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The amount of per- and poly-fluorinated substances, known as PFAS, is in compliance with state law at the water plant and reservoir. Mike Gray, director of public works, reported the news to the town council at its meeting Monday. “We did detect it, but it is below the threshold,” he said. The maximum allowable amount

Town administration is recommending a plan to set aside $770,000 for road paving so a potential grant from the state can be maximized. Ed Mello, interim town administrator, said Gov. Dan McKee has proposed for every city and town in Rhode Island to receive a grant of $385,000 to improve transportation infrastructure. The grant, however,

The town will ask the state to reallocate $100,000 from a feasibility study to install bike lanes on East Shore Road. The town council at its meeting Monday authorized Ed Mello, interim town administrator, to make the request to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. According to Mello’s memo, the agency budgeted $100,000 to study

Steven Bois, a former harbor commissioner who was appointed harbormaster in March, has been promoted to executive director of the waterfront. The town council unanimously appointed Bois to the position at its meeting Monday. “Happy to make that appointment,” said Mary Meagher, vice president of the council. “I think you’ll be a terrific executive director.”

The roof of the former highway barn at Fort Wetherill. The estimate for repairs is $125,000. The town council gave permission for administration to continue developing bid specs to determine the cost to repair the roof of the old highway barn at Fort Wetherill. The councilors at their meeting May 1 also authorized Ed Mello,

The town has leveraged its buying capabilities to secure an electric van for the Jamestown Community Farm, according to Ed Mello, interim town administrator. The town council at its meeting Monday unanimously approved the recommendation as part of the consent agenda. Although the town will outlay $54,584 to purchase the Ford van, it will be

Town administration is working to implement an online system that would allow residents to get their municipal licenses from a single platform. According to Ed Mello, interim town administrator, the concept derives from a state law enacted in 2021 that requires cities and towns to provide e-permitting for building permits by July 1. Town Clerk

An architectural consultant will be hired as the first step in determining whether the senior center should remain on West Street. “This is just the starting point of a discussion about the potential locations that are available to us,” said Ed Mello, interim town administrator. Mello introduced the proposal to the town council at its

Administration has been given permission from the town council to study the feasibility of two options that would power municipal buildings with renewable energy. The first option would be for Newport Renewable to assess all public buildings in Jamestown to see which ones could be retrofitted with solar panels. The second option would be to

A gubernatorial proposal to repair roads, bridges and sidewalks in Rhode Island would net $384,615 for Jamestown to improve its local transportation infrastructure. The $20 million program, as part of Gov. Dan McKee proposed fiscal 2024 budget, would require cities and towns to pay for two-thirds of each project. The remaining 33 percent would be