Livestream: https://westerlyri.gov/TownCouncilLive

Live Broadcast:  PEG RI-TV Channel 18 (Cox) or Channel 29 (Verizon)

 

Written public comment can be submitted prior to the meeting by emailing mleblanc@westerlyri.gov.

All comments must be received no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting

in order to be entered into the record of the meeting.

 

 

 1.    CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 2.    Potter Hill Mill Site – Discussion Only

a.     Potter Hill Dam Study/Alternatives

        1.     Presentation/Update

        2.     Correspondence

               a.     Letter from John Brown, Narragansett Indian Tribe Historic Preservation Office to Melanie Gange, Marine Resources Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center, NOAA Fisheries

               b.     Resolution Of The Town of Hopkinton In Support Of Maintaining The Water Level Of The Pawcatuck River

               c.     Letter from Jamie Fosburgh, Acting Manager, Northeast Region Rivers Program, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service to Michael J. Elliott, US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division

               d.     Letter from Pete Ogle to The Westerly Town Council

        3.     Citizens’ Comments (five minutes per speaker maximum)

        4.     Council Dialogue

       

 

3.     POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

The Council may vote to go into executive session for discussion and/or action regarding those items of business exempt from open meetings under Rhode Island General Laws §42-46-4 and:

a)    §42-46-5(a)(2) Litigation – Brayman, et al v. Town of Westerly – C.A. No.: WC- 2016-0334

b)    Pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5(a)(2) - Litigation - Discussion and/or action related to MDL No. 2873, ongoing national litigation involving Per/Polyfluoroalkyl substances, and discussion and/or action on related and developing settlement negotiations. 

c)    §42-46-5(a)(2) Litigation – Nunes, Alex v. Town of Westerly (APRA 11.22.23)

d)    §42-46-5(a)(2) Possible Litigation- So-called Lighthouse Road.

 

 

4.     ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

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 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.

 

INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED MUST CALL 348-2505 IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING DATE.

 

The Town Council agenda and supporting documents can be accessed on the Town of Westerly website at www.westerlyri.gov