POSTED – April 23, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING – April 28, 2025
The following items of business, having been filed with the Town Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Council at a special meeting to be held on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. at the Middletown Town Hall, 350 East Main Road, Middletown, Rhode Island. Said meeting will be conducted in person, by telephone conference call/ webinar, members of the public may access and listen to the meeting in real-time by calling 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) or 1-888-475-4499 (Toll Free) and entering Meeting ID: 820 5494 4671 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82054944671
Wendy J.W. Marshall, MMC
Town Clerk
Town of Middletown
Town Hall – 350 East Main Road
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
Dear Ms. Marshall:
Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 203 of the Town Charter and in accordance with Sections 42-46-2., 42-46-4., 42-46-5., and 42-46-6., RIGL, I hereby call a Special Meeting of the Town Council to formally consider, discuss and act upon the following items of business. All items on this agenda, may be considered, discussed and voted upon.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
1. Presentation by the Development Team of Pennrose, Union Studio, and Horsley Witten on Improving the Town’s application to RI Housing for tax credits - Affordable Housing – Green End Avenue & Oliphant Lane.
2. Resolution of the Council, re: Authorizing Pennrose LLC to proceed with the revised plan, presented April 28, 2025 for 650 Green End Avenue and 26 Oliphant Lane, authorizing the Town Solicitor and Town Administrator to revise and execute all legal documents to reflect the details of the new plan proposed by Pennrose LLC, and Pennrose will resubmit the revised and improved plans to the Planning Board for Preliminary review and resubmit the town’s plan for affordable housing to RI Housing for financing in the spring of 2026.
3. Resolution of the Council, re: Enabling Legislation to increase Hotel Tax.
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Paul M. Rodrigues, President
Middletown Town Council
cc : Town Council Public Library Finance Director
Town Administrator Town Solicitor School Committee
This meeting location is accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing-impaired should notify the Town Clerk’s Office at 847-0009 not less than 48 hours before this meeting.
Posted on April 23, 2025 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.