The owners of Ryders Landing want to put a new coffee shop on Main Street as the first phase of a development that could ultimately include retail and office space, a restaurant and a 105-room riverfront hotel. The Sbriglios own five properties totaling roughly 5.5 acres off Main Street immediately south of the Ryders Landing development. The Sbriglios also own the nearby Lord Chamberlain nursing home and rehabilitation center and several other nursing homes statewide. However, they are first seeking approval only for a 2,475-square-foot coffee shop with a drive-thru. A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 24 before the Zoning Commission. However, if the coffee shop plans get approved, he said they’d want to start construction soon. Rosati said the plans to be reviewed by the Zoning Commission would incorporate recommendations from the state Department of Transportation and the town.
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