The North Kingstown Town Council held an all-day budget work session on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Municipal Offices, 100 Fairway Drive. Council members reviewed the Town Manager's preliminary FY2025/2026 budget department by department, heard from department heads and the School Superintendent, and then adopted the preliminary budget. Voting members were President Gregory Mancini and Councilors Linnea Drew, Elizabeth Hill Ross, Kim Page, and Matthew McCoy. No residents spoke during the public comment portion; the public hearing is scheduled for April 21, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the municipal budget and 7:00 p.m. for the school budget, at Town Hall Council Chambers, 80 Boston Neck Road.
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