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Little Compton council approves routine items, authorizes Taylor's Lane RFP; legal-services termination draws split vote
Summary
The Little Compton Town Council approved a series of routine memoranda, contracts and project authorizations, voted to send town comments on a DEM notice and authorized a request for proposals for the Taylor's Lane stormwater retrofit. The council terminated outside legal services for the South Coast wind cable matter by a 3–1 vote with recusals.
The Little Compton Town Council moved through a slate of routine approvals and project authorizations during its meeting, voting to authorize an RFP for the Taylor’s Lane green stormwater infrastructure retrofit and approving several memoranda of understanding and personnel actions.
The council authorized an RFP for the Taylor’s Lane green stormwater infrastructure retrofit project, a project described by councilors as paid for through a $247,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and intended to repair and stabilize parking and stormwater features along the west and lower section of Taylor’s Lane.
Councilors approved memoranda of understanding to define a technology-transfer arrangement with longtime town IT contractor David Nagler and a paid sick-time memorandum with Denise Cosgrove. The council also approved a donation acceptance and installation coordination for a bench offered by resident Nancy DeSosso and authorized proclamations honoring two Little Compton Boy Scouts who attained Eagle Scout rank.
Personnel and certifications: the council approved promotion of firefighter Christian Cunia from probationary status effective Aug. 12, 2025.
Legal services: the council voted to terminate legal services of Desatell & Browning in the matter related to the South Coast wind cable. Two council members recused themselves from that item; the recorded outcome was three ayes and one nay. No individual roll-call names were recorded in the transcript for that tally.
Administrative approvals: the council approved a blanket purchase agreement request to the University of Rhode Island for groundwater-well assessment and monitoring in Little Compton and approved a list of tax-abatement requests submitted by the tax assessor. The consent calendar and bill payments were approved and the meeting adjourned thereafter.
Actions recorded in the meeting included motions to table an update to a collection-services agreement with Rossi Law Associations pending additional language and review, plus referral of proposed amendments to the standing rules and regulations for the Agricultural Conservancy Trust for further vetting (see separate article for that item). Several motions passed unanimously or without recorded opposition; where the transcript recorded only “aye” or “none opposed,” the minutes reflect unanimous approval.
Several items were handled with limited discussion and no detailed roll-call recorded in the transcript; the council’s motions and final tallies listed above reflect what was put on the floor and recorded in the meeting transcript.
