Woonsocket Radio News Room

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

7:00 P.M.

 

JOINT MEETING NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL/HALLIWELL REVIEW COMMITTEE/MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMITTEE     

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 meeting will resume as scheduled.

Documents related to the meeting are available at the following link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-ALSOdjMxGMwyvSsAyrLXiBlCu7pQj6p

                                                                                                                                                                                  

  1. OPEN MEETING – PRAYER – PLEDGE
     
  2. ROLL CALL

 

  1. OPEN FORUM (PURSUANT TO 42-46-6 (d) Maximum 15 Minutes)

     

  2. NEW BUSINESS
  1. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Introduction and Update from BH+A
  2. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Grant Funding at Pacheco V. Halliwell
  3. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Council Direction for HRC and MAC
  4. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Relocating Playground Equipment from Halliwell to Another Location in Town – Mr. Osier

 

  1. ADJOURN

 

Individuals requesting special assistance should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 767-2200, ext. 326 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.

 

Agenda posted September 5, 2023

 

More federal immigration agents are headed to Minnesota as tensions remain after an ICE-involved shooting last week. Protests broke out after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent. Federal officials say Good was attempting to harm the agent with her vehicle, while officials like Minnesota Governor Tim Walz disputed that claim.        President Trump says any country that does business with Iran will face tariffs. Trump posted, "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25-percent on any and all business being done with the United States of America." His order comes as violent anti-government protests in the country have continued over the ongoing economic crisis there.        President Trump says might keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela's oil revival after the company's CEO called the country "uninvestable." Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump criticized Exxon's response during a meeting with U.S. oil executives. Exxon's CEO Darren Woods said legal and commercial reforms are needed before his company would commit.        Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is wants to expand the country's military-industrial complex. He stopped at SpaceX's Starbase in Texas Monday as part of his "Arsenal of Freedom" tour. He said the U.S. must "win" the competition for 21st century technological supremacy.        The Texans defeated the Steelers 30-6 on Monday Night Football from Pittsburgh and advanced to the Divisional round of the playoffs for the third straight season. Houston will stay on the road to play New England. The Bills are also traveling for their second matchup in-a-row after taking down the Jaguars on Sunday and will square off against the Broncos in Denver.        Today marks the 30th anniversary a kidnapping that led to the development of the nationwide AMBER Alert system. Amber Hagerman was abducted in Texas while riding bikes with her brother in 1996, and her body was found four days later. President George W. Bush signed the AMBER Alert into law nationally in 2003.       

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