What was decided

Approved rezoning 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1 on a 5–0 roll call vote. Approved $4485.22 in tax abatements and a $315.42 tax addition for Pledge Financial RI. Approved an agreement requiring La Milonga Bar to close for three days and serve six months of probation.

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• Approved 5–0 The minutes of the July 13, 2026 meeting as amended. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The appointment of Olivia Demanche to the Juvenile Hearing Board. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Received the department financial reports for July-August 2026. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The agreement requiring La Milonga Bar to close for three days and serve six months of probation. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled 5–0 The peddler license for Yessenia Rodriguez, D/B/A One Fly Stop. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The Class A Restaurant license for La Receta Colombiana. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The Class C Variety license for Chapines Supermarket Inc. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The recommended tax abatements totaling $4485.22. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The $315.42 tax addition for Pledge Financial RI.
• Approved 5–0 The ordinance rezoning 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1 on second reading. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred 5–0 The $6,005.67 claim by Bernice Hernandez to the Trust. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

• Approved 5–0 License action against La Milonga Bar after stabbings The agreement requiring La Milonga Bar to close for three days and serve six months of probation. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 $4485.22 in tax abatements p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 $315.42 tax addition for Pledge Financial RI
• Approved 5–0 Rezoning 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1 The ordinance rezoning 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1 on second reading. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Also voted on

• Approved 5–0 The minutes of the July 13, 2026 meeting as amended. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The appointment of Olivia Demanche to the Juvenile Hearing Board. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Received the department financial reports for July-August 2026. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled 5–0 The peddler license for Yessenia Rodriguez, D/B/A One Fly Stop. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The Class A Restaurant license for La Receta Colombiana. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 5–0 The Class C Variety license for Chapines Supermarket Inc. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred 5–0 The $6,005.67 claim by Bernice Hernandez to the Trust. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

Agenda

The meeting includes a second reading of an ordinance to rezone 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1. It also covers a $6,005.67 damage claim, tax abatements and an addition, and license hearings for three businesses and one license holder.

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• Appointment of Olivia Demanche to the Juvenile Hearing Board, term ending September 1, 2029
• Department financial reports for July and August 2026 (City Clerk, Fire, Police, Code Enforcement; April, May and June 2026 also included)
• Presentation by Planning Director Jim Vandermillen on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
• License hearing for JFR & Son, LLC, D/B/A La Milonga Bar, 674 Dexter Streerty, Class BV license
• Peddler license (new) for Yessenia Rodriguez, D/B/A One Fly Stop, 50 Moorland Ave
• Class A Restaurant license (new) for Roca Group, LLC, D/B/A La Receta Colombiana, 913 Dexter Street
• Class C Variety license (transfer) for Evelyn Y Quiroa Alonzo, D/B/A Chapines Supermarket Inc., 635 Dexter Street
• Tax abatements totaling $4,485.22 (Fall River Pawn Brokers $315.42; City of Central Falls $4,169.80)
• Tax addition of $315.42 for Pledge Financial RI
• Ordinance to rezone 162 Washington Street from R2 to C1, second reading (Councilperson Rivas Lugo by request)
• Claim by Bernice Hernandez, Central Falls, for alleged passenger-side damage from a collision with a police vehicle, estimated at $6,005.67

Meeting details

Where

580 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI, 02863

Terms used here

abatement

A reduction or cancellation of a property tax bill, granted by the assessors, for example after an error in the assessment.

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

CDBG

Community Development Block Grant: federal money, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for housing and neighborhood projects that serve low- and moderate-income residents.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Rhode Island's Open Meetings Act (R.I.G.L. § 42-46-5) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, collective bargaining, buying land, or personnel matters.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

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