Council receives memorandum of agreement with Narragansett Bay Commission on wastewater plant; negotiations continue
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Council President told the meeting an MOA between the city and Narragansett Bay Commission has been signed by representatives and will frame continued negotiations on a potential NBC takeover of the wastewater treatment plant and shutdown of the incinerator; council voted to receive and place the MOA on file.
Council President Gendron told the Nov. 3 meeting that the city and the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) have a negotiated memorandum of agreement that frames further negotiations on a potential NBC takeover of Woonsocket's wastewater treatment plant and the ultimate shutdown of the city's incinerator.
Gendron said the city solicitor and NBC attorneys worked to include provisions important to Woonsocket and that Director Steven D'Agostino had supplied requested documents for NBC's due diligence. "This was the first major step," Gendron said, noting the MOA sets a framework for detailed negotiations and that council updates will follow, including executive sessions for negotiation details.
The council voted to receive and place the memorandum of agreement on file (consent item 25CS16) on a vote of 7 to 0. The solicitor and the administration will continue due-diligence exchanges with NBC lawyers and report back to the council as negotiations proceed.
Council members emphasized the behind-the-scenes legal work and said that while negotiations can be slow, the MOA is intended to protect city interests as talks progress.
