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Town of

North Smithfield

March 21, 2025

PUBLIC INFORMATION PRESENTATION PLANNED FOR

ROUTE 146 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING STUDY

A public information session has been scheduled regarding establishing a Tax Increment Financing District for the Route 146 project area. The information session will be held on Monday, March 31 at 6:45 P.M. in the Town Council Chambers.

The Town has been planning for the redevelopment of the Route 146 corridor spanning from the Dowling Village area, southeasterly to the Lincoln town line. A key element of the redevelopment plan is the extension of sewer and water infrastructure in the corridor. Tax Increment Financing potentially offers a creative approach to funding a portion of the costs to extend utilities in the project area.

The Town has contracted with Camoin Associates to conduct a feasibility study on the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Camoin Associates is a national economic development consulting firm that has extensive experience in New England in undertaking TIF feasibility and execution studies. The purpose of the public information session is for Camoin Associates to provide information regarding tax increment financing as a tool to fund public investment in economic development, including the cost to fund infrastructure investment.

The purpose of the information session is only to inform the public about tax increment financing. Depending on the result of this feasibility study phase, the Town may advance to a second study phase, which would entail the development of a process to plan and execute a tax increment financing district. If the Town moves to the planning and execution stage of the TIF initiative, additional public sessions will be required including Town Council approval.

If there are any questions from the public regarding the March 31^st event, please contact the Town Administrator at 401-767-2200 ext, 302.

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2025 Town of North Smithfield Collection Schedule

The North Smithfield Zoning Board is seeking a Zoning Board Secretary. Please click the link below to view more details.

Important Payment Information

If you are paying your real estate, sewer, or water bills through your bank using Bill Pay, DO NOT send the payment to the lockbox Boston address that is listed on your bill. This will significantly delay your payment because the lockbox will reject the payment and forward it to our office because no payment stub is included.

Instead, you will need to create a new vender account using 83 Greene Street, North Smithfield, RI 02896 address. Please allow at least 10 business days for the bank to process your payment. We do not accept EFT and they will need to issue a paper check and mail it to us.

North Smithfield Food Pantry

March

Food Pantry pick-up dates:

Tuesday, March 18th & 25th @ 5:30pm

Saturday, March 22nd & 29th @ 10:00am

The Food Pantry is for North Smithfield residents.

You must have a photo ID and a bill that confirms your North Smithfield address. You can attend the Food Pantry all four times it is open per month.

Please remember to bring your own bags!

The Pantry is located at the

Slatersville Congregational Church

UCC on the Common.

Questions? Call 401-678-0356 

For the month of March please donate:

Soup, Beans, and Tuna

Personnel Board Meeting

575 Smithfield Road Street

Monday, March 24, 2025 @ 6:30 P.M.

Agenda

Zoning Board Meeting

83 Greene Street

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.

Agenda

Sewer Commission Meeting

83 Greene Street

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.

Agenda, Packet

Live Streaming Open Meetings

LIVESTREAMING OPEN MEETINGS

A. Livestreaming for Town Council, Halliwell Multi-Generational Building Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board: The Town will provide livestreaming for the open meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Multi-Generational Building Committee, Zoning Board of Review, and Planning Board whenever feasible via YouTube, Zoom, or some other technology. If technical difficulties occur during the livestream of an open meeting, the open meeting will continue to proceed as scheduled without livestreaming. (Livestreaming increases public access to public meetings in addition to the right of the public to attend open meetings in person.)

B. Public must be physically present to participate. Members of the public, applicants, petitioners, expert s, etc. who want to participate in an open meeting in any fashion must be physically present at the meeting. Members of the public, applicants, petitioners, experts, etc. will not be allowed to participate in an open meeting remotely by offering comment, testimony, or other remarks. through virtual means.

C. No other Board, Commission, or Committee will be livestreamed: Except as specified above, the Town will not provide livestreaming for any other Board, Commission or Committee.

D. Technical Difficulties: If technical difficulties occur during any livestream, the open meeting will continue to proceed as scheduled.

E. Meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Multi-Generational Building Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board will be livestreamed on the Town' s YouTube page, North Smithfield Town Meetings. https:/ / www.youtube.com/ channel l/ UCFgwSKxL950ZgZ DKz8B-MQ

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