John R. Mello

The meeting included discussions and comments regarding various topics, including the Middletown Center Citizen Advisory Committee and a public hearing for the application of a Quidnet Group LLC. The Planning Board also addressed concerns about a traffic study, citizen input, and the development plan review process.

The planning board convened a special meeting to evaluate projects submitted for ARPA funding, focusing on their consistency with the comprehensive plan. The board reviewed various funding requests, categorizing them based on their alignment with the comp plan. Discussions included the criteria for assessing projects, the role of the town council in making final funding decisions, and the interpretation of whether projects were consistent or not applicable under the plan.

The meeting addressed town legislative concerns for the 2020 general assembly session, including discussion of budgetary items and the education funding formula. Key topics included municipal aid, education funding, and the utility services restoration act. Discussion focused on the gas outage, the need for a plan, and potential compensation from National Grid. The council also discussed state aid to the school department, transportation of foster kids, and right-of-way projects, including reconstruction of lower Aquidneck Avenue and sidewalks on Purgatory Avenue.

The zoning board discussed several petitions and extensions. They addressed the adoption of zoning board minutes from February 23rd, March 22nd, and April 26th. A petition from Atlantic Beach Suites LLC was continued to the June meeting, with a possible special meeting in July. Petitions from Sends Corporation and GD Middletown West Main Road LLC were withdrawn without prejudice. The board also reviewed extension requests from Julie O'Halloran for properties at 18 Esplanade and 37 Tuckerman Avenue, and a new petition from Daniel Bell humor for variances related to a property on 2 Boulevard East.

The meeting included presentations and updates, with the first update from the Middletown Public Schools Building Committee, specifically a communication from Charlie Roberts regarding an update of phase two of ride's necessity of school constructing instruction funding program. The council discussed a resolution to allow the phase two application to be submitted at a later date in September. There were discussions of capital and educational needs, and the possibility of relocating district administration into one of the schools.