Town of North Smithfield

August 29, 2025

Town Hall will be closed Monday, September 1st, in observance of Labor Day

Trash/Recycle collection will be delayed by one day due to the Holiday

From the Town Administrator's Desk

ANNOUNCING A NEW INITIATIVE – CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR FUTURE

When you are caught in the day-to-day routines of responding to constituent issues and Town Government administration, addressing the community’s big-picture opportunities and challenges frequently fail to get the needed attention. These are the so-called “needle movers.” When you add to this reality the constant negativity and criticism that permeates online diatribe by some, you begin to understand the challenges we face in building a positive community culture.

As elected officials, we are responsible for leaving our community in a better place than when we took office. As the Town Administrator, my campaign platform spoke of the need for internal operating improvements as well as the need for a conversation around our community’s future. Our to-do list for operating improvements is long and aggressive. We are committed to completing this list. Now we want to begin conversations regarding our great community’s future.

Starting in September 2025, I will begin hosting monthly conversations to discuss the future of our town. These events will not be for complaining, but rather opportunities to have a civil, positive discussion about how to transform our community to meet the challenges and opportunities in the future. These will be future forward conversations and may, at times, include guests presenting information and ideas concerning various issues. 

These planned discussions will be closed to the media so that all participants can feel free to talk openly. I will also restrict the number of participants to ensure a collaborative conversation consistent with the purpose of these events. I will also work to ensure a continual change in participants. The opportunities, concerns and ideas surfacing in our discussions will be recorded and assimilated into a coherent, vision document. 

I look forward to meeting and talking with you soon. More information concerning these monthly conversations will be coming soon. 

I hope you have a great Labor Day!

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 Town Council

83 Greene Street

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 @ 6:45PM

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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