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North Providence Planning Board postpones meeting after lack of quorum
Summary
A staff member announced the North Providence Planning Board did not reach a quorum and continued all agenda items to Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, including public hearings and land-use applications.
A staff member for the North Providence Planning Board announced this evening that the board did not have a quorum and formally continued all items on the agenda to Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers.
The staff member said, “the North Providence Planning Board was unable to have a quorum tonight. We were only able to get 3 out of 6 members, so we were not able to hold the meeting,” and added, “we will be formally continuing all items on the agenda.”
The continuance affects several scheduled land-use matters and procedural items that the board planned to consider. The transcript lists the items continued as: approval of the Dec. 19 meeting minutes; a public hearing on an application at 1527 (described in the transcript as a recommendation to the Town Council, along with a special-use permit for a vehicle-washing shop); a special-use permit listed in the transcript as “24 Of Alterno” (name unclear in the record); a two-lot minor subdivision; a recommendation for 1525 Smith Street for a banquet facility in a Commercial Village zone; a public hearing on the draft town comprehensive plan; and a vote on the board’s annual calendar and officers.
The staff member repeated the new meeting date and location: “Again, that is January 29 at 6PM in the Town Council Chambers.” The transcript does not specify the calendar date of the postponed meeting when the announcement was made (the record gives only “this evening”).
Because the board lacked the minimum number of members required to conduct business, no hearings, votes, or formal actions were taken at the session. All items will be considered at the continued meeting on Jan. 29 unless withdrawn or otherwise changed before that date.
Affected applicants and members of the public who planned to speak at the original meeting will have the opportunity to appear at the rescheduled session. The board did not provide additional details in the transcript about deadlines for submitting materials or whether any pre-hearing deadlines will change.
