CouncilNotes

Mary A. McDowell

Voting record · 56 votes

MatterVoteDate
Amend max time on Yard Sign – Residential lots to 180 consecutive days Yea Mar 16, 2026
Reconsider the max. duration on site on Yard Sign – Non-Residential lots Yea Mar 16, 2026
Make max. duration on site for Yard Sign – Non-Residential lots equal to Residential (180 consecutive days) Yea Mar 16, 2026
Change section 16 B, subsection a: de facto permanent signage defined as temporary sign remaining >180 consecutive days or >180 cumulative days in 12-month period Yea Mar 16, 2026
Place on agenda for final adoption on Monday night Yea Mar 16, 2026
Prohibit mechanically inflated signs Yea Mar 16, 2026
Reconsider the vote on the Residential Lots (removal of time restriction) Yea Mar 16, 2026
Issue Town-wide informational mailing to households not enrolled in authorized waste disposal programs – approve mailing Yea Mar 9, 2026
Appointment of Frank Rego to Planning Board Yea Feb 25, 2026
Reappointment of Jeff Reise to Conservation Commission Yea Feb 25, 2026
Accept with regret the resignations of M. David Kurland and Carrie Mathers-Kurland (Dog Park Committee) Yea Feb 9, 2026
Approve minutes of 1/27/26 Yea Feb 9, 2026
Consent agenda: approve item 3 (Peddler License – Yapa LLC d/b/a Tolia Food Truck) Yea Feb 9, 2026
Motion to seal the minutes and return to open session Yea Feb 9, 2026
Motion to go into Executive Session under RIGL 42-46-5(a)(2) Yea Feb 9, 2026
Receive and place on file the FY25 Audited Financial Statements Yea Feb 9, 2026
Reappoint Jennifer McGinley to Dog Park Committee Yea Feb 9, 2026
Reappoint Ellen Vadney to Board of Canvassers Yea Feb 9, 2026
Receive and place on file correspondence items Yea Feb 9, 2026
Request a policy be created for Town Council appointments to decision-making boards and put forth at next council meeting (Zoning Board of Review, Planning Board, Design Review Board) Yea Feb 9, 2026
Proceed with option II for the 3S fields (two fields, parking lot and roadway, using SouthCoast money) Yea Feb 9, 2026
Approve relocation by Narragansett Electric and Verizon New England Inc. (P19-90 42' W of existing location and installing 12' lead anchor at Fairview Ln) Yea Feb 9, 2026
Resolution in support of legislation to modernize and standardize the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) (amendment) Yea Jan 27, 2026
Request approval of legislative priority resolutions - Resolution in support of legislation to modernize and standardize the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) (Resolution #2026-01-27-E) — amendment to include sending to our legislators Yea Jan 27, 2026
Approve Transfer of a Class BV Alcoholic Beverage License (to RWR Hospitality LLC d/b/a Rocco’s Little Italy, 880 East Main Rd, #9364) Yea Jan 12, 2026