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Votes at a glance: licenses, contracts, continuations and committee appointments
Summary
At its June 2 meeting the North Smithfield Council approved two seasonal fireworks vendors, a culvert engineering contract, payment of bills, appointed a groundwater committee member and continued a public hearing to July 21; roll-call counts are included for each formal action.
The North Smithfield Town Council recorded several brief votes on June 2. Summaries and formal outcomes follow.
Phantom Fireworks (1415 Victory Highway): The council approved a holiday sales / peddler hawker license for Phantom Fireworks at 1415 Victory Highway, subject to a criminal-background (BCI) check and the requirement that every employee working the site have an approved BCI check. The motion included the condition that all employees at the site receive and pass BCI checks. Roll call: Burgan/Beauregard (yes); Cristoforo (yes); O'Hara (yes); Panchak/Punchak (yes); Alves (yes).
TNT Fireworks (7 Dowling Village Boulevard, Walmart parking lot): The council approved a license for TNT Fireworks at the Walmart parking lot. The vendor said they have sold at the site for multiple years. Roll call: Burgan/Beauregard (yes); Cristoforo (yes); O'Hara (yes); Punchak (yes); Alves (yes).
Culvert design and permitting (Old Sales Hill Road): The council approved a proposal from Joe Casale Engineering to perform culvert design and permitting for Old Sales Hill Road. The proposal amount is $16,910 and will be paid from the highway division's professional services line. Roll call: approved unanimously.
Payment of bills: The council approved payment of the bills listed on the June 2 warrant. The agenda included a discussion about a bill from Woonsocket for hydrant rental; councilors debated whether to hold that payment pending negotiations with Woonsocket but ultimately the motion to pay passed on roll call. The meeting packet amount was discussed but not fully clear in the record; the council voted to approve payment. Roll call: Beauregard (yes); Cristoforo (yes); O'Hara (yes); Punchak (yes); Alves (yes).
Material, Sand and Stone / Pound Hill Realty public hearing: The council continued the public hearing for the Material, Sand and Stone / Pound Hill Realty matter to a date certain of 07/21/2025 so that expert reviewers can be finalized and additional review scheduled. The motion passed; one councilor (Cristoforo) recused from the vote. Roll call: Beauregard (yes); Cristoforo (recuse); O'Hara (yes); Punchak (yes); Alves (yes).
Groundwater Protection Committee appointment: The council appointed Sara Levesque as a member of the public to the Groundwater Protection Committee to complete a term ending 11/30/2026. The candidate disclosed a possible conflict of interest due to employment with an environmental consulting firm and said she would recuse herself from matters presenting a direct conflict. Roll call: Beauregard (yes); Cristoforo (yes); O'Hara (yes); Punchak (yes); Alves (yes).
Executive session: The council entered executive session under state statute to discuss acquisition/lease of real property (AP 10 Lot 2180 Manatee Road) and later reconvened in open session; no votes were taken in executive session and minutes were sealed by council motion.
