| NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL | MARCH 2, 2026 |
| 83 GREENE STREET, NORTH SMITHFIELD | 6:45 P.M. |
| PARTICIPATION FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE IN-PERSON ONLY | |
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THE FEBRUARY 16, 2026 INCIDENT AT THE LYNCH ARENA IN PAWTUCKET, RHODE
ISLAND
A. DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL, VOTE OR OTHER ACTION PURSUANT TO RIGL 42-46-
5(A)(2) Sessions pertaining to collective bargaining or litigation or work sessions pertaining to
collective bargaining or litigation:
1. POTENTIAL LITIGATION
A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Consideration of Evidence Regarding Possible
Revocation of Junk Yard License for HT Auto LLC, d/b/a Leo’s Auto, Located at 955 Iron Mine
Hill Road
B. DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL, VOTE, OR OTHER ACTION (NO PUBLIC HEARING)
NOTICE: The following agenda item is scheduled for Council, Discussion, Vote or Other
Action Only. No public hearing will be held, and No action will be taken at this meeting to
adopt, enact, or amend the Zoning Ordinance text or the Zoning Map.
1. Discussion by the Council, Vote, or Other Action on Ratification and Approval of the Executed Mediation Agreement, including authorization for the Town to pay fifty percent (50%) of the mediation costs for the Honorable Frank X. Flaherty, Retired Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice, to serve as mediator at an hourly rate of $450.00, concerning the following matters:
a. Petition/Application for Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance filed by Pound Hill Realty,
LLC, c/o 618 Greenville Road, North Smithfield, Rhode Island 02896, owner of certain
real property located off Old Oxford Road, Pound Hill Road, and Pine Hill Road in the
Town of North Smithfield, more particularly identified as Town of North Smithfield Tax
Assessor’s Plat 7, Lot 38, consisting of approximately 89.44 acres (the “Subject
Property”);
b. Proposed Text Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment to the Town of North Smithfield
Zoning Ordinance, including creation of a new zoning district entitled Industrial Special
Management District 1 Overlay, intended to permit mining, quarrying, sand and gravel
extraction, loam stripping, stone cutting operations, and the crushing, washing, and/or
processing of materials. The proposed zoning map amendment would change the zoning
designation of the property located at 14 Pine Hill Road, identified as Assessor’s Plat 7,
Lot 38 (the “Property”), from Rural Agricultural (RA) and Rural Estate Agricultural
(REA) to Industrial Special Management District 1 Overlay; and
c. Pound Hill Realty, LLC v. Town of North Smithfield, C.A. No. PC-1999-1811.
C. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Status/Progress Report Items
1. North Smithfield Police Station Renovations
a. Environmental Consultants and Contractors Inc. (ECC)
b. Project Funding
A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Application for Temporary Exemption from
Noise Ordinance – Narragansett Electric Company – George Watson III
1. Public Hearing
B. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Resignation from the Groundwater Protection
Committee and Planning Board
Individuals requesting special assistance should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 767-2200, ext. 504 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.
Agenda posted February 26, 2026