New Glocester R.I. 2015 Town Council Sworn in Jan. 5, 2014

The Town of Glocester is located in northwestern Rhode Island. It is bordered on the north by Burrillville, on the east by Smithfield, on the south by Scituate and Foster and on the west by Killingly and Putnam, Connecticut. It is connected to these various other communities by route 44, which runs east to west, and by route 102, which runs north-south. The state capitol Providence, is approximately 35 minutes to the east.
 Glocester ( originally called Gloucester) was established in 1639 and has a population of 9,746 according to the last census in 2010. Of the thirty nine cities and towns that make up Rhode Island, Glocester ranks thirteenth lowest in the rate of taxation per $1,000 with a residential rate of $21.77 and a commercial rate of $24.74 Taxes for a single family home valued at $215,000 = $4,468.55 and if you owned for a example a 2008 Honda Accord your tax would be $369.21
  Total taxes as a median income: 6.31% and Glocester had a revaluation or statistical update effective Dec.31,2013
 The town is set up with a five member town council and holds a election every two years on a even year cycle.
 The meeting proceeded promptly at 6:30pm as advertised for the sole purpose of the 2015 swearing in ceremony of the victors from this past November election.
 George O. ( Buster) Steere, a republican local businessman garnered the highest vote total in the November election.
  The new 2015 is         Chairman Walter M. Steere ( Rep)
                                     Vice Chairman George O.(Buster) Steere ( Rep)
                                      Edward C.Burlingame ( Rep)
                                      William E. Reichert (Ind.)
                                      Steve A. Sette (Ind)
  The current council chairman asked State Representative Republican Mike Chippendale to step forward to administer the oath of office to whom ever wanted him to do the honor. The town clerk and a few school committee members also stepped forward.

All photos by W.Gauvin Barber, no reproducing without written permission .

State Rep. Mike Chippendale (Rep)

 Solicitor Timothy F. Kane & State Sen. Paul Fogarty (Dem)

Chairman Walter M. Steere and William E. Reichert

The next group were offered to be sworn in by State Senator Democrat Paul Fogarty and the remaining two Walter M.Steere and William E. Reichert obliged to a nice round of applause by the local townspeople. I was glad to see my dear friend Rose Lavoie (Purple Cat) in attendance and I think everyone went over to her for a warm greeting. The meeting was called to order and the current chairman Walter M. Steere asked if any member would like to make a motion for the nomination of Town Council chairman and Edward C. Burlingame nominated Walter M. Steere to retain his position and it passed on a swift 4-0 in favor.
 Walter M.Steere then asked his fellow Council members if anyone wanted to nominate a vice chairman and William Reichert nominated George O.Steere as the vice chairman and it passed on another unanimous 4-0 vote. Steven A.Sette (Ind) was not in his council seat tonight.
  Edward Burlingame now has been elected 10 times to the 2 year terms in his political career.
 The town council chairman then asked if anyone would like to make a motion to close the meeting and newly elected Edward C. Burlingame spoke up and thanked everyone for voting and attending this ceremony and exclaimed that this 2015 town council will work together to solve any problems that may arise in the next two years.
 If anything happens where a councilmen cannot serve his term, the next highest vote getter was Stephanie L. Westgate (Rep.) who received 1878 votes in the past election.
 Town Clerk Jean Fecteau and the town solicitor Timothy F. Kane rounded out the 2015 town council
table. The next scheduled Town Council meeting will be on January 15th and then back to normal rotation of two meetings a month on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
 Light refreshments were served at the adjournment of the meeting at 6:45pm
 I will be in attendance to cover the next meeting and report my story to all in a prompt fashion. reported by Wayne G. Barber  www.mynwri.blogspot.com