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At the outset the council held a moment of silence for those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. VFW Post 152, the NK Firefighters, and NK Police were recognized for the moving ceremony they held to honor those who had fallen on 9/11 20 years ago Saturday.
Thereafter the following council business was conducted:
Public Hearings
The council held 3 separate public hearings. Afterwards the following occurred:
The White Elephant located at 7535 Post Road was granted a second hand license.
The Wickford Wine Company located at 4 Brown St was granted victualling, entertainment, and Class C alcoholic beverage licenses.
After testimony from the NK Booster Club and school superintendent Phil Auger, Ph.D.-- who represented that not only the booster club but the school administration and the school committee were in favor of naming the football field after former school AD Richard Fossa, by a vote of 4-1--the council named the field after Mr. Fossa.
Town Expenditures
The town council approved the following expenditures of taxpayer monies:
ITEM | AMOUNT | FUNDING SOURCE |
Emergency repair to FD’s reserve latter truck | $26,247.64 | Rescue billing acct |
Motorola radios for the FD | $24,230.68 | Rescue billing acct |
FF Personal Protective Equipment | $44,864.30 | FEMA grant |
FF Personal Escape System | $8,732.00 | FEMA grant |
300 gallon sprayer for golf course | $89,527.89 | Town budget |
Golf greens mower | $47,468.19 | Town budget |
Outboard engine for harbormaster boat | $22,425.00 | Harbor equip. acct |
Ratification of 2 mowers for public works | $25,899.98 | Town budget/cap. reserve |
Playground equipment for McGinn Park | $159,052.42 | Town budget/cap. reserve |
Licenses
The town granted 3 exhibition licenses:
APPLICANT | EVENT/PLACE | DATE |
Cocumscucssoc Assn | 1st Peoples’ Summit Conference / 55 Richard Smith Drive. | Oct. 2, 2021 |
Dale Dejoy | Fall Fest / Town Beach | Oct. 16, 2021 |
Nancy Raffi | Women’s March / Town Beach | Oct. 2, 2021 |
The Town Manager reported:
that he and I met with the State Department of Transportation on August 17th to discuss town road construction priorities. DOT informed us that they:
will move ahead with the West Main/Post Road sidewalk project in 2023;
will send the town a construction and maintenance agreement for the mini-roundabout in Wickford;
will work with the town to research bicycle and other transportation from certain areas of town to Wickford Junction;
will complete the Devils’ Foot Road project in the Spring of 2022;
are working on the Hamilton Elementary School traffic light project; and,
are considering a busing pilot program from Wickford Junction to Wickford for the holidays.
100% of the firefighters are vaccinated. Meaning our government is doing its job to protect its citizens.
The town will host the state’s Arbor Day celebration on April 29th.
The town has formed a subcommittee to discuss a potential recreation center.
Other Important Business:
The town approved a request to submit legislation that will allow the Old and Ancient Rowers Society of Rhode Island to have their property exempted from taxation. OARS is a local non-profit organization that teaches and promotes rowing.