South County legislators host session with RI Energy on March 24

Charlestown's Senator Gu and Representative Spears among co-hosts

State lawmakers representing South and North Kingstown, Charlestown, Westerly, Block Island and Narragansett will hold a public forum with representatives from Rhode Island Energy regarding electrical and natural gas prices on Monday, March 24, at 6 p.m. at the South Kingstown High School Auditorium at 215 Columbia St. in Wakefield. 

They will discuss programs to assist ratepayers who are having trouble paying their bills and address questions and concerns from members of the public.

The hosts, all Democratic women representing South County communities are: 

• Reps. Teresa A. Tanzi (D-Dist. 34 (South Kingstown, Narragansett)
• Kathleen A. Fogarty (D-Dist. 35, South Kingstown)
• Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett)
• Tina L. Spears (D-Dist. 36, Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly)
• Sens. V. Susan Sosnowski (D-Dist. 37, South Kingstown)
• Alana M. DiMario (D-Dist. 36, Narragansett, North Kingstown, New Shoreham)
• Victoria Gu (D-Dist. 38, Westerly. Charlestown, South Kingstown) and 
• Bridget Valverde (D-Dist. 35, North Kingstown, East Greenwich, South Kingstown)