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Votes at a glance: West Warwick Town Council actions July 15, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions, approvals and other council business from the July 15 meeting, including approvals for a police clinician funded by opioid settlement funds, a police vehicle purchase, SWAT equipment purchases, and several routine licenses and appointments.
The West Warwick Town Council on July 15 took a range of votes and procedural actions. Below are the principal items the council approved, continued or remanded at the meeting.
Approved or adopted (summary) - Approval of minutes from the June 17, 2025 town council meeting (voice vote). - Change Order No. 1 to National Water Main for East Nadig interceptor cleaning and lining in the amount of $178,550 (see separate article). - Grant of an indoor entertainment and liquor license to Fusion Latin Caribbean Cuisine, amended to remove outdoor amplified music (amendment passed by voice vote). - Approval to use opioid settlement funds to pay for a full-time mental-health/substance-use clinician (navigator) through the Providence Center for FY2026 in the amount of $116,411; council approved the expenditure. - Authorization to purchase a 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle (not to exceed $58,708) from a state procurement source; funding split cited from police capital and vehicle funds. - Purchase authorization for personal protective equipment and training supplies for West Warwick members of the regional SWAT team (items included tactical helmets, plate carriers, belts, gas masks, and simunition cartridges); funding from police detail accounts. - Resolution awarding $1,500 to the West Warwick Veterans Council (annual donation). - Approval to list six surplus vehicles/equipment items for sale on GovDeals (DPW, police, fire items). - Licenses and renewals: Griddle (local food establishment) approved; Sheila Capullo applications processed (appeared on consent); other routine license requests and continuations handled. - Appointments/reappointments: Kevin Malanzi reappointed to the planning board for a full term; other board appointments and a resignation were accepted.
Continued or remanded - Joelle's Look Up (class A liquor license request, Megan I. Fletcher d/b/a Joelle's Look Up at 90 West [West Warwick]): continued to Aug. 12, 2025, per the applicant's request. - Ordinance 2025-4 (Manor Drive parking restrictions) received a first reading and extensive public comment; the council did not advance it to a second reading pending additional Traffic Safety Committee documentation.
Other procedural notes - Several council members recused themselves from specific license items where a conflict was disclosed on the record. - Staff and committee follow-up: Traffic Safety Committee asked to circulate materials to all council members in advance of the next hearing; school building Stage 2 responses to be presented to the School Building Committee; staff to prepare bond-referendum materials pending RIDE action.
The council adjourned into executive session at the meeting's close for matters shown on the public agenda.
