Ward 9 - Councilman Steve Merolla (D) Print E-mail

229 Castle Rocks RoadCouncilman Steven Merolla
Warwick, RI 02886
Home Phone: (401) 499-4140
Office Phone: (401) 739-2900 ext. 306
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Professional Experience:

Attorney/Partner - Merolla and Accetturo at 469 Centerville Road, Suite 206   Warwick, Rhode Island 02886.

Town Solicitor of New Shoreham (Block Island)

Admitted to practice in Rhode Island, District of Columbia, and Federal District Court

Education:

  • Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) Juris Doctorate
  • Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) BA, Political Science
  • Tollgate High School - National Spanish Honor Society, Rhode Island Honor Society

Professional Associations:

  • Parishioner, St. Gregory's Church
  • Member E.G.Y.C.
  • RI, DC, and Federal Bar Associations
  • RI Trial Lawyers Association
  • Warwick City Council appointee to Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns
  • Warwick City Council appointee to Grow Smart RI
  • Warwick City Council appointee to Greenwich Bay Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) Team

Committee Assignments:
Ordinance
Public Properties / Land Use (Chairman)

Primary Concerns:

  • Preservation of open space (sponsored bond referendum which have helped to preserve over 150 acres across the City)
  • Sponsored school bond referendum. Advocate for first stationed rescue in Ward 9. Raised senior tax exemption from $6,000 to $10,000.
  • Established the Warwick Land Trust. Sponsored resolution requesting the first unmanned radar sled in Warwick.
  • Sponsored resolution requesting that DEM perform the first Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) for Greenwich Bay to help restore water quality.
  • Established simultaneous response ordinance for fire and rescue vehicles to Potowomut.