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Newport City Council election results: Xay tops at-large; ward …
Nov 6, 2024 · After Holder, the at-large candidates with the most votes are Stephanie Smyth with 4,524 votes, Xaykham "Xay" Khamsyvoravong with 4,365 votes, and Jeanne-Marie Napolitano with 3,768 votes, all of whom have earned spots on Newport City Council. Election 2024: Find full RI election night results updated live.
Top vote-getters for Newport City Council, School Committee talk …
6 days ago · In a neck-to-neck race for first place, Elizabeth “Beth” Cullen beat Incumbent Stephanie Winslow by 50 votes, making her the top vote-getter for the School Committee. “Hard work pays off,” Cullen said. “The School Committee has a mountain climb.”. Despite this being her first electoral win, Cullen is no stranger to Newport politics.
Newport School Committee results: Who's in and who's out
Nov 6, 2024 · As of Wednesday morning, Elizabeth "Beth" Cullen has received the most votes of any candidates. Behind her in order of finish are Stephanie Winslow, Rebecca "Becky" Bolan, James Dring, Robert "Bobby" Leary, Sandra Flowers and Robert Power, all of whom have earned spots on the committee this term. With only seven spots available, Penelope "Penny ...
Key takeaways from the Housing Chapter in Newport's …
Sep 19, 2024 · When the city’s current Comprehensive Land Use Plan was drafted in 2017, projections indicated that the city’s population would decrease to 18,758 by 2040. Yet, following the 2020 Census, Newport’s population seems to be increasing instead, with current projections expecting the population to increase by about 1,000 Newport residents by 2040.
Newport at-large candidates discuss tourism, housing, infrastructure
Oct 25, 2024 · Q&A: Newport at-large council candidates discuss tourism, housing, infrastructure projects. Savana Dunning. Newport Daily News. A few weeks ago the Newport Daily News sent out questionnaires to candidates in local elections so they could have an opportunity to communicate their views on current issues to the public ahead of election day.
$98.5 million bond request for Newport projects approved by RI …
Apr 25, 2024 · Newport’s proposed $98.5 million bond for infrastructure improvements cleared a hurdle Tuesday, with the House of Representatives’ passage of legislation to put the bond question before voters in November.. The bill (2024-H 8086), sponsored by Rep. Lauren H. Carson now goes to the Senate.“Our city will benefit tremendously from the projects to be included in the bond proposal ...
Newport gets legislative approval for $98.5 million infrastructure …
Jul 3, 2024 · 0:04. 1:22. NEWPORT – The General Assembly passed a pair of bills in late June that officially gave the City of Newport permission to borrow $98.5 million in general obligation bonds to support improvements to the city infrastructure. With the bills passed, it’s now up to Newport voters to approve or reject the bond measure this November.
Newport City Council, legislators meet to discuss priorities in 2024
Jan 9, 2024 · From fee increases on cruise ships to changes in the state education funding formula to changes in how the hotel tax is distributed, the Newport City Council’s legislative priorities for 2024 primarily centered on ways the city can get more revenue into the city budget now that Covid-era one-time-funding has started to dry up and expire. “Right now, Newport’s budget is about 80% ...