Category: Government
Tax Workshop Tonight!! Please Attend
The Newport City Council is holding a workshop tonight at 5:30 in City Hall to discuss the proposed ordinance to implement a two-tiered residential tax rate. This ordinance would establish a split tax rate for properties with year-round occupants, whether they are owners or tenants. The development of the ordinance goes back to last year when the Council established a Taxation Relief…
School Regionalization Perspectives
Recent Conversations and Interesting Perspectives on the School Regionalization Issue Facing Newport Voters in November. An investment of time to listen to these speakers helps to highlights the significant differences between these camps. Interviews from WADK’s The Open Forum THE OPEN FORUM Conversations with Bruce Newberry, you can listen using the link below: WADK the…
VIDEO – 2022 Middletown Town Council Candidates Sound Off
October 13, Town Council Forum Presented by Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special thanks to Involve Newport for hosting these forums. Middletown Council Candidate Forum Thursday, October 13, 6:30 pm, Involve Newport 0:00 – Intro 07:24 – Candidate Opening Statements…
VIDEO – 2022 Newport City Council Candidates Sound Off
October 6, at-large City Council Presented by Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special thanks to Involve Newport for hosting these forums. City Council Candidate Forum Thursday, September 6, 6:30 pm, Involve Newport 00:48 – Candidate Opening Statements QUESTIONS: 10:50…
2022 Candidate Forums Videos
Candidate Forum Videos will be posted here following their presentation Presented by Involve Newport, Newport This Week, the League of Women Voters of Newport County and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. Special thanks to Involve Newport for hosting these forums. Newport School Committee Candidate Forum Thursday, September 29, 6:30 pm, Involve Newport TEXT…
INvolve Newport GUTS Initiative
Get Up To Speed (GUTS) Initiative Attending a City Council meeting or workshop is one of the fastest ways to Get Up To Speed (GUTS) on what is happening in Newport! Join INvolve Newport at an upcoming Council meeting as part of the organization’s GUTS Initiative. Walking into a Council meeting can be intimidating and…
Involve Newport Announces 2022 Candidate Forums
Candidates for local offices in Newport and Middletown, RI are invited to participate in public forums in advance of the November 8, 2022 general election. Forums will be hosted at Innovate Newport, 513 Broadway in Newport and via live stream. All events are free and open to the public. The schedule of the candidate forums…
Charter Review Ballot Measure
At the beginning of this year, a volunteer Charter Review Commission began looking over the city’s foundational document for the first time since 2014. In May, after 14 public meetings, the seven-member commission — consisting of Bari Freeman, Mike Rego, Stephanie Smyth, Susan Taylor, John Trifero, Guy Weston and Chair Maureen Cronin Marosits — compiled…
Bloomberg Feature on North End Development
Deep Appreciation for Alex Ulam of Bloomberg for his feature on the competing pressures of development and livability that have affected our community. Alex’s lovely article outlines the cooperation required to institute a moratorium on development until we as a city can get better understand impact. We would like to thank the many community organizations…