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9/25/2025
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Special House commission to study the flooding of the Pawtuxet River to convene first meeting Tuesday
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STATE HOUSE — A special House commission to study flooding on the Pawtuxet River will convene its inaugural meeting on Tuesday.
The panel, which will be tasked with studying and providing findings and potential solutions to address the flooding of the Pawtuxet River, will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 135 on the first floor of the State House.
A resolution (2025-H 5847A) creating the commission was introduced earlier this year by Rep. Earl A. Read III (D-Dist. 26, Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick) whose district includes a portion of the river that has a tendency to flood.
In addition to Representative Read, the commission will include Rep. Thomas E. Noret (D-Dist. 25, Coventry, West Warwick), Rep. Robert Quattrocchi (R-Dist. 41, Scituate, Cranston), Hope Village resident Allen Durand, Apponaug Brewing Company Co-owner Tamara McKenney, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency Planning Branch Chief Melinda Hopkins, Warwick Sewer Authority Executive Director BettyAnne Rogers, Department of Environmental Management Chief Resiliency Officer Kimberly Korioth and Pawtuxet River Authority Chairman Robert Nero.
The commission will report its findings to the House of Representatives no later than March 2, 2026.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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