**AMENDED AND POSTED – APRIL 30, 2026**
POSTED – APRIL 29, 2026
REGULAR MEETING MAY 4, 2026
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
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 regular meeting to be held on May 4, 2026 at 5:00 Executive Session; Zoning Board Interviews, Town Updates, School Construction and Presentation Immediately Following Executive Session and 6:30 P.M. Regular Meeting at the Middletown Town Hall, 350 East Main Road, Middletown, Rhode Island. Said meeting will be conducted in person. Virtual access will also be provided by telephone conference call/ webinar and 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: 857 5638 6372 or on the web at; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85756386372 however, virtual access is being provided only as a convenience and is not an official "location" where access to the meeting is guaranteed. Being physically present at the meeting is the only way to guarantee complete access to the meeting, as the meeting will not be paused or rescheduled if the virtual access fails.
If you choose to join the meeting by zoom or telephone, Council Rules allow for the Public to speak only during the Public Forum and Public Hearings. If calling in by telephone, pressing *9 raises your hand and pressing *6 will unmute.
The items listed on the Consent portion of the agenda are to be considered routine by the Town Council and will ordinarily be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Council, or a member of the public so requests and the Town Council President permits, in which event the item will be removed from Consent Agenda consideration and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. All items on this agenda, with the exception of the Public Forum Session, may be considered, discussed, and voted upon in executive session and/or open session.
Pursuant to RIGL §42-46-6(b). Notice – “Nothing contained herein shall prevent a public body, other than a school committee, from adding additional items to the agenda by majority vote of the members. Such additional items shall be for informational purposes only and may not be voted on except where necessary to address an unexpected occurrence that requires immediate action to protect the public or to refer the matter to an appropriate committee or to another body or official.”
Any person not a member of the Council, desiring to address the Council concerning a matter on the docket of the Council, not the subject of a Public Hearing, shall submit a written request to the Town Clerk stating the matter upon which he desires to speak. Persons are permitted to address the Council for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes.
The Middletown Town Council follows the codification of present-day general parliamentary law as articulated in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised 10th edition (2000), together with whatever rules of order the Council has adopted for its own governance. The motion to reconsider is one of the motions that can bring a question again before an assembly, and is designed to bring back for further consideration a motion which has already been voted on:
If, in the same session that a motion has been voted on, but no later than the same day or the next day on which a business meeting is held, new information or a changed situation makes it appear that a different result might reflect the true will of the assembly, a member who voted with the prevailing side can, by moving to Reconsider [RONR (10th ed.), p. 304-321] the vote,
propose that the question shall come before the assembly again as if it had not previously been considered. (From Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, Robert, Evans et al., De Capo Press, 2004)
1. Executive Session - Pursuant to provisions of RIGL, Sections 42-46-2, 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 (a), (2) Collective Bargaining (IAFF), (2) Collective Bargaining (FOP), ** (5) Land Acquisition and (2) Potential Litigation.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Kendall Tucker Holmes
b. Joseph Markey
· Why do you want to be on the Zoning Board?
· What experience do you have that would qualify you to be a member of the Zoning Board?
· What useful knowledge or perspective from your own personal experience would you bring to the position?
· What do you think is the most important responsibility of a Zoning Board member?
· What would you like Middletown to look like 5 years from now?
· What do you believe is Middletown’s most important land use issue and how should it be addressed?
· What ideas or suggestions do you have regarding economic development in Middletown?
· Regular Zoning Board meetings typically take place the 4th Tuesday of each month, starting at 6 P.M., and Special meetings are called on an as needed basis. Are you available to attend them?
3. Appointment of two (2) members to the Zoning Board of Review, one (1) vacancy, second alternate and one (1) vacancy, third alternate, terms expiring April 2027.
4. The Town Administrator will provide an update on:
5. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Authorization of Change Order – CTE Welding Program Supplemental Design Services.
6. Citation of the Council, re: Recognizing Nicholas Coogan for his service on the Open Space and Fields Committee.
REGULAR MEETING – 6:30 P.M.
7. Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Rules of the Council, Citizens may address the town on one (1) subject only, said subject of substantive Town business, neither discussed during the regular meeting nor related to personnel or job performance. Citizens may speak for no longer than five (5) minutes and must submit a public participation form to the Council Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. All items discussed during this session will not be voted upon.
8. Application of Newport Creamery Restaurants, LLC dba Newport Creamery Restaurants, 208 West Main Road for a Class BV Liquor License for the 2025-2026 licensing year. (NEW) (Requires advertising for public hearing and notice to the abutters)
9. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, April 6, 2026.
10. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, April 20, 2026.
11. Memorandum of Paul A. Croce, Chairman, Middletown Planning Board, re: Proposed amendments to Middletown Zoning Code, Town Code Chapter 152 to address legislation adopted in the 2025 session of the RI General Assembly, including bills H5796, H5797, H5798. Proposed amendments to zoning ordinance Sections 400, 602, 603, 604, 728, and adding new section 731.
12. License of Burial, re: Peter Rebello, Section 47E, Graves 128 & 129.
13. Transfer of Burial, re: Michael Flint and Pamela Flint to Susan Chase, Section 50E, Grave 100.
14. Applications from the following-named persons, firms and corporations for RENEWAL of Sunday Sales Licenses, for the 2026-2027 licensing year:
Andrew’s at Eastgate, Ltd./Gold’s Wine and Spirits- 48 Valley Road
Golden Bev, LLC./West Main Liquors- 1374 West Main Road
15. Application of The Pub at Two Mile Corner, Inc/The Pub at Two Mile Corner, 10 Maple Avenue for RENEWAL of Amusement License for the 2026-2027 licensing year.
16. Application of A&M Acquisitions, LLC dba A&M Tactical, 10 Coddington Highway for RENEWAL of a Firearms Dealers License for the 2026-2027 licensing year.
17. Application of Diggity Dawg’s LLC dba Diggity Dawgs, 40 Valley Road for a Victualling House License for the 2025-2026 licensing year. (NEW)
18. Communication of Benjamin Wood & Jonathan Kaufman, Fire and Water Concessions, Inc., re: Request for Extended Optional Hours Salty’s at Second Beach.
19. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (First Reading)
An Ordinance in amendment to the ordinances of the Town of Middletown, Town Code Title III, Chapter 34, Taxes, Section 34.70 entitled “Tax Classification System”, is amended by deleting Subsection 34.70(A)(1)(f).
20. (Continued from April 6, 2026, Regular Meeting)
At the request of Councilor Logan, re: Resolution of the Council, re: Proclaiming the Month of May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.
21. Memorandum of Councilor Logan, re: Tee Sponsorship for a Marvelous Wish Annual Golf Tournament.
22. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: Recommendation to Engage with SilentSherpa for Energy Consulting and Professional Services.
23. Resolution of the Council, re: Award of contract to SILENTSHERPA for the energy management and professional services from the General Fund, and authorize the Finance Director to execute said agreement on behalf of the Town.
24. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: Financial Report – Nine Months Ended March 31, 2026.
25. Communication of Accounting Manager, re; FY2026 Quarterly Tax Collector’s Report as of 03/31/2026- Town of Middletown.
Wendy J.W. Marshall, MMC
Town Clerk
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 29, 2026 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.