Who runs Save North Kingstown?
A North Kingstown resident. This isn’t a formal group or a town project. It’s one person gathering public information so neighbors can follow what’s going on without hunting through a pile of PDFs.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Save North Kingstown
Save North Kingstown collects public information about local decisions, meetings, spending, development, schools, water, and other issues affecting the town. These answers explain how the site works, where the information comes from, and how residents can help keep it accurate.
About the site
Is this a town website?
No. Save North Kingstown is independent and focused on North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is not an official Town of North Kingstown website.
Why create this site?
Important local information is often scattered across agendas, meeting packets, videos, public notices, agency websites, and other records. Save North Kingstown brings those materials together so residents can more easily follow what is happening.
What parts of town does the site cover?
Save North Kingstown covers decisions and issues affecting residents across North Kingstown, including town government, schools, development, water, spending, infrastructure, roads, and public records.
Sources and verification
Where does the information come from?
Public meetings, published records, and other sources you can check yourself. That includes official Town of North Kingstown records; Town Council and School Committee agendas, minutes, packets, and videos; Rhode Island state agencies; public notices; budgets, ordinances, maps, reports, and other public documents; and verified local reporting where appropriate. If something isn’t linked yet, you’ll see a plain note saying so. No fake citations.
How do you verify information?
We look for official records, meeting materials, public notices, agency documents, and other sources residents can review themselves.
Can I see the original sources?
Yes. Issue pages should link directly to the documents, meeting records, notices, and other materials used to support the summary.
Is everything on the site an opinion?
No. Factual summaries should be tied to source material. Commentary, analysis, campaign messaging, and opinion should be clearly identified as such.
What happens when something cannot be verified?
If a claim, date, vote, document, or other detail cannot be confirmed, it should not be presented as established fact. The site may use a clear placeholder until a reliable source is added. Examples of honest placeholder language include: “Verified source link needed,” “Add confirmed date,” “Add official document,” and “Summary to be updated after source review.”
Corrections and resident submissions
Can I submit a document or correction?
Yes. Residents can send public documents, meeting links, corrections, or information that may deserve a closer look.
What if something on the site is wrong?
Send us the correction and the supporting source. Clear mistakes should be corrected, not defended.
Will you publish anonymous claims?
Not as verified fact. Tips may help identify something worth researching, but published factual claims should be supported by reliable source material.
Can I submit public records or meeting documents?
Yes. Residents may share links or copies of public records, agendas, minutes, notices, reports, maps, videos, and other documents relevant to North Kingstown. Submitting something does not mean it will automatically be published.
Can I request that something be investigated?
Residents may submit an issue, document, meeting, vote, or public claim they believe deserves review. Submitting something does not guarantee publication, and the site should verify the supporting material before making factual claims.
Issues, candidates, and opinion
Which issues matter most?
All of them, unless a page says otherwise. Water, sludge, transparency, spending, schools, roads, and the rest get the same treatment: here’s the record, you decide what to do with it. Current issue areas on the site include clean water and groundwater protection, Stop the Sludge, Town Council transparency, School Committee decisions, taxes, bonds, and town spending, growth, development, and rural character, Post Road, and public records. That list is not exhaustive.
Does Save North Kingstown endorse candidates?
The site’s main purpose is to document local issues, public records, votes, meeting actions, and public statements. Any endorsement, campaign message, or opinion content should be clearly labeled.
How are elected officials and candidates covered?
Coverage should focus on verified public records, votes, statements, filings, meeting actions, and positions that directly affect North Kingstown. Personal attacks, rumors, and unsupported allegations should not be presented as fact.
Is Save North Kingstown nonpartisan?
Save North Kingstown is an independent local civic website. Factual reporting should be source-based, while opinion, advocacy, and campaign-related content should be clearly labeled.
Updates and participation
How often is the site updated?
Pages are updated as new documents, meetings, votes, filings, public notices, and other verified developments become available.
How can residents help?
How can I stay updated?
Can I share information from this site?
Yes. Residents may share links to public pages and source materials. When quoting or reposting information, preserve the original context and link back to the supporting sources when possible.
Still have a question?
Send a public document, correction, meeting link, or question about something affecting North Kingstown.