June 18, 2025
Dear Property Owner:
In reviewing our voter list, we have noted that many trusts, corporations, partnerships, LLC’s,
etc. do not have a current affidavit (as referred to in #3 below) on file. If your property is owned by a trust, partnership or other “non-person,” and you have not already done so, you must submit a completed, notarized affidavit to the Fire District office no later than July 11,
2025 in order to vote at this year’s annual meeting.
This year’s annual meeting is on July 12, 2025 at 9:30am. Those eligible to vote as set forth in the Fire District Charter include:
- each person
- registered to vote in Westerly from a registered address within the District,
- each individual person named on a recorded deed on Watch Hill property (e.g., nonresident spouses/family members owning property – who are each named on the deed – would each be entitled to a vote), and
- each trust or other entity (corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, etc.), owning property, provided that each trust or other entity would be entitled to only a single vote. Each entity must submit a notarized affidavit (copy attached), indicating who is to cast the vote for that entity.
Each eligible voter is entitled to a single vote, notwithstanding ownership of multiple lots or the fact that any registered Westerly voter living within the District also owns real property within the District.
To cast your vote you must attend the annual meeting in person. Proxy voting is not permitted under our Charter.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Fire District office at
Info@watchhillfiredistrict.org or leave a message at (401) 348-6540.
Sincerely,
Joan Beth Brown
Moderator
