The Select Board voted 3-2 to place a debt-exclusion question for the proposed South End Fire Station at 69 School Street on the November 3 state election ballot.
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What this means
Seekonk voters will decide whether to allow borrowing costs for the proposed fire station to be exempt from the limits of Proposition 2½. The Board also approved a $500 donation to the Animal Shelter, reduced Seekonk Little League tournament fees from $1,400 to $700, and approved an annual alcohol license for Tavern in the Square. Several town committee and constable appointments were approved unanimously.
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Approved, by a 3-2 roll-call vote, placing the South End Fire Station debt-exclusion question on the November 3 state election ballot.
Approved an annual alcohol license for Tavern Opco LLC, doing business as Tavern in the Square, at 1125 Fall River Avenue.
Approved a change in LLC manager/officer for Outback Steakhouse of Florida LLC, with no operational changes to the restaurant.
Reduced Seekonk Little League tournament fees from $1,400 to $700 by a unanimous 5-0 vote.
Approved a $500 donation to the Seekonk Animal Shelter in memory of Jo Ann Peace.
Approved appointments to the Commission on Disability, Board of Health, Veterans Council, Parks and Recreation Committee, and constable positions, with each listed vote passing unanimously.
Approved the police mutual aid agreement and authorized the Town Administrator to sign it.
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