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The Democrats won the election for town council when three Republican incumbents were upset, The Jamestown Press reported on May 3, 1991. The Democrats now have four of the five seats on the council. They are Tot Wright, Sandra Brasil, Nick Robertson and Mary Meagher. Mark Liberati was the lone Republican to win a seat.
A state senator from West Warwick has asked the town council “to temporarily rescind” its anti-gambling resolution until a legislative commission has completed its feasibility study of a resort casino at Quonset Point, The Jamestown Press reported Feb. 17, 1994. While the councilors did not heed the request, they expressed no opposition to the study.
The harbor commission has proposed a 20 percent hike in mooring fees, The Jamestown Press reported Dec. 17, 1998. The mooring fees are currently $50 for residents and $100 for non-residents and commercial operations, and those rates would increase to $60 and $120, respectively. The fee for boats over 25 feet long would also increase