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Moped Rental Licenses The council voted unanimously to postpone the licensing item until the January meeting since two council members were not there, Council Member Martha Ball and Second Warden Sven Risom. Council Member Keith Stover said that...
Town Manager Maryanne Crawford presented the management plan for the Overlook property to the Town Council on November 17, outlining the proposed uses and planned facilities. The management plan states that approximately 1.75 acres will be...
“I have trust issues,” First Warden André Boudreau told the Town Council on November 17. The council was discussing the proposed management agreement with the Block Island Land Trust for the Overlook property. The Town of New Shoreham is partnering...
Covid At the meeting on November 17, Dr. Tom Warcup had good news for the New Shoreham Town Council regarding Covid-19. He reported that as a state, Rhode Island had 85 percent of eligible adults vaccinated, with Block Island near 100 percent. He...
Water Superintendent John Breunig has been trying to get the attention of the town and the broader community on an issue of utmost importance: the Water Department’s infrastructure can not support future growth within the district, much less outside...