Tag: Jorge O. Elorza
Lower residential tax rate, more ‘Superman’ building funding among budget changes
PROVIDENCE – The average residential tax bill is still going to rise, but potentially not by as much under further tax cuts set forth...
Providence breaks ground on $3.25M Elmwood Community Center renovation
PROVIDENCE – A community center in Lower South Providence that’s been closed since July 2019 is undergoing a $3.25 million renovation aimed at bringing...
Providence pension bond pitch clears R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – As interest rates rise, the window of opportunity is closing on the city's pitch to borrow half a billion dollars to pay...
Michael Stephens appointed to Providence Police role after 8-month controversy
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s choice for a newly created Providence Police Department role has at last been fulfilled.
Michael Stephens, the former city...
Five Questions With: Silas Pinto
Silas Pinto | Director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the city of Providence
1. Diversity can mean different things to different people. How would...
R.I. House to consider Providence pension obligation bond plan
PROVIDENCE – A plan to borrow half a billion dollars to shore up the city’s beleaguered pension fund moved one step closer to reality,...
Next mayor must have a plan for city’s working waterfront
An under-the-radar issue in Providence’s mayoral race with major implications for the city in the coming years is the future of its working waterfront.
A...
Providence City Council gives first approval to $124M ARPA spending plan
PROVIDENCE – Plans for how to dole out Providence’s share of federal relief dollars are taking shape, with the City Council giving a first...
‘Superman’ building will test city’s new tax stabilization policies
Reforms to the policies governing tax deals that Providence offers to real estate developers will be put to the test on the city's most...
Providence council approves changes needed to hire for contested police community...
PROVIDENCE – City lawmakers appear to have settled their beef over a new community relations role in the Providence Police Department, with the City...
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