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Council approves liquor-license transfer for Thai Spicy LLC and grants Eagle Scout kiosk project
Summary
At the meeting the council approved, by roll call, a transfer of a liquor license for a downtown restaurant and unanimously approved an Eagle Scout project to build a kiosk on the Wanasawatucket Trailhead. Both approvals were conditional or informational as recorded.
The North Smithfield Town Council on March 3 approved two routine items by roll call: a transfer of a liquor license for a restaurant on Eddie Dowling Highway and the council's consent for an Eagle Scout project at the Wanasawatucket Trailhead.
Transfer of liquor license: The council voted to approve transfer of the liquor license from YT Corporation (doing business as Tai 9 Restaurant) to Thai Spicy LLC, for premises at 175 Eddie Dowling Highway, subject to the Rhode Island Department of Health approving a food business license. The applicant, who gave his name as Itt Noreng and listed a 85 Morton Ave, Woonsocket, address, told the council the business will operate as a Thai and Laotian restaurant under the Thai Spicy LLC name. Councilors recorded the roll call as yes by all present (Mister Bearden, Mister Cristo Barrow, Mister Zohara, Mister Punchak, Miss Hough). The motion was made and seconded on the floor; the clerk confirmed the vote.
Eagle Scout project approval: The council also approved a presentation and project by Maxwell Olsen, a life scout who proposed to build a kiosk with a trail map and informational display for the Wanasawatucket Trailhead in coordination with the North Smithfield Heritage Association. Olsen told the council his materials cost should not exceed $1,000 and that any surplus funds would be returned to the North Smithfield Heritage Association. The town recorded a motion to approve the project "as presented," and the roll call vote was recorded as yes by the councilors present.
Both items were handled during the council's routine business; the liquor license approval was explicitly conditioned on state health licensing authority review.
Votes at a glance: - Transfer of liquor license (YT Corporation d/b/a Tai 9 → Thai Spicy LLC), location 175 Eddie Dowling Highway: approved by roll call; condition: pending Rhode Island Department of Health food business license approval. - Eagle Scout project (Wanasawatucket Trailhead kiosk by Maxwell Olsen): approved by roll call; projected cost not to exceed $1,000; project expected to complete by June 2025.
The council moved on to other agenda items and continued a separate public hearing on the Pound Hill zoning overlay later in the evening.
