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Votes at a glance: council adopts levy-cap resolution, Arbor Day proclamation, policy and appointments
Summary
At its March meeting the Jamestown Town Council approved a resolution on the levy cap, declared Arbor Day, adopted a revised right-of-way policy, and made appointments to the Board of Canvassers; it also approved procedural steps on affordable housing.
The Jamestown Town Council recorded several formal actions and unanimous or consensus approvals at the meeting.
Votes included:
- Resolution 2025-08: Approve resolution urging the Rhode Island General Assembly to amend R.I. Gen. Laws §44-5-2 so financial town meetings may approve budgets that exceed the 4% levy cap. Motion approved by voice vote; resolution forwarded to state officials.
- Proclamation 2025-09: Declare Friday, April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day in Jamestown. Motion approved.
- Right-of-way policy: Adopt revised Right-of-Way (Adopt-a-Row) policy with clarified responsibilities and training requirements for volunteers and staff. Motion approved.
- Affordable housing procedural motions: Authorize staff to draft state-legislation requests for linkage/impact fees (expanded to include land conservation), schedule a meeting with bond counsel about a potential $3,000,000 affordable-housing bond, and prepare an RFP for town-owned project concepts. All motions approved.
- Appointments: Reappointed Ken Newman (full term) and appointed Daphne Meredith (full term expiring earlier); appointed Laura Goldstein as a Democratic alternate on the Board of Canvassers. Motions approved.
- Consent agenda: Approved as presented.
Where listed in the meeting, most motions were adopted by voice vote and recorded as “Aye” in the public session. Specific roll-call tallies were not always provided in the meeting transcript for every item.
