Town of North Smithfield

August 8, 2025

From The Town Administrator's Desk

Town Kicks Off Community Resiliency Strategy Planning

The Administration is working with the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and Nature Conservancy to identify steps to reduce community risks and improve resilience across North Smithfield. An online workshop is scheduled for September 9^th, which will be attended by members of the Administration along with a representative from relevant boards and commissions and regional groups. The workshop will be facilitated by the Nature Conservancy.

Town Administrator, Scott Gibbs, referenced increasing infrastructure and environmental risks associated with the heightened severity of weather events. The Town of North Smithfield applied for and was accepted into the Municipal Resiliency Program. The workshop will promote increased discussion among the attendees with the goal of identifying specific steps to enable the Town to better manage community risks from severe weather events.

The Administrator referenced the Town’s Hazard Mitigation and Flood Management Plan, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Town Administrator stated that the workshop will enable the Town to build on this plan by targeting and prioritizing specific steps to reduce risks to lives and property in the event of severe weather events. As a result of completing the workshop and resiliency plan, the Town will become eligible for future funding opportunities through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.

Town Hall will be closed Monday, August 11th, in observance of Victory Day

CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY FOR TOWN ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS

The North Smithfield Town Hall has adopted a Code of Conduct to encourage public confidence in the integrity of local government and its fair and effective operation

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

August

Food Pantry pick-up dates:

Tuesday, August 19th & 26th @5:30pm

Saturday, August 23rd & 30th @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 August please donate:

canned beans and especially dried pasta

North Smithfield Senior Services

Now Open!!

Located at Scouters Hall

13 Main Street, Slatersville

For more information contact Linda Thibault - 401-766-9564

North Smithfield Groundwater Protection Committee

83 Greene Street

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 @ 7:00PM

North Smithfield Planning Board

83 Greene Street

Thursday, August 14, 2025 @ 7:00PM

Agenda

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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