Votes at a glance: North Kingstown council actions on Oct. 20
October 20, 2025 | North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
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At its Oct. 20 meeting the North Kingstown Town Council took the following recorded actions. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the outcome is listed as adopted by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Alcoholic beverage license renewals (public hearing opened/closed and renewals approved) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Expansion of premises for Buttercup (4 Brown Street) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Applicant congratulated after vote.
- No-parking limits on Lafayette Road (amendment to Section 11-37) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Zoning amendments regarding signs, including awning signs (amendments to Chapter 21) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Zoning amendments regarding historical zoning (second reading, Chapter 21) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Proclamation honoring Colonel Adam G. Wiggins, Rhode Island Air National Guard (presented by Councilor McCoy) — outcome: approved (motion by Councilor McCoy, seconded; voice vote).
- Consent agenda (items 12–17, 19) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Minutes pulled for separate consideration as requested by the president.
- Minutes approvals: 09/22/2025 — outcome: approved (voice vote). 10/06/2025 — outcome: approved (vote recorded as "4 ayes and 1 abstention" in the transcript; the president was not present for the earlier meeting and abstained).
- Item 18 (vigilante/licensing item referenced with recusal by Doctor Page) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Doctor Page recused due to service on a church board.
- Item 20: First reading of amendments to sections identified in discussion as 19-26, 19-27 and 19-29 (property tax exemptions; public hearing scheduled Nov. 17) — outcome: passed first reading (voice vote). Public hearing set for Nov. 17 and will be advertised for two consecutive weeks prior.
- Resolution to allow a 60-day delay for municipal payments by federally employed residents required to work without pay during a federal shutdown (amended to reference "facilities") — outcome: approved (voice vote).
Where recorded, the transcript notes motions, seconding and that the "ayes have it," but it does not include roll-call vote tallies for most items; the Oct. 6 minutes vote included the single abstention recorded in the transcript.
No ordinances were enacted on final reading during the session; the property-tax-exemption amendments were advanced on first reading with a public hearing date set.
- Alcoholic beverage license renewals (public hearing opened/closed and renewals approved) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Expansion of premises for Buttercup (4 Brown Street) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Applicant congratulated after vote.
- No-parking limits on Lafayette Road (amendment to Section 11-37) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Zoning amendments regarding signs, including awning signs (amendments to Chapter 21) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Zoning amendments regarding historical zoning (second reading, Chapter 21) — outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Proclamation honoring Colonel Adam G. Wiggins, Rhode Island Air National Guard (presented by Councilor McCoy) — outcome: approved (motion by Councilor McCoy, seconded; voice vote).
- Consent agenda (items 12–17, 19) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Minutes pulled for separate consideration as requested by the president.
- Minutes approvals: 09/22/2025 — outcome: approved (voice vote). 10/06/2025 — outcome: approved (vote recorded as "4 ayes and 1 abstention" in the transcript; the president was not present for the earlier meeting and abstained).
- Item 18 (vigilante/licensing item referenced with recusal by Doctor Page) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Doctor Page recused due to service on a church board.
- Item 20: First reading of amendments to sections identified in discussion as 19-26, 19-27 and 19-29 (property tax exemptions; public hearing scheduled Nov. 17) — outcome: passed first reading (voice vote). Public hearing set for Nov. 17 and will be advertised for two consecutive weeks prior.
- Resolution to allow a 60-day delay for municipal payments by federally employed residents required to work without pay during a federal shutdown (amended to reference "facilities") — outcome: approved (voice vote).
Where recorded, the transcript notes motions, seconding and that the "ayes have it," but it does not include roll-call vote tallies for most items; the Oct. 6 minutes vote included the single abstention recorded in the transcript.
No ordinances were enacted on final reading during the session; the property-tax-exemption amendments were advanced on first reading with a public hearing date set.
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