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Council authorizes town solicitor to pursue bond action against Universal Excavating Inc.
Summary
Following an executive session on potential litigation related to the News Neck Hill Conservation Subdivision, the council authorized the town solicitor to pursue bond action and related legal claims against Universal Excavating Inc. to compel compliance with approved plans and recover damages.
After entering executive session under Rhode Island law to discuss potential litigation concerning the News Neck Hill Conservation Subdivision, the Richmond Town Council returned to open session and voted to authorize the town solicitor to pursue bond action and any causes of action against Universal Excavating Inc., its employees and assigns. The motion directs the town solicitor to seek enforcement to compel compliance with the approved site plan and to recover any money damages related to the subdivision.
Council members approved the authorization and directed the solicitor to proceed. The action follows concerns about compliance with the approved conservation-subdivision site plan; the transcript records the motion, second and voice vote in favor.
