<div>Thank you, South Kingstown, for the opportunity to serve a second term on our Town Council.Ever since I was born at South County Hospital and raised in East Matunuck, I’ve loved this town. This community has given me so much. Serving it has deepened my gratitude and determination to help people build a life here and stay.Through 19 monthly Coffee & Conversation gatherings at local small businesses, I’ve sat down with residents to hear questions, concerns, and ideas. My monthly newsletters keep that conversation going. Thank you for welcoming me, speaking honestly, and helping me become a better council member. I’m still learning, and I’ll keep listening to you.I’m grateful for Council President Rory McEntee’s leadership and the opportunity to serve alongside Vice President Michael Marran and Councilmember Patricia Alley. Mike and Patti care deeply about this community, and I’ve valued their experience and dedication throughout my first term. I look forward to working with all of my Council colleagues and our School Committee members to keep moving South Kingstown forward.This Town Council’s been busy, and I’m honored to be a part of it. We celebrated the Perryville EMS station and Peace Dale Community Learning Center openings and launched a new Harbor Patrol boat. These investments reflect years of work by town staff, boards, commissions, and community partners.We’re working to expand affordable housing, including opportunities on town-owned properties and support for the Champagne Heights redevelopment led by the Housing Authority and Women’s Development Corporation. Young families and seniors deserve a future here. I want to keep pursuing housing people can afford and addressing the pressures short-term rentals place on our neighborhoods.We also ended the town’s Flock camera contract and voted to prohibit large-scale data centers, standing up for residents’ privacy and our community’s resources.There’s more ahead at Old Mountain Field and the planned Curtis Corner athletic complex, along with our new high school, scheduled to open in September 2027. I’m excited for our students. With a 21st-century school and strong support for our educators, I believe our kids will do extraordinary things. Go Rebels. I look forward to working with the School Committee to make South Kingstown one of Rhode Island’s best school districts.Pedestrian safety remains a priority, from crosswalk flags to ESKAPE, my proposal for safer walking and bicycling connections between our villages and the shoreline.I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. I’m frustrated with Veolia. The full outdoor water ban lasted through the summer and most of September before changing to odd-even watering. Enough is enough. I believe the town should establish a water task force, drawing on community expertise to recommend practical steps toward reliable, affordable water, with a clear purpose and deadline.I believe in this town. I believe in this country. I believe in us. Our residents and small businesses have always stepped up for one another. On election night, you stepped up again. Seeing people make their voices heard here and across the country is democracy in action, and that’s something to be proud of.Thank you to the South Kingstown Democratic Town Committee, all of our voters, our election workers, and my family, friends, and neighbors. I’m grateful for your trust and ready to get back to work.Jay G. WegimontSouth Kingstown</div>

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Thank you, South Kingstown, for the opportunity to serve a second term on our Town Council. Ever since I was born at South County Hospital and raised in East Matunuck, I’ve loved this town. This community has given me so much. Serving it has deepened my gratitude and determination to help people build a life here and stay.

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Thank you, South Kingstown, for the opportunity to serve a second term on our Town Council. Ever since I was born at South County Hospital and raised in Ea

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