Nunes pushes to use abandoned Nike site for town needs
Town Administrator Augustine Nunes filed intents with federal agencies to secure the former Nike site off Metacom Avenue for multiple purposes including education recreation and public health. He cited land loss and aims to have the site explored by the school system as an option to expand Rockwell School, with officials touring the former battery of the 24th Air Defense Artillery the next morning.
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Bristol seeks director of community development
Augustine Junes announced the town will advertise for a director of community development until a best fit is found. Mir Nunes said ads ran two weeks out of town and three weeks in this paper to attract applicants, most from nearby Massachusetts. The town seeks a degree in urban planning or urban design with two years in the field, a master’s preferred, and will choose based on salary considerations with the town council.
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Cost survey for center repairs lost amid funding delay
Town council learned a completed engineering study on renovating the Community center is missing and 7500 in revenue sharing funds set aside for the project remain unused. Former officials note a survey existed but cannot be located, while plans to hire skilled labor with emergency federal funds are discussed to move forward. The second floor remains unsafe and unused by many groups.
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Law units merge Newport area and Bristol County region reorg
The Governors Committee on Crime orders a regional law enforcement reorganization merging nine Rhode Island units into six. A 30 member board will include police chiefs from 12 counties plus six members two citizens two delinquency program officials one center and one programs official. One town representative from each area and a statewide council will be formed. About $2 million in federal funds for 1975 will be allocated to regional areas under federal guidelines.
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