EastBayRI — Barrington Beach parking now open to non-residents

The town beach began allowing non-resident parking on weekdays about two weeks ago. Barrington Beach remains resident-only parking on the weekends

Aug 11, 2021

By Josh Bickford — Town beach had been resident-only parking until two weeks ago

BARRINGTON — About two weeks ago Barrington officials shifted their position on non-resident parking at the town beach.

While the beach had not allowed non-resident parking at the start of the summer season, local officials decided to change that recently. Barrington Recreation Department Director Michele Geremia said the town beach began allowing non-resident parking on weekdays about two weeks ago. Barrington Beach remains resident-only parking on the weekends.

“We’ve been monitoring the (parking) spaces down there,” she said. 

Officials discovered that there were plenty of available parking spaces in the lot during the week, she said.

“My sense is that the town manager feels that if we’re able” to accommodate it “we should be open to non-residents,” Ms. Geremia said. 

Last year was a busy one at Barrington Beach. With most of the state’s larger beaches limiting parking capacity or offering resident-only parking, Barrington Beach quick grew in popularity. The town beach’s paved parking lot filled early most days, so town officials opened up the adjacent grassy area for additional parking. Those spaced filled up quickly also.

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