Dumps and Garland Well Elevation

A New History for Rye

 A New History for Rye Using Parson’s History of Rye, Bill Varrell’s “Rye on the Rocks,†and other published sources, Alex Herlihy of Rye Historical Society has created a detailed time line of four centuries of Rye History and it is growing daily.  Soon this time line will turn into a running narrative and eventually a […]

RCL April 11 BOS meeting notes

File for the Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes041116revBfinal The application by Seacoast Velokids to use the Town Forest for bicycling events was tabled after Conservation Commission opposition. More Detail Rye’s representative to the Coastal Risk and Hazard Commission reported that estimates for sea level rise by 2100 range from 1.6 to 6.6 feet. More Detail An “august†[…]

RCL Notes on Proposed Zoning Amendment RCD 2017-04

Retirement Community Development (RCD’s)      Proposed Zoning Amendment (2017-04) Visit link to the full text of the Proposed Zoning Amendment (2017-04):  Click Here The amendment is intended to assure that RCD’s developed in Rye provide for dwelling units which are affordable to senior citizens. With respect to the town wide limitation, presently there are 20 […]