This week in South Kingstown
What's coming up at Town Hall, what was decided, and how the town is doing. Updated every morning.
Coming up
All meetingsPublic hearing: residents can speak
- Affordable Housing Collaborative Committee, 7:00 PMDiscussion of Old Tower Hill Road Form-Based Code public hearings and next steps.
8 public meetings this week.
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Recreation Commission
Old Mountain Field and Saugatucket Park Lighting project updates, policy manual second reading, and recreation center hours change.
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Technical Review Committee
Advisory review of subdivisions on Point Ave, Walmsley Lane, LaPorte property, and a 275-unit Lofts on Fairgrounds development.
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School Committee
Student parking during construction at South Kingstown High School, plus a transportation request for proposal update and changes to Policy #8120 Student Transportation.
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Zoning Board of Review
Zoning board to hear appeals and permit requests for properties on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Highway, Main Street, Park Avenue, Quagnut Drive, Frank Avenue, Columbia Street, and Cards Pond Road cottages.
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Historic District Commission
Historic District Commission to review Section 106 federal rule changes, a draft Stone Wall Ordinance, and historic marker preservation.
Recently decided
All decisionsFrom the latest minutes the town has posted. Minutes come out after a board approves them, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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Town Council
Continued Old Tower Hill Road Form-Based Code hearing to October 13, approved SKHA PILOT agreement and several contracts including portable radios and road salt.
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School Committee
Approved FY27 revised general fund budget of $65,421,429 and five-year capital plan; rejected My School Bucks contract 0-6.
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Recreation Commission
Elected new 2026-2027 officers, approved a one-time 75% camp refund, and heard updates on Old Mountain Field and Curtis Corner field projects.
What's happening on your street?
How the town is doing
- Open 311 requests 61 ↑ 10 from last week
- Time to acknowledge a 311 request Under 1 hour Median, past 12 months · 89% of requests were acknowledged
- Unemployment rate 3.5% ↓ 0.5 pts from August 2025August 2026 (preliminary) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in new tab)