Town of North Smithfield Weekly Newsletter

January 10, 2025

Christmas trees will be picked up starting January 6th until January 17th.

Residents may also drop off their Christmas trees to the Highway Department on

Saturdays during recycling hours, 8am to 2pm.

The Town of North Smithfield is hiring a part time Human Resource Manager please click the link below to see the job description. This is a hybrid position that is 19 hours a week with a salary of $35,000 per year. Please email all resumes to the Finance Director This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

HR Manager Job Description

Tax Exemptions

Applications are available in the Tax Assessor’s office or on the town website

Veteran

Widow of a Veteran

100% Disabled Veteran

Gold Star Parents

Senior Exemption

Senior Tax Stabilization

100% Disabled Person

Blind Exemption

Historic Preservation Tax Credit

For more information regarding specific qualifications please see the Town ordinances https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/284/Town-Charter-Ordinances or contact the Tax Assessor’s office at 401-767-2200 ext. 323 or 325.

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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.

New Update as of January 9th!

For more information on

North Smithfield Water Department’s

ongoing water tank project,

visit our website:

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Visit firstmillvillage.com to learn all about the Emmy award-winning series Slatersville: America's First Mill Village.

Season One of SLATERSVILLE and 3 new Episodes for Season Two are now streaming on Tubi!! The channel is FREE.

View on TUBI

North Smithfield Library, Click Here!

Town of North Smithfield

Recycling Center

281 Quaker Highway

Saturdays 8 am - 2 pm

The Recycling Center will no longer be open on Wednesdays after November 6th.

If you need any assistance, please contact us at

(401)767-2200 ext. 348

or email

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Recycling Weeks in January

Week of the 6th

Week of the 20th with a one day delay due to the Holiday

Please click on the link to view the Recycling Collection Schedule

Collection Schedule

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North Smithfield Food Pantry

JANUARY

Food Pantry pick-up dates:

Tuesday, January 21st & 28th @ 5:30pm

Saturday, January 18th & 25th @ 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 January please donate:

canned fruit, baked beans and tomato sauce

Senior Services / Aging Well Inc.

Updated Classes and Menu will be available in next weeks Newsletter

Are you interested in what the Blackstone Valley Prevention Coalition has to offer? Click on the button below to be redirected to their website.

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About Us

Our affiliate obtained official status in December, 1995 in the West Bay area, and we expanded into the northern Rhode Island area in 2000. During that time, we have provided homes for 17 families, entirely through volunteer efforts. Communities served by our affiliate are Burrillville, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East Greenwich, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Scituate, Smithfield, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick and Woonsocket.

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Parks and Recreation Committee

83 Greene Street

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M.

Agenda

Groundwater Protection Committee

83 Greene Street; 2nd Floor

Wednesday, January15, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.

Agenda

Sewer Commission Meeting

83 Greene Street

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.

Agenda, Packet

Budget Committee Meeting

83 Greene Street; 2nd Floor

Thursday, January 16, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M.

Economic Development Meeting

83 Greene Street; Executive Room

Thursday, January 16, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M.

Joint Multi-Generational and Halliwell Review

83 Green Street; Council Chambers

Thursday, January 16, 2025 @ 6:30 P.M.

Agenda, Agenda

Agendas and Documents related to the Town Council Meetings will be posted on ClerkBase on the day of the meeting at 10am. Please click here to view

You can access the agendas to these meetings on the Secretary of State Website 48 hours before each meeting by clicking here

Live Streaming Open Meetings

LIVESTREAMING OPEN MEETINGS

A. Livestreaming for Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board: The Town will provide livestreaming for the open meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Review 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 Review 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

Archived Meetings

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