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Ordinance committee clears multiple code updates; council committees approve bottle-deposit resolution, firefighter contract and several licenses — votes at a‑-
Summary
Ordinance and committee meetings on June 12 produced a package of technical code revisions, a resolution supporting a state bottle-deposit bill, ratification referral and later passage of a firefighter labor contract, and approval of several business licenses; committees recorded roll-call votes and agreed to submit some items to full council.
Multiple Cranston council committees met June 12 and approved a series of municipal code updates, a city resolution supporting a state bottle-deposit bill, and committee referrals and votes on labor contracts and business licenses.
Ordinance updates and code cleanups: The ordinance committee approved a series of primarily technical amendments that align municipal language with state law and remove outdated local licensing requirements. Items approved included revisions to Title 5 (licenses generally), repeal or update of local licensing sections for tobacco dealers, bingo licenses and flower vendors to reflect state authority, and an ordinance amendment concerning multi-way stop signs at a high-traffic intersection on Cleveland Street (traffic study reviewed). Committee members debated the Cleveland Street stop sign proposal briefly; the Bureau of Traffic Safety had advised that stop signs should not be used primarily for speed control, but council sponsors argued for safety relief for parents and pedestrians.
Bottle-deposit resolution: The committee considered…
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