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Council gives advice and consent to appoint Steve Piscopello as Cranston parks director

2622861 · January 13, 2025
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The Cranston City Council voted unanimously Dec. 16 to give advice and consent to Mayor Hopkins’ nomination of Steve Piscopello as director of Parks and Recreation. The council and administration said Piscopello will begin in mid-January and will oversee planned ARPA-funded parks work.

The Cranston City Council gave its advice and consent to Mayor Michael Hopkins’ nomination of Steve Piscopello to be director of Parks and Recreation during its Dec. 16 meeting, approving the appointment by unanimous roll call. The administration said Piscopello’s targeted start date is Jan. 13, 2025.

The nomination was presented to the council during a special meeting of the finance committee earlier the same evening and again at the full council meeting. Director Moretti introduced Piscopello, summarizing his career in recreation management in Providence and at Rhode Island College and citing his long volunteer service as president of Cranston West…

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