Warwick

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Issues with near term decisions

Long running topics

No actions pending

Completed

Sources

Where the data comes from

• City website: https://www.warwickri.gov (City of Warwick; City Hall at 3275 Post Rd, 401-738-2000)
• Agenda Center for all boards: https://www.warwickri.gov/AgendaCenter. Categories: City Council, Assessors, Sewer Authority, Board of Canvassers, Retirement Board, Historic District Commission, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Review.
• Meeting calendar: https://www.warwickri.gov/calendar.aspx?view=list&year=2026&month=11
• Council streaming information: https://www.warwickri.gov/235/Warwick-City-Council-Streaming-Video
• Meeting video: City of Warwick YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqH1beFNXXojHbZ5ioeH-g. Only City Council meetings (plus budget hearings and ceremonies) appear there.
• Collected 2026-11-04 (added at Dewey's request).

Governing body

• Mayor Frank J. Picozzi; Chief of Staff William Facente
• City Council (nine members; regular meetings on the first and third Monday-ish, committees from 5:00 PM and the full meeting at 6:30 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall): President Anthony Sinapi; other members seen in the minutes are Gebhart, Ladouceur (Finance Committee reports), Muto, Foley, Rix, Nappa and Kirby. The ninth member is not identified in the records read.
• City Clerk: Lynn D'Abrosca is named as the incumbent on the 2026-10-19 docket, where Tara Booth was listed for confirmation; the outcome is unknown.
• Planning: Planning Director Thomas Kravitz; Associate Planner Melissa Correia. Planning Board (2nd Wednesday-ish, 6:00 PM, Annex, 65 Centerville Rd): the roster comes from the draft 2026-09-09 minutes only and is not confirmed (Philip Slocum is listed as Chair and Kevin Flynn as Vice-Chair).
• Zoning Board of Review (2nd Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Annex): Chair Paul DePetrillo, Vice-Chair Robert DeGregorio, Lorraine Caruso Byrne, Walter Augustyn, Alfred North; alternates Julie Finn and Constance Beck; Clerk Amy Cota; Solicitor David Petrarca
• Sewer Authority (Board Thursdays 5:30 PM, Finance Committee Tuesdays 5:00 PM, 125 Arthur W. Devine Blvd): Chairman Gary C. Jarvis; Executive Director BettyAnne Rogers; Superintendent Michael P. Bedard
• Other bodies: Harbor Management Commission, Retirement Board, Board of Canvassers, Historic District Commission, Assessors

Data quality notes

• The City Council minutes for 2026-10-19 are not posted, so outcomes of that meeting (including the City Clerk appointment, listed for confirmation) are unknown. The 2026-10-05 minutes header reads approved but the vote was not seen.
• Planning Board minutes for 2026-09-09 and 2026-10-14 are drafts. The Zoning Board of Review minutes for 2026-10-13 are a scanned image that could not be read; those for 2026-09-08 are not labeled draft but their approval was still pending.
• The School Committee is not listed on the city's site and is not covered. No video exists for the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Review or Sewer Authority.
• Meeting pages begin with 2026-09-01. Sewer Authority Board agendas and the Retirement Board agenda were not read.