Tag: City Council
City must make clearer goals, scope of reparations program
Proposed spending for Providence’s still-evolving racial reparations program includes several worthy suggestions. Among them, funding for homeownership, workforce training and support for small businesses.
The...
Elorza unveils spending details for $10M racial reparations program
PROVIDENCE – Lofty visions for how to atone for centuries of racism and discrimination are becoming clearer, with a rough plan for how the...
Elorza proposes tax cuts to offset higher property values as part...
PROVIDENCE – As property values soar under a recent city revaluation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza wants to slash tax rates for the fiscal year...
Residents, activists urge lawmakers to stop Sea 3 Providence expansion
PROVIDENCE - Noxious fumes, truck traffic that rattles nearby homes with vibrations and the potential for explosions were among the warnings from residents and...
Providence Finance Committee approves $540M FY22 budget
PROVIDENCE – A nearly $540 million spending plan for fiscal 2022 will now head to the Providence City Council after receiving the city Finance...
TSA changes would slow development
It will be interesting to hear how developers react to newly proposed changes to tax-stabilization agreements in Providence.
As proposed by Providence City Council President...
Change is coming at Metacomet
Development doesn’t always equal progress and prosperity, or the certain destruction of natural resources and residential neighborhoods.
The truth is rarely so black and white....
Hotel debate welcome sign in capital
The Providence City Plan Commission’s June 16 approval of a five-story hotel on College Hill was a welcome sign of normal, albeit hotly debated,...
City must stop throwing roadblocks in front of worthy developers
Despite all the talk about making Providence more hospitable for developers, some city officials continue to throw roadblocks in front of worthy projects.
The latest...
Former City Council president pleads no contest to embezzlement, steps down
PROVIDENCE – Former City Council President Luis Aponte pleaded no contest to a felony count of embezzlement in R.I. Superior Court, Attorney General Peter...
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