Woonsocket Radio News Room

JANUARY 6, 2025

6:45 P.M.

NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL
83 GREENE STREET, NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI 02896
PARTICIPATION FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE IN-PERSON ONLY.


The meeting will also be livestream. Please join the meeting (viewing only) from your computer, tablet, or smartphone by clicking on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgw5KxL950ZgZ_DKz8B-MQ
or go to the North Smithfield YouTube page - North Smithfield Town Meetings
*If technical difficulties occur during livestream the above specified meetings will resume as scheduled.
Documents related to the meeting will be posted on the Town Council’s page of the Town’s website on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., see link here: https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/

FOR BOARDS/COMMISSIONS VACANCIES:

https://onboard.nsmithfieldri.org/

FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS:
https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/FormCenter/Boards-Commissions-5/Application-for-Board-Commission-46


I.OPEN MEETING-PRAYER-PLEDGE
II.ROLL CALL
III.OPEN FORUM – PURSUANT TO 42-46-6 (d) (Maximum 3 minutes per person)
IV.NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL SITTING AS BOARD OF LICENSING –
The Turk LLC, D/B/A Rise Up Nutrition, New Owner David Najera, and Applying for Victualling/Holiday Sales License, Located at 900 Victory Highway, Unit 17
V.OLD BUSINESS
    A.Discussion by Council, Vote or Other Action on Status/Progress Report of Specific
Items
        1.Facilities Manager
        2.Grant Writer- Potential of Hiring New Grant Writer-Request for Proposals or RFP’s From         Other Firms -Mr. Beauregard
        3. Human Resources Position – Ms. Alves
        4. Municipal Building Review Task Force – Ms. Alves
VI.NEW BUSINESS
    A.Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Rhode Island Energy’s Installation of New     Pole Located at 447 Buxton Street – Mr. Pendergast
    B.Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Update/Amendment of Bid Proposal for     Senior Support Grant – Ms. Moneghan
    C.Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Award of Bid for Mowry Tower     Rehabilitation – Ms. Moneghan
    D.Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Recommendation to Participate in the     Municipal Resiliency Program and Authorize Resolution – Ms. Alves
VII. OPEN FORUM – PURSUANT TO 42-46-6 (d) (Maximum 3 minutes per person)
VIII. ADJOURN

Individuals requesting special assistance should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 767-2200, ext. 504 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.
Agenda posted January 2, 2025

The head of NATO and President Trump met today at the White House, just 24 hours after Trump pulled the plug on a second summit with Russia's leader. The meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte [[RUH-tuh ]] was announced after a possible summit between Trump and Vladimir Putin was canceled by Trump, who called it a "waste of time." Trump continues to press Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and announced sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies on Wednesday.        The Senate has again rejected a measure that would end the government shutdown. It comes after Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley spoke on the floor for over 22 hours. Senate Democrats refuse to vote for a House funding resolution unless it extends health insurance subsidies used by over 20-million people.        The candidates for New York City mayor are facing off in their final face-to-face debate tonight. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, Independent Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa are putting forward their competing visions for the future of America's largest city. In the first debate, Mamdani played mostly defense, with the front-runner taking a lot of shots from Cuomo and Sliwa.        North Carolina is passing a new, GOP-friendly congressional map in order to pick up another House seat. It's the latest round in the redistricting battle involving several states. The GOP controls the state's legislature and today, the House passed the measure that would probably give Republicans an advantage in 11 out of 14 House seats from the state, up from the current ten.        New forecasts show the most intense portion of an anticipated atmospheric river expected to hit the Pacific Northwest may have shifted. Light rain is forecast for much of the region Wednesday ahead of a more powerful system with its strongest impacts targeting southern Oregon and Northern California later in the week. For elevations above five-thousand-feet in the Cascade Mountains, snow accumulations could reach two-feet or more in some areas.        Sean "Diddy" Combs is reportedly lucky to be alive following an incident in prison. A longtime friend of Diddy told the Daily Mail that an inmate armed with a shiv snuck into Diddy's cell, with the hip-hop mogul waking up to a knife to his throat. Diddy's lawyer mentioned this incident during the sentencing hearing, saying a guard stopped anything from escalating.       

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