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Newport council approves Bar and Board second-floor deck with restrictions after heated neighborhood opposition
Summary
The City Council approved a 900-square-foot second-floor deck for Bar and Board on Thames Street after residents and hotel owners warned the addition would worsen late-night noise. Council attached existing license restrictions — no bar on the deck, no amplified music, closing by 10 p.m., and no alcohol service after 9:30 p.m. — and approved the expansion by voice vote.
The Newport City Council voted to approve an application by Bar and Board (282 Thames Street) to expand its licensed premises with a 900-square-foot second-floor deck and a temporary seasonal area, despite objections from nearby inn owners and residents.
The applicant's attorney, Tanner Jackson, said the upstairs seating is intended for dining and not entertainment: "There's gonna be no bar there, no music there," Jackson told the council, and manager Donna Contente added the deck would be tied to food service and close when the kitchen closes.
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