RWU, Bristol agree to payments in lieu of taxes

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University officials and Bristol Town Council members will join Wednesday in formally authorizing RWU’s new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, the university said.
The signing of the pilot agreement is slated for 4:30 p.m. at the Bristol County Statehouse, 240 High St. on the Town Common.
Under the new plan, RWU will make annual voluntary payments – details of which will be announced at the event – to the Town of Bristol to help offset the expense of the emergency services the town provides to the university community.
Roger Williams University, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as 9th among comprehensive colleges in the North, is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It enrolls more than 5,000 students at its main campus in Bristol, its School of Law and its Providence Metropolitan Center for Education and Law. For more information, visit rwu.edu .