Friday Five: Council Monday, Commission, Graduation Today, Flag Retirement

Council Monday - The Woonsocket City Council meets Monday night, 7 p.m. in Harris Hall at City Hall, 169 Main St. They'll consider an ordinance allowing the fire chief to bypass competitive bidding for repairs to a fire department vehicle, and a resolution instructing the Budget Commission to suppor a design-build plan for the city's new water treatment plant.

Budget Commission Today The next regular meeting of the Woonsocket Budget Commission has been rescheduled for Friday, June 14, 2013.  The closed session will be held at 10 a.m.; the open session will be held at 11 a.m. An agenda for the meeting has been posted - see the attached .pdf.

They'll consider an RFP for an engineer to develop an RFQ (request for quotations - when an agency does not intend to award a contract, but wants specifications for planning) for water treatment facilities. 

They'll also consider issuing Tax Anticipation Notes, advancing state aid, and a City Council resolution asking the state for funding for the revitalization of WWII Park.

WHS Graduation - Today, this year's group of Woonsocket High School graduates are scheduled to walk the stage at Barry Field at 4 p.m. to receive their hard-earned diplomas. Come out and cheer on the Class of 2013 as they begin their journeys into the "real world". In case of rain, which is currently falling, the graduation ceremonies will move to Woonsocket High School.

Yard waste pickup ends - Curbside pick-up of yard waste (grass clippings, small branches, weeds, etc.) will END on your trash/recycling collection day during the week of June 17 to June 21.

The drop-off site in Blackstone, MA, off Canal Street (North Smithfield) will continue to be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, for those residents having the appropriate yard waste sticker; all residential properties in the City of Woonsocket are included in the yard waste drop-off program.  Stickers can be obtained, for a $25.00 fee, at City Hall in the Department of Public Works, Monday through Friday 8:30 am – 4 pm.  Proper identification and vehicle registration is required.  Commercial vehicle registrations are excluded from this program.

Residents are reminded that it is illegal to throw yard waste in the household waste collection carts.

Curbside yard waste collection will resume in October. Questions can be directed to the Solid Waste Division at 401-767-8880.

Flag Retirement Ceremony Troop 2 / Catholic Financial Life will host its 13th annual American Flag Retirement Ceremony Sunday, June 16, 11:45 a.m. at OLQM Church on Park Avenue. Scouts need to arrive at 10:30 am to set-up. Class A uniform required.