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Commission amends minutes to clarify enforcement fines, accepts minutes and adjourns
Summary
The commission amended the January 20 minutes to clarify authorized non-criminal fines totaling $11,700 for a 39-day period, accepted the minutes (with one abstention), and adjourned; the transcript shows inconsistent year stamps in document headers.
The commission approved amended minutes that clarified previously authorized non-criminal fines under enforcement orders for properties at 794 and 690 Chappquonsett Road. The proposed addition — which the agent asked to include for clarity — stated: "The Commission clarified that non-criminal fines under the Enforcement order for 794 and 690 Chappquonsett Road were previously authorized and issued pursuant to prior Commission action. This agenda item served to clarify the final fine period and cumulative total, including fines issued for the period August 13, 2025, through September 21, 2025 (39 days) at $300 per day, totaling $11,700. The Commission requested that the minutes reflect that previously issued fines have not been paid and no new fines will be issued as the wall was removed." Motion to accept the minutes as amended was made by Commissioner Lilian Robinson, seconded by Commissioner Sarah Toste, and approved by Commissioners John Best, Caroline Little, Lilian Robinson and Sarah Toste; Chairman Thomas Robinson abstained because he was not present for the prior meeting.
After accepting the amended minutes the commission voted to adjourn at 5:37 p.m. (motion by John Best, seconded by Sarah Toste). The minutes and the meeting materials contain an inconsistent year in their pagination and headers (the agenda header lists February 3, 2025 while a page header reads 02/03/2026); this discrepancy is noted in the record but does not alter the substance of actions taken at the meeting.
