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Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking
Tiverton Town Hall, 343 Highland Rd, Tiverton, RI | Get Directions »
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The public is welcome to this meeting, which addresses concerns regarding underage drinking.
Tiverton has “a lot of work to do” if it wants to reduce the number of its teens who are drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana, according to findings from the Tiverton Health and Wellness Survey, which was administered to 498 Tiverton High School students in February.
The Coalition has scheduled a Town Hall Meeting to present complete survey findings and to begin a discussion of strategies the town can use to reduce the number of youth who are now drinking, and “to prevent younger children from starting,” Prevention Coalition Coordinator Rebecca Elwell added. Parents, school administrators, teachers, police, elected officials, faith community leaders, alcohol vendors, coaches and other youth workers are encouraged to attend.
The program will include the use of an “audience response system” that enables instantaneous, anonymous polling of the audience. Presenters include Ms. Elwell and Coalition consultant Ray Davis, a Certified Prevention Specialist Supervisor; John Mattson, the DFC grant evaluator who designed the survey and wrote the report; and Ed Parr of O’Toole + Parr, The Coalition’s communications consultants.
The Town Hall Meeting runs from 6:30 to 8 pm. Doors open at 6. Seating is first come, first served until hall capacity is reached.
Event Details
| Where | Tiverton Town Hall 343 Highland Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 6:30 pm–8:00 pm |
| Price | $0 |
More About Tiverton Town Hall
Tiverton Town Hall provides municipal services to the town's more than 15,000 residents.
It contains several town departments, including the Town Administrator's Office, the Town Clerk Department, the Tax Assessor's Office, the Planning Department, the Code Enforcement Office, the Zoning Department, the Tax Collector's Office and the Treasurer's Office.
The Town Hall also houses the Municipal Court, Probate Court and Town Council Chambers. The Town Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7 pm.
Municipal meeting dates for boards and commissions can be found on the town's website.
Initially incorporated in 1694, Tiverton was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. After settling a long-term border clash between Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 1746, Tiverton, along with the towns of Little Compton, Cumberland, Barrington and Bristol, was annexed, via a royal decree, to Rhode Island. The town was then incorporated in 1747.
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