Town of North Smithfield Weekly Newsletter, December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

Town Hall will be closed

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Town Hall will close at 11:00 AM

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Trash and Recycling will not be picked up on

Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st due to the Holidays.

There will be a one day delay that follows December 25th and January1st.

The last day for yard waste pick up will be

Saturday, December 21, 2024

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.

The Town of North Smithfield is hiring a

Benefits & Payroll Coordinator, please click on links below for more information.

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Application

Job Description

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New Update as of November 12th!

For more information on

North Smithfield Water Department’s

ongoing water tank project,

visit our website:

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We are proud to announce that Season One of SLATERSVILLE and 3 NEW Episodes for Season Two are now streaming on Tubi!! The channel is FREE. Simply jump on and start watching!!

View on TUBI

This week Breaking Branches Pictures premiered their official Season Two trailer for Slatersville. We invite you to check it out by clicking on the link below. The specifics of "where and when" it will arrive will be announced soon, along with more exciting news. Enjoy!!

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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 December

Week of the 9th

Week of the 23rd with a one day delay due to the Holiday

Lawn and Leaf Collection Days for December

Saturday, December 7th

Saturday, December 14th

Saturday, December 21st

Please click on the link to view the Recycling Collection Schedule

Collection Schedule

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North Smithfield Food Pantry

DECEMBER

Food Pantry pick-up dates:

Tuesday, December 17th @ 5:30pm

Saturday, December 21st & 28th @ 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 December please donate:

canned fruit, canned pasta and cereal

Senior Services / Aging Well Inc.

Activity Calendar

Meal Menu

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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Zoning Board Meeting

83 Greene Street

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 @ 7:00 P.M.

Agenda

Planning Board Meeting

83 Greene Street

Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 7:00 P.M.

Agenda

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

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Agendas can be found on the Secretary of State Website 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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