Little Compton
4 stories from Little Compton, Rhode Island
Little Compton council sets 12 charter questions for the November ballot
The council approved final ballot language July 30 for 12 charter amendment questions, bundling roughly 25 charter sections into up-or-down votes and pledging a mailed explanatory booklet before November.
By Adriana Vossari | August 3, 2026
Resident Luke Driver Warns Invasive Vines Are Killing Trees Across Little Compton's Preserved Land
A Little Compton land steward told the Town Council that invasive vines are killing trees across roughly 5,000 acres of preserved land and asked for the town's backing to organize volunteer removal efforts before the damage becomes irreversible.
By Adriana Vossari | July 13, 2026
Little Compton Council Splits Over $180K Annualized Rate for Part-Time Interim Finance Director
A councilor's on-the-spot math — $90,000 for 20 hours a week works out to $180,000 annualized — set off pointed questions before Little Compton's council approved the interim finance director's one-year contract, with one member abstaining.
By Adriana Vossari | July 12, 2026
Little Compton Council Sets July 23 Hearing on Charter Rewrite, Promotes New Sergeant, Presses on Finance Director's Pay
The Little Compton Town Council scheduled a July 23 public hearing on roughly three dozen proposed charter changes, promoted a patrolman to sergeant, and debated a finance director's pay against a backdrop of police and IT salaries, according to the council's published meeting recording.
By Adriana Vossari | July 11, 2026