MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017

WOONSOCKET CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DANIEL M. GENDRON PRESIDING

6:00 PM. – 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM

CITY HALL – 169 MAIN STREET

 

 

SPECIAL MEETING

 

  1. ROLL CALL

 

  1. NEW RESOLUTIONS

     

17 R 115         Authorizing & Empowering the Mayor and Director of Planning & Development                           to apply to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s                                         “Rhode Island Open Space Grants” Program for Holley Spring Estates – Phase                             “A” Acquisition Funds.-Gendron

 

17 R 116         Authorizing & Empowering the Mayor and Director of Planning & Development                           to apply to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s                                         “Rhode Island Open Space Grants” Program for Holley Spring Estates – Phase                             “B” Acquisition Funds.-Gendron

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT

 

 

LIQUOR HEARING

SITTING AS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

 

  1. Roll call.

     

  2. Alleged violation of R.I.G.L. § 30-8-5 by Carmen Y. Nunez, c/o Back Street Sport Bar     RI, 33 Arnold Street, Woonsocket, RI.

     

  3. Alleged violation of R.I.G.L. § 30-8-5 by Bipen Patel, c/o Jay Omkara Corp. d/b/a            Minuteman Liquors, 779 Park Avenue, Woonsocket, RI.

           

  1. Alleged violation of R.I.G.L. § 30-8-5 by Omaira J. Thompson, c/o Kevin J.           Thompson Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Providence Street Liquors, 800 Providence Street,            Woonsocket, RI.

     

  2. Alleged violation of R.I.G.L. § 30-8-5 by Cheng Yao Liu, d/b/a Toyo Steakhouse,            401 Clinton Street, Woonsocket, RI.

     

  3. Alleged violation of R.I.G.L. § 30-8-5 by Will Tang, c/o W.T.T. Liquors, Inc. d/b/a           Warehouse Liquors, 373 North Main Street, Woonsocket, RI.

     

  4. Adjournment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired, please contact City Clerk Christina Harmon-Duarte three days prior to the meeting at (401) 762-6400, or by the Thursday prior to the meeting.

 

Posted on October 19, 2017

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