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Votes at a glance: council approves two business licenses, abatements, seal‑coating contract and payments
Summary
At the Sept. 2 meeting the council approved a transfer of ownership for Little General Store, a mobile food license for Aunty's for Pumpkin Fest, accepted property tax abatements and supplementals, awarded a seal‑coating contract, and approved payments of bills for two fiscal periods.
The North Smithfield Town Council took a series of routine licensing, budgeting and procurement votes on Sept. 2. Roll-call voting was recorded for each item.
Key outcomes
- Business license: MLP Enterprises LLC (d.b.a. Little General Store), 659 Great Road — license approved; expiration set to Dec. 1, 2026. Roll call: Beauregard — yes; Cristoforo — yes; O'Hara — yes; Punchak — yes; Alves — yes.
- Mobile food establishment: Tisha Evans d.b.a. Aunty's (for Pumpkin Fest, Sept. 20) — license approved; expiration set to Dec. 1, 2026. Roll call: Beauregard — yes; Cristoforo — yes; O'Hara — yes; Punchak — yes; Alves — yes.
- Abatements: Council accepted abatements totaling $19,440.88, including a settlement portion of $13,559.83 related to the Dudley development case. Motion passed on roll call (Beauregard, Cristoforo, O'Hara, Punchak, Alves — all yes).
- Supplementals: Council accepted supplementals totaling $94.58 (unanimous roll call yes).
- Contract award: The council approved a seal‑coating/crack‑sealing award to Seal Coating Inc. (d.b.a. Indus), using a Westerly piggyback bid; the administration said it will allocate $100,000 from the highway operational budget for the work. Roll call: Beauregard — yes; Cristoforo — yes; O'Hara — yes; Punchak — yes; Alves — yes.
- Payments of bills: Council approved payment of bills for FY 2024–25 in the amount of $10,581.95 and FY 2025–26 in the amount of $675,305.64 (roll-call approvals recorded as yes by the council members listed above).
Why it matters: These votes allocate operating and capital funds, approve routine licenses, and authorize a maintenance contract for road preservation. The seal‑coating contract was awarded under a piggyback procurement (Westerly bid) to expedite work this fall.
Source: Town meeting minutes and roll‑call votes recorded at the Sept. 2 council meeting.
