Tag: Helen Anthony
Providence to hold special election to fill Ward 2 seat after...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday formally accepted the resignation of Helen Anthony, who represented Ward 2 since 2019.
The resolution instructed the Board...
Providence Councilwoman Helen Anthony stepping down for health reasons
PROVIDENCE – Councilwoman Helen Anthony announced that she will be resigning from office to focus on her health after being hit by a van...
Providence City Council approves revised FY26 budget
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Monday unanimously approved the revised fiscal 2026 budget plan which proposes a tax levy increase of 5.85%.
The $624...
Providence City Council leaders, Smiley agree to seek 5.85% tax levy...
Providence’s budgeting season won’t conclude in time for the July 1 start of the new fiscal year. But city officials have found a way...
City Council approves Smiley’s plan to increase property tax cap in...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved a resolution expressing support for Mayor Brett P. Smiley's effort to increase the total property tax...
Providence City Council shifts unspent ARPA funds to school district
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved three amendments reallocating $4.4 million in remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to meet the city’s...
Reparations proponents call Providence’s management of funds a ‘missed opportunity’
PROVIDENCE – Facing a fiscal shortfall after the legal settlement last month with the R.I. Department of Education that required the city to pay...
Prospect of budget deficits reemerges in Providence after years of surpluses
PROVIDENCE – Like its Statehouse counterparts on Smith Hill, after years of surpluses city officials are being confronted with the prospect of future operating...
Providence City Council approves $598M fiscal 2025 budget
PROVIDENCE- The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $598 million budget for fiscal year 2025 that begins July 1.
The budget requires two approvals...
Tax stabilization agreement for Providence housing project advances
PROVIDENCE – The city finance committee approved a proposed tax stabilization agreement for the property at 136 Westminster St., which if finalized by the...
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