 22, 2024
- PRESS RELEASE, 5-13-24 (PDF)
- 25 Watson Avenue Redevelopment Plan FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ), updated 5-13-24 (PDF)
- MOTION for FTM Agenda, Town Council approved 5-6-24 (PDF)
April 1, 2024 Memorandum of Understanding - Pocket Neighborhood at 25 Watson Avenue
- MOU between Town of Barrington & FJS (PDF)
- PROPOSAL, FJS Associates, Ltd. (PDF)
- RFP, 25 Watson Pocket Neighborhood (PDF)
- Addendum 1, RFP 25 Watson Pocket Neighborhood (PDF)
Special Meeting of the Town Council
See agenda for the August 30, 2023 Town Council special meeting on 25 Watson Avenue at 6:30 PM. In-person participation will be at the Barrington Middle School, with an option to view the meeting via ZOOM. Meeting materials are available for viewing via ClerkBase.
- Agenda for August 30, 2023 Town Council Special Meeting (PDF)
- Renderings from Union Studio, August 24, 2023 (PDF)
- Renderings from Union Studio, August 24, 2023 WITH LABELS (PDF)
Appraisal
Appraisal for 25 Watson Avenue, posted June 16, 2023 (PDF)
Archived Documents
Visit the 25 Watson Document Library to review materials, including studies, public comments, and more produced through the Ad-Hoc Committee process (beginning in 2021) to present.
25 Watson Document Library
Financial Town Meeting Videos
- Video - May 25, 2022, Financial Town Meeting (begins at 00:48:00)
- Video - June 16, 2021 Financial Town Meeting (begins at 00:27:00)
Former 25 Watson Ad-Hoc Development Committee
The 25 Watson Avenue Ad-Hoc Committee includes members of Boards, Committees, and Commissions that focus on issues relevant to the planning and future development of this property. Other members include a neighborhood representative and the Town Planner (serving as Chair). The Committee was dissolved in January 2023.
Meetings
Past meeting agendas, and minutes can be found on the Secretary of State's website.
Members
- Teresa Crean, Town Planner and Chair
- Matt Amaral, Economic Development Commission
- David N. Beal, Resilience and Energy Committee
- Kate Berard, Planning Board
- David Butera, Resident Representative
- Annelise Conway, Town Council Liaison
- Carla DeStefano, Housing Board of Trustees
- Ian Donahue, Barrington Land Conservation Trust
- Jordan Durham, Technical Review Committee
- Mary Grenier, Resident Representative
- Diane Lipscombe, Resident Representative
- Susan McCalmont, Resident Representative
- Ted Myatt, Conservation Commission
- Erin Paquette, Senior Services
- Thomas Peck, Housing Board of Trustees
- Roni Phipps, Planning Board
- Kelly Chinners-Reiss, Open Space Committee
- Fletch Thomson, Park and Recreation Commission
- Chris Brady, Housing Board of Trustee, Alternate
- Lynne Carter, Resilience and Energy Committee, Alternate
- Isabelle Gillibrand, Clerk to the Ad-Hoc Committee