EXETER TOWN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MEETING DATE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025, 6:30 P.M.
(Note: This meeting is on Tuesday due to Monday holiday)
MEETING LOCATION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EXETER CLERK’S OFFICE
675 TEN ROD ROAD, EXETER, RHODE ISLAND
All Agenda Items are subject to review, consideration,
discussion, and/or possible action by the Town Council
Per the Town Council’s By-laws, Section 119 (Decorum), order must be
preserved during Town Council Meetings. No person, member of the Public,
or Town Staff, shall by statement, action, conversation, or otherwise, interrupt
a Council Member or delay the proceedings of the Town Council Meeting.
Public participation is allowed only upon invitation by the Town Council President.
A. THE AMERICAN LEGION AND RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL
CEMETERY WILL HOST THE 23RD 9/11 REMEMBERANCE/PATRIOT DAY
CEREMONY AT THE WALL OF HONOR, LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF
THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, EXETER,
RHODE ISLAND, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025, AT 9:00 A.M.,
TO SALUTE THOSE LOST IN THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, TERRORIST
ATTACKS AND THOSE COMBATING WORLDWIDE TERRORISM
B. TRANSFER STATION PERMITS EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30: NEW PERMITS
FOR PERMIT PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2025, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026,
ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE, VIA
MAIL, DROP BOX, OR ONLINE; SEE TOWN WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
Consent Agenda items
are approved in one motion, unless removed by a Town Council Member.
A. REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST: REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL:
1. RYAN’S LAWN CARE & LANDSCAPING, $300.00
B. COMMUNICATIONS: See Appendix A attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Those removed by a Council Member will be addressed under Agenda Item No. 11
for referral or placement on a future agenda.
C. BILLS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND ABATEMENTS:
1. BILL SHEET: August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
2. TAX ASSESSOR’S ABATEMENTS: None
3. TAX COLLECTOR’S ABATEMENTS: None
4. TAX COLLECTOR’S REMITTANCES:
$270.41, one account
See Town Clerk for details
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. REGULAR MEETING, AUGUST 4, 2025
2. REGULAR MEETING, EXECUTIVE SESSION, AUGUST 4, 2025
A. VACANCIES:
1. PERSONNEL BOARD (5 MEMBERS NEEDED)
B. RESIGNATIONS:
1. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, DANIEL W. PATTERSON
C. APPOINTMENTS:
1. EXETER RURAL LAND PRESERVATION TRUST COMMITTEE MEMBERS
(THREE NEEDED) (TO SERVE FOUR-YEAR TERM BEGINNING DATE OF
APPOINTMENT)
2. BOARD OF TAX AND ASSESSMENT REVIEW ALTERNATE MEMBER
(TO SERVE THREE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING DATE OF APPOINTMENT)
3. ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW ALTERNATE MEMBER
(TO SERVE FIVE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING DATE OF APPOINTMENT)
4. COUNCIL CANDIDATE TO FILL UNEXPECTED COUNCIL VACANCY
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 406 OF THE TOWN CHARTER, “IN THE EVENT
THAT THE OFFICE OF A COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL BECOME VACANT
FROM ANY CAUSE, SUCH VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED BY THE
COUNCIL WITH THE CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF VOTES AMONG THE UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR
THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST TOWN ELECTION…THE NEW MEMBER
SHALL BE SWORN IN AT THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
FOLLOWING HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT”)
D. EXPIRING TERMS: None
A. OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE APPLICATION: KAREN LEVIN,
APPLICANT, ON BEHALF OF THE FRIENDS OF EXETER ANIMALS; TO
HOLD A CLASSIC CAR SHOW, INCLUDING VENDORS, ON SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 (RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025), 10:00
A.M. TO 3:00 P.M., AT THE EXETER ANIMAL SHELTER, 169 SOUTH COUNTY
TRAIL, EXETER, RHODE ISLAND
B. PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE APPLICATION: EUGENE WHITFORD
IV AND RENEE DIPIPPO, APPLICANTS; TO HOLD THEIR WEDDING,
PRIVATELY, FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,
2025, FROM 3:30 P.M. TO 12:00 A.M., AT 803 TEN ROD ROAD, EXETER,
RHODE ISLAND
Comments are not limited to items on this agenda.
However, items not on this agenda will only be heard and not acted upon by the Town Council, unless they are of an emergency nature. (3-minute time limit per
person; 15-minute maximum time allowed for this agenda item).
Section 42-46-6 of the Open Meetings Act and the Town Council By-Laws
prohibit the Town Council from deliberating, debating, or acting on previously
unposted matters during the Public Comment section of the agenda.
State law prohibits the Town Council from acting or voting upon any such
matter, except under emergency circumstances. The Town Council may only,
if warranted, refer such matters to an appropriate committee, to another body
or official, or post the matter for consideration at a properly-noticed, future meeting.
Accordingly, because the Council is obliged not to respond, the immediate silence of
the Town Council Members relative to any matter raised by a speaker during Public
Comment may not be construed as any endorsement, confirmation, acquiescence in,
support of, or the taking of any position concerning, a matter raised by a member of
the public under Public Comment.
Public participants under Public Comment are also reminded that they must adhere
to the dictates of Sections 115.B, 117 (Manner of Address), 119 (Decorum), and 120
(Enforcement) of the Council By-Laws in addressing the Council during a public
meeting under Public Comment.
A. SOLICITOR’S LICENSE APPLICATION: BRYAN CURLEY, 17 WOODSTOCK
DRIVE, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, ON BEHALF OF TRINITY SOLAR,
WALL, NEW JERSEY
B. REQUEST TO EXPAND SPLIT ROCK MOBILE HOME PARK PURSUANT
TO EXETER CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE II, SECTION 26-36:
JEFFREY F. CAFFREY, ESQ., ON BEHALF OF SHORELINE PROPERTIES,
INC., 400 SOUTH COUNTY TRAIL, SUITE A207, EXETER, RHODE ISLAND,
APPLICANT
C. APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO ZONING MAP/FARM OVERLAY
DISTRICT: MILAN EARL ADAMS, III, APPLICANT, OF HOG HOUSE HILL
ROAD a/k/a SHERMAN ROAD, RELATIVE TO PLAT-BLOCK-LOT 64-1-8,
64-1-9, 64-1-17, 64-1-19, 64-1-22, 64-1-23, 64-1-26
D. EXETER JUVENILE HEARING BOARD: RESPONSE FROM WEST
GREENWICH TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING EXETER TOWN
COUNCIL’S REQUEST TO COMBINE JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS
E. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: DAM EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS
F. FUTURE TOWN HALL, 742 TEN ROD ROAD: PROCEED TO POST:
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
(REVISED PROJECT SCOPE)
G. NOMENCLATURE: TOWN BUILDINGS
H. AUGUST COMMUNICATION NO. 3: REQUEST FROM BUSHY BROOK
FARM TO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HELP REMOVE
OVERGROWTH FROM EDGES OF TOWN FARM
I. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: REQUEST TO GO OUT TO BID:
TWO ALL-SEASON 40k TRUCKS
J. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: MUNICIPAL ROAD AND BRIDGE
PROGRAM STATE FUNDS, LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY AGREEMENT, BY
AND BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE TOWN OF
EXETER
K. BATES SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD PEER REVIEW: STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
L. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
2026 OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT ROUND
A. FIRE REMEDIATION STATUS: 700 TEN ROD ROAD
B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE: STATUS AND DIRECTION
C. ETHICS TRAINING: SCHEDULING
D. STATUS: WELCOME SIGNAGE IN AND OUT OF TOWN
E. STATUS: RI250 COMMISSION: EXETER HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
Consideration of those removed from Appendix A attached hereto and incorporated herein (see Agenda Item No. 5, Consent Agenda) for
referral or placement on a future agenda.
POSTED AUGUST 27, 2025, AT TOWN OF EXETER CLERK’S OFFICE, PUBLIC LIBRARY,
AND POST OFFICE, AND ON SECRETARY OF STATE’S AND TOWN OF EXETER’S WEBSITES
The public is welcome to attend any meetings of the Exeter Town Council or its committees, boards, or commissions. If communications assistance or other accommodation is required or necessary to ensure
equal participation, please contact the Exeter Town Clerk’s Office two business days prior to the meeting during normal business hours, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at (401) 294-3891, Ext. 9, or clerk@exeterri.gov.
The Exeter Clerk’s Office is handicapped accessible.