Warren council hopefuls: “Here’s what I’ll do if elected”
The general election is one week away, and the eight candidates for Warren Town Council were asked the following this week: If you are elected to the council, what one plan will you bring to the table? Note that the responses are listed in the order received. Richard Silva (D) Candidate An initiative I would [...]
Read More →Tattrie responds to Rick Norman accusations
To the editor: Yet again a week or two before the elections, “Rick Norman” has sent a letter to the editor attacking me. This time his beef and apparently Brandt Heckert and Davison Bolster feel the same way, based on their entries to the newspaper last week, is how I appoint board members. Even though [...]
Read More →Warren council candidates make their pitch
There weren’t many audience members there to listen, but six of the eight candidates running for Warren Town Council spent nearly two hours last Thursday evening giving their take on the issues facing Warren at a public forum sponsored by the Rhode Island Voters Coalition. The forum, held at Warren Town Hall, drew councilors Chris [...]
Read More →Chart a new course for Warren on Nov. 6
To the editor: I’ve been a Warren resident for just over a year now, and having grown up in the East Bay, I knew Warren was a place I wanted to live. No other town in the state has the unique blend of opportunity, history, character and diversity that Warren offers. Over the past year [...]
Read More →Party politics dead in Warren? Council hopefuls sound off
The following are the full texts of e-mail responses to a question on the importance of party politics and political designations in Warren, posed by the Warren Times this week to Warren Town Council candidates. The answers were abridged in print for brevity, and in keeping with the topic of the question. Scott Lial (I) [...]
Read More →Warren Town Council candidates’ forum is Thursday
Six out of the eight candidates for Warren Town Council will face the public this Thursday, Oct. 18, in a forum held at Warren Town Hall. The forum, sponsored by the Rhode Island Voter Coalition, starts at 6:30 p.m. and is the only chance for voters to see all the candidates in one place before [...]
Read More →Warren ‘business friendly?’ Council hopefuls offer their take
“Business friendly.” The term has been knocked about in Warren for years, particularly when officials and business owners talk about what changes Warren needs to make to attract more business, increase the town’s tax base and fill empty storefronts and homes. But what does it mean, and is Warren doing enough to support new and [...]
Read More →Stanley: Give Bristol Warren schools power to tax
The president of the Warren Town Council wants to give the public school district the ability to tax people directly. Council president Christopher Stanley proposes a new system where the Bristol Warren Regional School Department taxes property owners in the two towns directly — rather than through each town’s municipal government – to raise the [...]
Read More →Warren council hopefuls differ on term limits
How long is long enough on the town council? Seven of the eight candidates for council differ on whether they support term limits. The issue came up several months ago, when councilor Davison Bolster suggested term limits not just for council members, but for all appointed volunteers on town boards. He said at the time [...]
Read More →Warren demolition hearing scheduled for November 20
A decision on whether or not to allow the demolition of a 152-year-old Main Street home to make way for a parking lot won’t come any time soon. The Warren Town Council voted 4-0 Friday afternoon to hold a required public hearing on the matter of 613 Main St. on Tuesday, Nov. 20. That will [...]
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