Cities, towns irked by lack of aid, withholding of revenue

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FEELING PERTURBED: Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung is among some of the municipal leaders who have complained about the Raimondo administration’s decision to withhold a portion of car tax reimbursements and Payments In Lieu Of Taxes the state would normally distribute at this time of year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
As government coffers shrink, financial tensions between Rhode Island municipal and state leaders are growing. The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns recently criticized the Raimondo administration for withholding federal stimulus money and short-changing municipalities on shared revenue, exacerbating the financial woes cities and towns are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Between the cost…


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