TOWN OF BARRINGTON, RI

TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026

6:00 P.M.

(RESCHEDULED FROM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026)

Barrington Town Hall

Town Council Chambers

283 County Road Barrington, RI

Agenda

Agenda and attachments: https://clerkshq.com/barrington-ri

1.         Call to Order

2.         Pledge of Allegiance

3.        Land Acknowledgement: “Aquene (Peace) We recognize the unique and enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories. We acknowledge that we are in the ancestral homeland of the Pokanoket Tribe within the original territory of the Pokanoket Nation. We commit to ongoing efforts to recognize, honor, reconcile and partner with the Pokanoket people whose ancestral lands and water we benefit from today. Aquene (Peace)”

4.        Discuss and Act: Fiscal Year 2026-27 Municipal Operating and Capital Budgets

5.         Discuss and Act: To Approve Exceeding the 4% Tax Levy Increase Cap 

6.        Discuss and Act:  Resolution of the Town Council Approving the Issuance of not to exceed $120,000,000 Bonds and Notes 
for the ‎construction, improvement, renovation, alteration, furnishing and ‎equipping of public ‎schools and school facilities in the town and all expenses incident thereto ‎including, but ‎not limited to, costs of design, ‎athletic ‎fields, playgrounds, landscaping, parking and costs of financing 

7.        Discuss and Act:  Resolution of the Town Council Approving the issuance of general obligation bonds and/or Notes in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,000,000
to finance the athletic fields project and the Annawamscutt Brook Culvert Project and all other costs incidental or related thereto.  

8.        Public Comment

9.        Adjourn

The Town of Barrington will provide accommodations needed to ensure equal participation in all meetings. Please contact the Town Clerk’s office prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made to provide such assistance. A request for accommodations can be made in writing to 283 County Road or by calling 401-247-1900, Ext. 301 (voice). Hearing impaired callers can dial 711 “Relay” for additional assistance. The Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library and Barrington Public Safety Building are accessible to the disabled.

Posted date on February 25, 2026, at Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library, Town of Barrington Web Site, and Secretary State