Council foregoes executive session after memo updates deadline in Mount Hope Bridge litigation

The council opted not to convene a scheduled executive session about litigation concerning the Mount Hope Bridge after a memo to the council indicated a scheduling change.

According to the memo presented to the council, the defendants’ deadline in Town of Bristol v. Transportation Security Administration was extended to July 10. With that administrative update, the chair and members agreed the executive session could be foregone and the meeting continued in open session.

The transcript records the extension of the deadline and the council’s decision to forgo the executive session; no substantive discussion of litigation strategy took place in open session. The council concluded its agenda and adjourned with holiday greetings.