Gas Station Planned For Newport Creamery Site Clears Zoning Board

Kelly Coates of Carpionato Properties said the station is needed to keep Stop & Shop in Johnston.

Members of the Johnston Zoning Board of Review voted on July 28 to approve plans for a Stop & Shop gas station to replace the Newport Creamery on Atwood Avenue. During the meeting, held at the senior center, board members approved a special use permit and a dimensional variance that would allow Carpionato Properties to build the fueling station at 1410 Atwood Ave. According to Kelly Coates, Senior Vice President at Carpionato Properties, which owns the property, Stop & Shop wants to stay competitive with a new Super Wal-mart planned for Plainfield Pike in Cranston. A Stop & Shop closed in East Providence in 2009 after the city would not allow it to build a gas station, Coates noted, and the closure had a negative impact on the city. Coates…

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