Westerly Sun — Rhode Island AG supports designation of Spray Rock Road as public right of way

Kevin Tanner, of Charlestown, a frequent visitor to the area, fishes from the rocks at Weekpaug Breachway on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. The state CRMC and DEM became involved this summer after the public started having difficulty accessing what had been a historically used path from the DEM fishing lot down to the beach. Harold Hanka, The Westerly Sun

Nov 23, 2022

By Jason Vallee — WESTERLY — The Rhode Island Attorney General has returned an opinion to the Coastal Resources Management Council supporting and strongly advising the council to approve and designate Spray Rock Road as a public right of way to the Westerly waterfront.

In a letter to sent to the council on Monday, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said he “strongly supported” the CRMC’s anticipated affirmation and designation of Spring Avenue extension in Westerly, now known as Spray Rock Road, as a right of way. A review determined that between 1886 and 1948, there were five separate recorded plats that depicted the road running south from Ninigret Avenue.

Neronha said there is strong evidence that the Spring Avenue Extension was formally dedicated, as well, with the most identifiable dedication shown in the plat from 1920.

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