The Providence City Council will soon take up spending recommendations for the city’s still-evolving racial reparations program designed for Black and Indigenous residents.
The proposals come from a 13-member group appointed by the council and outgoing Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, who must also sign off on the approximately $10 million in spending.
The recommendations include funding for homeownership, workforce training and support for small businesses.
It remains unclear exactly who will be eligible and how they’ll be selected.
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Because the funding comes from federal pandemic aid, it has restrictions that require some of the money be available to those in low-income neighborhoods, regardless of race.
Dumbest idea yet. Thankfully, Elorza is a lame duck.