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Town manager updates council on Revolution Wind injunction, Woodford lot and public safety complex plans
Summary
Town Manager Ralph Mullis told the council the developer Revolution Wind has paused offshore work under a federal stop‑work order and filed a preliminary injunction; he also updated the council on the Woodford Waterfront municipal parking lot timeline, cost-estimate steps for the public safety complex and a mini‑roundabout project beginning Sept.
Town Manager Ralph Mullis gave the council a series of project updates at the Sept. 8 meeting, including a federal stop‑work order affecting Revolution Wind, near-term milestones for the Woodford Waterfront municipal parking lot, and next steps on plans for a new public safety complex.
Revolution Wind: Mullis said Revolution Wind complied with a federal stop‑work order by bringing vessels and workers to shore, but the company has filed “a preliminary injunction against the stop work order.” Mullis said state and federal elected officials are involved in efforts to lift the stop‑work order and that the town will continue biweekly meetings with Revolution Wind. Onshore work at the substation is continuing, he said.
Woodford Waterfront municipal parking lot: Mullis said contractor Rycon has completed the granite cap on the side seawall and is on a schedule to finish pavers, landscaping and the sidewalk connection to Brown Street. He said the town is “still looking at early October for it to be 100% complete.”
Public safety complex and cost estimates: Mullis said cost-estimating packages for a new public safety complex (including a station planned for the post‑road site) are with a cost estimator. If cost estimates fall within the bond amount, the town will schedule a public meeting to present the plan and begin preliminary work on a project labor agreement; if estimates exceed the bond, the town will need to consider alternatives before public presentation. Mullis said he is negotiating with Quonset Development Corporation on acquiring land in Quonset Business Park required for the project and expects to bring options to the council in late September or October.
Other updates: Mullis said the state has begun bike-lane striping on Boston Neck Road and that work on a mini‑roundabout in Wickford will begin Sept. 14 with overnight operations and posted detours. He also noted the town library has launched a strategic plan survey and that the community center is slated for interior and exterior improvements, with proposed closure November through April to complete work.
Ending: Mullis asked council members and residents to submit questions and said staff will return with further details and public meeting dates as projects move through design, cost estimating and state review.
