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Town Info

Town Hall Address:
93 Narragansett Ave
Jamestown, RI 02835

Phone: 432-7200
Fax: 432-7229

Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:30 am- 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am-7:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am-noon

Established: 1636
Incorporated in: 1678

Website: Jamestown

Town Council typically meets on the fourth Monday of each month.

Census info:
Area: 35.3 square miles
Population: 5,622 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 580 people per mile
Housing units: 2,769
Median Age: 44
Median Income per Household: $63,073
Percent of population under 18 years old: 22%
Residential real estate tax rate: $7.81 per $1000

Police/Fire

Police Department:
Address: 250 Conanicus Avenue
Phone: 401-423-1212
Fax: 401-423-3710

Fire:
Address: 50 Narragansett Ave.
Phone: (401)423-0062
Fax: (401)423-7278
E- mail:

Rescues transport to: RI Hospital, Miriam, Roger Williams, Hasbro Children’s, Women and Infants, and Pawtucket Memorial

Building Inspector:
Phone: 423-7200
Fax: 423-7229

Harbormaster:
Phone: 423-1212 x1015

Schools

Website: http://www.jamestownri.net/school.html
School committee typically meets on the first and third Thursday of each month.

Schools:

Melrose Avenue School
Address: Melrose Avenue
Phone: 423-7020

Lawn Avenue School
Address: Lawn Avenue
Phone: 423-7010
Address: Lawn Avenue

North Kingston High School,
150 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852
Phone: 268-6236
Fax: 268-6210

Recreation

Parks / Recreation:

Fort Getty Park
P.O Box 377
Jamestown, RI 02835
Fax: (401)423-7229
Phone: (401)423-7211

Mackerel Cove Town Beach
P.O Box 377
Jamestown, RI 02835
Fax: 423-7229
Phone: 423-7211

Library:

Jamestown Philomenian Library
26 North Road
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 423-7280
Fax: 423-7281

Hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 10:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am-5:00pm, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Thursday: 12noon - 5:00pm, 7:00pm-9pm
Friday and Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Website: http://www.jamestownri.com/library/

Senior Services

Senior services department:

Jamestown Senior Center
Address: 6 West St
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 423-2658

Trash Collection

Public Works
Phone: 423-7200
Fax: 423-7229

Special Garbage:

Information: http://www.jamestownri.net/recycle.html

The Town does not offer curbside trash collection, though that service is available for a fee from private haulers.
Recycling is mandatory.
If you choose to contract with a private hauler contact your collector for information about the fee they charge to collect recycling.

Transfer Station:
North Main Road

Available to residents with the purchase of with a sticker provided upon proof of residency at the Transfer Station.
Open: Thursday through Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m..
Metal items accepted in a designated container at no charge to residents. In accordance with State law, there is a charge for
refrigerator disposal to cover the cost of refrigerant removal and doors must be removed.
Motor oil is accepted at the Igloo located at the Transfer Station. Yard waste is accepted at the Transfer Station.
Woody debris must be cut into lengths not exceeding three feet and bundled for ease of handling. Bagged leaves must be dumped out of the bags into the designated pile.

Recycling:
The Town provides you with both a blue and a lidded green recycling bin. Write your address in the white strip on the bin to prevent loss or theft!
Use your bins to collect recyclable materials listed in this section. Replacement bins are available at the Transfer Station for $2.00 each.

Acceptable Items:
Glass Food and Drink Containers:
Rinse containers; remove and discard lids and caps (NO pottery, dishes, Pyrex, window or broken glass).
Aluminum: Rinse cans, foil and pie plates. - Blue bin
Tin Cans: Rinse. Labels are okay. - Blue bin Plastic Milk Jugs: Rinse jugs; remove and discard caps. (NO bleach or detergent bottles,
yogurt-type containers or other plastics.) - Blue bin
Newspapers: Bundle newspapers with string or place in brown paper bags. Colored newspaper and colored inserts are okay, but no magazines or other paper.
Green bin ; Office paper: Envelopes (windows OK) and paper. Green bin: NO PLASTIC BAGS!

RI Resource Recovery Corporation:
Phone: 942-1430 Ext. 24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

Animal Control

Animal Control Officer
Phone: 423-1212 x 1112
Website: http://www.jamestownri.net/police/aco.html


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