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Pawtucket council confirms appointments, approves liquor renewals and routine business; denies small claim
Summary
The council confirmed several appointments, approved liquor-license renewals and transfers including Bella Brows, approved event permits, authorized a 3-year lease with Blackstone Valley advocacy center and a related tax-exemption resolution, and denied a $969.70 claim for a tire; several votes were unanimous or recorded by roll call.
At the Jan. 7 meeting the Pawtucket City Council handled a range of routine but consequential items. The council confirmed mayoral appointments including Joseph F. Shattuck Jr. to the personnel board and Michael A. Lafond to the riverfront commission; multiple advisory and board reappointments (library trustees, planning commission, zoning board of appeals) were also confirmed by roll call.
On licensing matters the Board of License Commissioners approved a transfer for Bella Brows and Lashes (459 Smithfield Ave., license TAT-25-5) after a short public hearing and granted renewal approvals and event permits for several establishments, including GE’s Liquors and Pawtucket Wine & Spirits pending location, and a class-B victualer license for Latin Grill Dos Hermanos (881 Central Ave). Several renewals were granted for the 2026 calendar year, some with stipulations noted in the record.
The council’s finance and property committees recommended and the council approved a three-year lease with the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center (BVAC) for use of a parking lot on Newport Avenue and returned a resolution in support of state legislation to exempt BVAC property at two addresses from taxation, after committee negotiation and partial back-tax repayment noted in the record.
The committee on claims and pending suits recommended denying a small claim by Boris Sacal for $969.70 for a tire; the council and committee votes to deny were recorded in roll calls.
Several items, including the contested JR1 Sports Lounge petition, were continued for further hearing. The council adjourned after completing the consent agenda and the items above.
Votes and approvals were recorded by roll call in the transcript; many confirmations and routine items passed unanimously or by recorded majorities.
