Where

180 High St, South Kingstown, RI 02879

Location from the town's meeting portal. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

Recordings of Town Council meetings: the Town Council's YouTube channel (opens in new tab).

What was decided

Minutes haven't been posted on the town's meeting portal (opens in new tab) yet, 6 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.

Agenda

The Council will hold a continued public hearing on Form-Based Code zoning for Old Tower Hill Road and vote on several contracts, including a Highway Facility Solar Carport project, water and solid waste rate studies, and park improvements. It will also consider licenses, tax abatements, and resident communications on water security and short-term rentals.

Agenda items

• Land Acknowledgement Statement
• Consent Agenda: award to NewGen Strategies & Solutions for Wastewater Division Rate Study, not to exceed $19,900.00
• Consent Agenda: award to BETA Group, Inc. for Pavement Management Plan Support Services, not to exceed $9,500
• Consent Agenda: award to Franklin Paint for Road Epoxy Paint Remover, not to exceed $24,435.00
• Consent Agenda: continued award to GovernmentJobs.com, Inc. d/b/a NEOGOV for performance management software, not to exceed $24,845.85
• Consent Agenda: award for replacement dump truck bed to Douglas Dynamics, Inc. DBA Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Co. Inc., not to exceed $14,510
• Consent Agenda: Victualling License renewals for D'Angelo Sandwich Shop, Caliente Mexican Grill, and International Pockets
• Consent Agenda: Trailer Park/Campground License renewal for Carpenter's Beach Meadow, Inc.

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• Consent Agenda: Tourist Accommodations License renewal for Historic Mooresfield
• Consent Agenda: tax abatement of $3,987.72 per Tax Abatement Request No. 668
• New Victualling License for Couchey Gourmet LLC d/b/a SoCo and Jawn's
• Miscellaneous Permit for Halloween Stroll on October 24, 2026 at Saugatucket Park
• Public Comment period, 30 minutes
• Public Hearing (continued) on Old Tower Hill Road Form-Based Code zoning amendments establishing five Form-Based Districts
• Award of Design-Build contract to RISE Group, Inc. for Highway Facility Solar Carport Project, total project authorization not to exceed $1,658,677.65
• Award to NewGen Strategies & Solutions for Water Division Water Rate Management Plan, not to exceed $48,900.00
• Authorization to execute 2027 Municipal Road and Bridge Program Local Public Agency Agreement with the State of Rhode Island
• Award to NewGen Strategies & Solutions for Solid Waste Division Rate Study, not to exceed $44,800.00
• Contract amendment with E.W. Burman, Inc. for Old Mountain Field Improvements, increasing from $4,151,460 to $4,251,460
• Award of contract to O'Brien & Sons Inc. for playground structures at Treaty Rock Park, not to exceed $94,707.06
• Contract amendment with GZA Geoenvironmental Inc. for Noyes Farm Land Management Plan, increasing to not to exceed $75,000
• Award of bid to Dennis K. Burke, Inc. for unleaded gasoline and ultra diesel fuel, two-year contract
• Award of bid to Precision Alarm Corp. for Fire Alarm, Sprinkler and Suppression Systems services, not to exceed $26,472 for year one
• Town Manager's Report: update on South Kingstown Police Department
• Town Manager's Report: update on Veolia water ban
• Town Manager's Report: update on South Kingstown Community Electricity Aggregation Program winter rates
• Communications: email from James Brangi on regional desalination for water security
• Communications: letter from Norma Roelke on evaluating Short Term Rental Ordinance
• Communications: email from Geoffrey Levy in favor of residential/mixed-use in Form-Based Code commercial districts
• Communications: email from Scot Hallberg opposing proposed Form-Based Code Zoning

The full text is in the town's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the town website (PDF, 254 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 9, 2026.

Terms used here

abatement

A reduction or cancellation of a property tax bill, granted by the assessors, for example after an error in the assessment.

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Rhode Island's Open Meetings Act (R.I.G.L. § 42-46-5) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, collective bargaining, buying land, or personnel matters.

victualling license

A license to serve food to the public, renewed each year. Rhode Island law calls a restaurant a victualler.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the Town of South Kingstown's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by South Kingstown Publick on October 5, 2026.