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Town of Tiverton, Rhode Island
Town Council Meeting
NOTICE and AGENDA
Regular Meeting: Monday, July 27 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Tiverton Town Hall
343 Highland Road
Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878
Notice: This meeting is IN PERSON only.
The meeting may also be viewable live at: www.youtube.com/user/TivertonVideos
Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired must contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 343 Highland Road or call (401) 625-6704 at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting.
Pursuant to RIGL §42-46-6(b): “Nothing contained herein shall prevent a public body, other than a school committee, from adding additional items to the agenda by a 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.”
The public may send written comments by regular mail to the Town Clerk at 343 Highland Road, Tiverton, RI 02878, or place them in the grey drop box located outside Town Hall by noon on the day of the meeting.
Date Posted: July 23, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
| President John G. Edwards V | Vice President David J. Paull | Deborah G. Janick |
| Denise M. deMedeiros | Craig R. Committo | David Perry |
| Michael S. Burk | | |
*** Moment of Silence – Robert Cahill Martin ***
4. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed within the Consent Agenda are to be considered routine by 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 for separate consideration later on the agenda.
A. Approval of Town Council Minutes
1. May 26, 2026 – Regular Meeting (Councilor deMedeiros abstains, absent)
2. June 8, 2026 – Regular Meeting
B. Acknowledge Receipt of Minutes from Boards/Commissions/Committees
1. Personnel Board (1)
2. Open Space and Land Preservation (2)
3. Zoning Revision (3)
4. Harbor Commission (1)
C. Acknowledge Receipt of Reports
1. Town Administrator – Departments’ Monthly Reports – June 2026
2. Town Administrator – Police and Fire Department Overtime Reports – June 2026
3. Treasurer Saurette – FY26 Gaming Revenue update
D. Acknowledge Receipt of Correspondence
1. Letter from Katherine Perruzzi re: proposed Friendship Farms 2 development
2. Letter from Ron Potvin re: proposed Friendship Farms 2 development
3. ACLU 2026 REPORT Remote Access to Public Meetings
4. Letter from Garrett Calusdian regarding filming at Grinnell’s Beach
E. Approval of Fire Department Budget Transfers
| From Account: | Account Description: | To Account: | Account Description: | Amount |
| 3310-6443 | Equipment Service Contract | 3310-7640 | Apparatus Maintenance | 1,650.00 |
| 3310-6910 | Heat | 3310-7840 | Station Maintenance | 1,500.00 |
F. Police Chief Costa – Automated License Plate Reader policy
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING A COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM OR OTHER TOWN BUSINESS
6. APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS– Discussion and possible votes
A. Acknowledgement of resignation/retirement:
1. Richard Segel from the Dog Park Committee, effective June 19, 2026
2. David Collins from Zoning Board of Review, effective July 15, 2026
B. Dog Park Committee - (5) Member Board (3) Year Terms (3) Vacancies
1. Rebecca Nicole Rhein - Requests appointment for term ending 4/15/2027 or 4/15/2028
2. Ellen Brady - Requests appointment for term ending 4/15/2027 or 4/15/2028
C. Economic Development Commission - (5) Member Board (4) Year Terms (2) Vacancies
1. John Hardman - Requests re-appointment for term ending 7/15/2030
2. Steve Durkee - Requests appointment for term ending 7/15/2027
D. Cemetery Commission - (5) Member Board (3) Year Terms (1) Vacancy
1. Stefanie Mattera - Requests appointment for term ending 7/15/2029
E. Zoning Board of Review - (7) Member Board (5) Year Terms (1) Full Vacancy, (2) Alternate Vacancies
1. Edwin Schober - Requests appointment for full term ending 7/15/2031
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS (ADVERTISED) – Discussion and possible votes
A. Shelby Stubbs - Approval of Sound Variance for wedding at 227 Schooner Drive on September 13,
2026, from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (SPE-166)
8. GENERAL BUSINESS
A. Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management – Presentation on Chase Marina and
comments on Crandall Road PFAS
B. Administrator Jones – Update on Crandall Road regarding PFAS
C. Discussion and vote on final amendments to Charter Amendments and their corresponding Ballot
Questions (as continued from July 20, 2026)
1. Article IV Town Council, Section 401
2. Article VI Financial Services, Sections 602 Town Treasurer through Section 606 Transition
3. Article VIII Town Officials and Offices, Section 801 Town Clerk
4. Article VIII Town Officials and Offices, Section 806 Town Planner
5. Article II Elections, Section 204 Transfer of Town Land and Article IV Town Council,
Section 407
6. Article VII Budget Committee and Article III Annual Budget Process/Financial Town
Referendum, Section 301(b)(6) Budget Committee
7. Article X Boards and Commissions, Section 1008 Tiverton Harbor and Coastal Waters
Management Commission
8. Article X Boards and Commissions, Section 1001 Planning Board
9. Article X Boards and Commissions, Section 1007 Personnel Board
10. Article X Boards and Commissions, Section 1002 Zoning Board of Review
11. Article X Boards and Commissions, Section 1014 Economic Development Commission
12. Article XI School Department, Section 1101 School Committee
D. Sylvia Road residents Tom & Holly Flanagan, Gail Sylvia and Mary Ellen George – Discussion regarding
concerns over potential to transform Sylvia Road into a one-way street
E. Jon Hunter/Alexander Olarte, 496 Riverside Drive – Discussion and possible vote regarding permission
to use portion of right-of-way (ROW) on an unimproved section of Riverside Drive
F. Blake Hayden, 214 Highland Rd – Discussion and possible vote regarding proposal for a Seasonal
Educational Agritourism Program
G. Police Chief Costa – Discussion and possible vote to approve contract for Automated License Plate
Reader services
H. Bruce Cox/Harbor Commission – Discussion and possible vote regarding Memorial Bench program
I. Receipt of Recommendation from Planning Board related to amending Zoning Ordinance - District
Use Tables Article IV, District Use Regulation, Section 18, Age Restricted Mixed Use Community,
subsections B(1), C, L and M, and request to advertise the proposed amendment for a public hearing
J. Administrator Jones – Discussion and possible vote to authorize the Administrator to reimburse the
City of Woonsocket for $10,000
K. Administrator Jones - Discussion and possible vote to award the Professional Audit Services contract
to Hague, Sahady & Co. P.C.
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Solicitor Marcello – R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(2) - Potential litigation regarding tax treaty with
Twin River Tiverton, LLC