Votes at a glance: council passes routine appointments, licenses and continues zoning hearing to May 14

At the May 5 meeting the Narragansett Town Council approved routine consent and regular‑agenda items and took procedural actions required by law, including opening two public hearings and setting a continuation on the zoning package.

Key actions taken (outcomes listed): - Approval of minutes of the April 7, 2025 regular meeting — motion passed 5–0. - Consent agenda and routine license approvals, including multiple mobile food establishment licenses (Meat Sweats RI LLC dba Meat Sweats Rhode Island; Robert Lavoy dba Diggity Dogs; B & K Ice Cream LLC dba Baron; FYR Foods LLC dba FYR Grill) and victualer licenses (Mariano’s LLC dba Roadie Pizza; Bridal dba All Aboard Charcuterie) — motions passed (each recorded at 5–0). - Authorization for the town manager and town solicitor to sign a two‑year solid waste and recycling services agreement with Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027 (approved 5–0, subject to town solicitor review). - Confirmations and appointments: reappointment of Brian Wagner as conservation commission representative to the land conservancy trust (term to 04/30/2028) and appointments to the Narragansett Housing Authority (Mackenzie Babcock to 02/27/2027; Susan Cecilio to 04/30/2030) — each motion passed 5–0. - The council opened the second public hearing on the proposed FY25–26 budget (motion carried 5–0) and opened the public hearing on the 14‑item zoning package (motion carried 5–0). - The council received and placed on file the planning board’s recommendation on the zoning package (vote 5–0). - After extended public comment, the council voted to continue the 14‑item zoning public hearing to May 14 at 6:00 p.m. — vote recorded 4–1 (one councilor opposed).

The council completed the evening’s business and adjourned just after midnight.