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Middletown council approves permits, licenses and municipal agreements; continues school senior event request
Summary
At its regular meeting the Town Council approved multiple routine licenses and agreements — including a liquor-license transfer, Friends of the Library MOU, special-event permits, an alarm registration fee ordinance and contracts for solid-waste services and an impact-fee study — and authorized staff to seek hotel-tax enabling legislation.
The Town Council approved a slate of routine but consequential items at the meeting, including licenses, special-event permits, municipal contracts and a procurement authorizing staff to seek state legislation to expand hotel-tax authority.
Key actions the council approved included: - Transfer of the Class BV liquor license for Qing Tao Chinese Restaurant (268 West Main Road) to new owners Li Yee Li and Lifeng Guo; motion carried by voice vote. - Approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Friends of the Library for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and authorization for the finance director to execute the MOU. - Ratification of the Council 94 union contract. - Motion to seal executive session minutes pursuant to Section 42-46-7 of the Rhode Island General Laws. - Granting multiple special-event permits,…
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