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Smithfield Planning Board holds executive session on two pending land‑use lawsuits; votes to seal minutes
Summary
The board convened in closed session to discuss pending litigation (Boat Board LLC v. Town of Smithfield and West Greenville Road LLC v. Town of Smithfield), voted to seal the executive session minutes and reconvened in open session.
During its April 16 meeting the Smithfield Planning Board voted to enter executive session under R.I. Gen. Laws §42‑46‑5(a)(2) to consider pending litigation in two cases: Boat Board LLC v. Town of Smithfield (PC‑2026‑00524) and West Greenville Road LLC v. Town of Smithfield (PC‑2025‑05420). The board took a roll‑call vote to enter closed session, returned to open session later in the meeting and reported that two votes had been taken in executive session: to seal the executive session minutes and to reconvene in open session.
The board then resumed its open agenda and continued public comment and the planning items remaining on the meeting calendar. The meeting record notes the executive session action but does not disclose deliberative details, consistent with the closed‑session authority cited.
