BandAid solution reached to allow Jamestown Newport Ferry to run What does it mean

JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Newport Ferry will officially run for the 2023 season as its owners, Conanicut Marine Services, and the town have arrived at a “Band-Aid solution” to their dispute over use of the town’s East Ferry Wharf. After an over three-hour meeting, the Town Council voted unanimously on a temporary agreement that will allow Conanicut Marine Services to operate the Jamestown Newport Ferry for the upcoming tourism season. A dispute over the company’s use of a concrete float at the town’s public docks at East Ferry erupted in October 2022, when the town sent the company a cease…