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Votes at a glance: Burrillville Town Council meeting, Feb. 26, 2025
Summary
A roundup of motions and formal votes taken by the Burrillville Town Council on Feb. 26, including licenses, proclamations, highway acceptance, zoning ordinance adoptions, grant transfers and several state legislative resolutions.
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Burrillville Town Council recorded multiple formal actions. The list below summarizes each item as it appears in the meeting record and the outcome recorded on the floor. Where the transcript shows a mover or second that name is included; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the audio transcript excerpt when the council simply called for "Aye."
Votes at a glance (selected items from the meeting record):
- Proclamation recognizing the Burrill Economic Development Partnership (formerly Burrill Industrial Foundation): Motion to adopt read and put to a vote; recorded as adopted. (Motion recorded in the transcript as made by Mr. Battleon; second by vice president.)
- License approvals for St. Teresa Shrine (35 Dion Drive): Applications approved provided stipulations are met; motion and approval recorded.
- New victualing (victualing) license for OM Coding LLC doing business as Cow’s Tail Deli and Creamery (16 High Street): Council moved and approved the license following public hearing.
- Ordinance amendment to accept Pleasant Street into the town highway system (Amendment to subsection 24‑1, accepted town streets): Public hearing closed and amendment adopted.
- Ordinance amendment to remove time restrictions on nonpermanent political and pre‑election signs (subsection 30‑157, sign regulations): Public hearing held; council voted to adopt the change.
- Zoning map change (reclassify certain parcels from F‑5 to new R‑7) and related Chapter 30 amendments to respond to recent state law changes: Public hearings were held; council adopted the map change and the Chapter 30 zoning amendments (see separate coverage for the full hearing discussion).
- Municipal Road and Bridge Fund (MRBF) grant use for Stone Barn Road project: Council approved use of MRBF funds (transcript refers to $184,000) to fund a portion of the Stone Barn Road project and to transfer that amount back into major capital from the town appropriation lines as discussed.
- State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) submission: Council approved submitting project priorities to the State (including previously discussed projects such as Victory Highway and a rotary/rotary‑area improvement and a Masonville pedestrian/bridge option) and to develop future priority lists.
- Appointment: Paula McCarthy appointed as alternate member of the Board of Canvassers to complete an unexpired term to March 6, 2028; motion made and approved.
- Joint resolution: Council adopted a joint resolution supporting the Burrillville School Committee request for state support and subsidy for transportation of homeless students; meeting participants reported that town representatives had met with the governor to discuss the issue and requested bridge assistance while longer‑term fixes are sought.
- Legislative resolutions and positions: The council voted to support a range of municipal priorities and requests identified on the agenda, including support for Jamestown’s request on public water‑system obligations, support for full funding of categorical transportation aid (cited statute 16‑7.2‑6), support for state aid restoration measures (House bill referenced in the packet), and support for the League of Cities and Towns 2025 legislative priorities. The council also adopted a resolution to support a bill allowing towns to designate alternative publication platforms for public notices, and authorized the town clerk to contact state representatives to oppose proposed changes to the Access to Public Records Act should those measures be reintroduced.
- Executive session disclosure: The council disclosed that it had previously voted in executive session to transfer $70,000 from the unreserved, undesignated general fund balance to a turf litigation fund for additional litigation expenses; that disclosure vote was recorded in open session and affirmed by the council.
The meeting transcript records motions, seconds and floor votes for the items above; where the transcript records only “All those in favor? Aye” no roll‑call tallies are available in the excerpt. The full minutes and packet (as filed with the town clerk) will list ordinance numbers, the precise text of resolutions and any supporting documents.
