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The town council has dropped the interim tag from Ed Mello’s title. Mello was unanimously appointed permanent town administrator by the councilors at their meeting Monday following an executive session to discuss his performance. He is the ninth person to hold that post since Bob Sutton was named the inaugural chief executive in 1975. Mello
Gov. Dan McKee and Nancy Beye, president of the town council, sign the Learn365RI Municipal Compact last Thursday at Beavertail Lighthouse Museum. The agreement provides the school district with resources to improve learning opportunities outside of the classroom. PHOTOS BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN Jamestown has become the 10th municipality in Rhode Island to sign a
The financial town meeting was dispatched in less than 20 minutes Monday as 103 voters unanimously passed the $28.72 million budget for 2023-24, which begins July 1. They also approved $1.26 million in bonds to lease heavy equipment and upgrade the HVAC system at the police station. The property tax rate is estimated to increase
The committee on affordable housing is proposing “practical options” to streamline the program that is “significantly behind” schedule, according to a memo presented to the town council at its May 15 meeting. “We’ve made some progress, but it is slow,” said Quaker Case, vice chairwoman. “The barriers are significant. We still have a way to
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