Coventry Taking Johnson’s Pond & Dam By Eminent Domain
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Coventry Town Solicitor and Law Department Head Stephen J. Angell points the the Soscia Holdings parcel including Johnson's Pond Dam and the access area to it, which the town will take by eminent domain for $157,000.](https://northamerica.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Johnsons-Pond-Taking-Council-Meeting-06-20-2024-300x225.jpg)
By: Rob Borkowski on June 20, 2024 in Business, Coventry, RI news, News to You
COVENTRY, RI — Soscia Holdings LLC rebuffed Coventry’s $1.5 million offer for the 216 acre Johnson’s Pond property, so Friday the town begins taking Johnson’s Pond & Dam, and associated […]
DEM: Johnson’s Pond Dam Work ‘Far From Over’
![[CREDIT:openstreetmap.org/copyright] A map showing the dam at Johnson's Pond, also known as Flat River Reservoir, in Coventry, RI.](https://northamerica.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Johnsons-Pond-management-dispute-140x140.jpg)
By: Rob Borkowski on April 26, 2024 in Coventry, RI news, News to You
COVENTRY, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reports that while unsafe water ejecting from the spillway has been addressed, Johnson’s Pond dam work is “far from […]
