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Council approves door-to-door sales license for Power Home Remodeling pending stipulations and background-check resolution
Summary
The council approved an application from Devin Elenwood doing business as Power Home Remodeling for a hawkers-and-peddlers/door-to-door sales license, but police raised a background-check concern and asked that stipulations be met before final sign-off.
The Burrillville Town Council voted Jan. 22 to approve an application from Devin (spelled variously in the transcript as Devon/Devin) Elenwood doing business as Power Home Remodeling for a hawkers-and-peddlers/door-to-door sales license, subject to completion of required stipulations.
Town staff moved to approve the license "as long as all stipulations have been met," and the council carried that motion by voice vote. The transcript shows the police chief raised a specific concern about a staff member listed on the application who had an unresolved background-check issue and said he would not sign off on a license until the concern was addressed. "This discovery of the background check warrants, in my opinion, not issuing any license until the [matter is resolved]," the chief said.
Why it matters: Door-to-door sales licenses give individuals or companies permission to solicit in town neighborhoods; the police chief framed the problem as a public-safety concern tied to the background check for an employee listed on the application.
Key points: - The application was filed as agenda item 25-021 and described as a hawkers-and-peddlers / door-to-door license for windows, siding and roofing across the town. - The council approved the application contingent on all stipulations being met; town staff and the clerk's office had reached out to the applicant for information and reported no response at the time of the meeting. - The police chief requested the motion be withdrawn and replaced by a motion to table until the background-check question is resolved; the council instead kept the conditional approval language and proceeded with the vote to approve "as long as all stipulations have been met." The chief emphasized the decision is a public-safety issue.
Next steps: The license will not be finalized until police and clerk's office confirm that all stipulations, including resolution of the background-check concern, have been met.
