West Warwick council approves licenses, police equipment, DPW hours and rejects interest in water authority property

The West Warwick Town Council on Feb. 14 approved multiple routine licenses and purchases, ratified a memorandum of agreement with a public-works union to align hours of work, and adopted a resolution formally rejecting the town—s interest in a Kent County Water Authority property on Main Street.

The actions included approval of a limited liquor license for a business referred to in the meeting as "Ellie," a first-reading traffic ordinance from the traffic committee that added a no-parking zone on New Light Street, two business licenses (2000 Inc. and a St. Joseph Church raffle), several appointments and reappointments, purchases for police vehicle radios and upfitting, a small tax cancellation, and the MOA with RI Council 94 covering department-of-public-works hours.

Why it matters: the approvals clear routine operational items off the council—s agenda, authorize equipment purchases for the police department funded from the police—s vehicle accounts, and formalize an earlier policy direction by rejecting an interest in a water-authority property that was under a signed purchase-and-sale agreement.

Key votes and motions

- Limited liquor license: A motion to approve a past-due limited liquor license for a business (referred to in the meeting as "Ellie") was moved and…