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Council notes $40,000 after‑school grant, accepts resignation and approves several licenses
Summary
In a meeting of routine business, the council announced a $40,000 Department of Education grant for the community center's after‑school program, appointed Rebecca Miranda as tax assessor's clerk, accepted Robert Mara's resignation from the pension committee, and approved holiday sales licenses subject to standard state and local permits; council also placed on file a CRMC notice about right‑whale vessel‑speed rules.
The Little Compton Town Council opened its meeting with several announcements and routine actions.
Speaker 2 (Presiding officer) said the Department of Education "agreed to a second increment grant of $40,000 to our community center to enable them to take another step forward in the... after‑school program." Council encouraged residents to visit the commons to view sidewalk and parking improvements.
Personnel and communications: the council approved the appointment of Rebecca Miranda as the tax assessor's clerk effective Aug. 3 after the expiration of her trial period. The council accepted with regret the resignation of Robert Mara from the pension committee and asked that the vacancy be posted for applicants.
Licenses and permits: on motions the council approved a holiday sales license for Ted Marble (doing business as Second Import, 33 Meeting House Lane) and a holiday sale/fingerling license for Bruce Elwell (the Trolley Stop) subject to all state and local permits and the solicitor's conditions; the solicitor (Speaker 6) noted an outstanding division‑of‑taxation issue that must be resolved for the Trolley Stop license to be fully effective.
Federal notice filed: the council placed on file a public notice from the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) concerning a federal consistency certification tied to a National Marine Fisheries Service rule to reduce vessel strikes on North Atlantic right whales. The solicitor (Speaker 6) explained CRMC's limited role in the federal process; Speaker 1 (Council member) cautioned that charter fishermen could be affected if speed restrictions extend to deeper waters, saying charter operators "generally do 20 knots" when they leave port and are "kind of up in arms" about the proposed changes.
Other routine business included placing six department head reports on file. The council then moved to close the open session and voted to enter executive session for litigation and real‑property discussions.
