Glocester council ratifies carnival contract, approves finance actions and authorizes water grant application
June 05, 2026 | Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
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The Glocester Town Council handled a slate of routine and fiscal items during its June 4 meeting, approving contracts, authorizations and personnel actions.
The council ratified a contract with Rockwell Amusements for the recent Glocester Carnival (May 29–31, 2026), noting steady attendance and no major complaints. The council authorized the finance director to execute a service engagement with USI Consulting Group to produce GASB 74/75 post-retirement valuations for FY2026–FY2027 (base price $8,600). The council also approved a vendor request to extend IFB 2024-01 for hot-mix asphalt to TZ LLC at the current unit prices through June 30, 2027.
On environmental health, the council adopted Resolution 2026-08 authorizing the director of public works to apply for an Emerging Contaminant Grant (administered by the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank) to address elevated manganese detected in the potable water at Glocester Town Hall. The resolution authorizes staff to prepare and submit applications and to administer the grant if awarded; these grants can be 100% funded up to $250,000 and require no municipal match.
The council confirmed multiple appointments and approved the recreation department’s recommended list of summer hires and parking attendants with start dates in mid-June and the hourly rates provided in the recreation director’s memo.
Other administrative items included ratifying an ARPA/CPF municipal grant attestation for the Harmony Library community room edition and approving a temporary extension of the senior center cleaning contract to July 18, 2026 while a procurement process continues.
What’s next: Several of these actions require follow-up administrative steps: the DPW will proceed with the grant application if eligible; the finance director will coordinate the GASB engagement; and the recreation director will onboard summer staff as scheduled.
The council ratified a contract with Rockwell Amusements for the recent Glocester Carnival (May 29–31, 2026), noting steady attendance and no major complaints. The council authorized the finance director to execute a service engagement with USI Consulting Group to produce GASB 74/75 post-retirement valuations for FY2026–FY2027 (base price $8,600). The council also approved a vendor request to extend IFB 2024-01 for hot-mix asphalt to TZ LLC at the current unit prices through June 30, 2027.
On environmental health, the council adopted Resolution 2026-08 authorizing the director of public works to apply for an Emerging Contaminant Grant (administered by the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank) to address elevated manganese detected in the potable water at Glocester Town Hall. The resolution authorizes staff to prepare and submit applications and to administer the grant if awarded; these grants can be 100% funded up to $250,000 and require no municipal match.
The council confirmed multiple appointments and approved the recreation department’s recommended list of summer hires and parking attendants with start dates in mid-June and the hourly rates provided in the recreation director’s memo.
Other administrative items included ratifying an ARPA/CPF municipal grant attestation for the Harmony Library community room edition and approving a temporary extension of the senior center cleaning contract to July 18, 2026 while a procurement process continues.
What’s next: Several of these actions require follow-up administrative steps: the DPW will proceed with the grant application if eligible; the finance director will coordinate the GASB engagement; and the recreation director will onboard summer staff as scheduled.
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