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City Council gives final OK to amended ProvPort tax agreement
PROVIDENCE – The wave of criticism over the city’s tax agreement with its primary port operator appears to have calmed, with the City Council...
Finance Committee recommends further amendments to ProvPort tax agreement
PROVIDENCE – After initial accusations that the prior Providence City Council rushed to pass a controversial tax agreement with the city’s main port operator,...
Providence Council postpones final approval on controversial ProvPort deals
PROVIDENCE – The new City Council postponed final decisions on tax and lease agreements with ProvPort Inc. on Thursday, opting to send the proposals...
Votes on ProvPort tax exemption, lease postponed amid public opposition
PROVIDENCE – Community pleas to delay a decision on extending the city’s tax exemption and lease agreements with its primary port operator were granted...
City panel recommends tax discount for former Karma nightclub
PROVIDENCE – A dilapidated downtown building best known as the site of a double shooting in 2014 is slated for revival, with a tax...
Proposed ProvPort tax, lease agreement extensions advance despite public protest
PROVIDENCE – Controversial extensions to the tax and lease agreements with the operators of Providence's industrial port received preliminary approval from a city panel...
SHADES OF GREEN: Can Providence’s working waterfront be both livable and...
Owning a home near the water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least not for Linda Perri, who lives a mile west...
Propane storage company expansion petition rejected
PROVIDENCE – Attempts to fast track expansion of a Providence propane storage and shipping operation were halted Thursday, with state energy regulators rejecting the...
ProvPort propane storage company takes city to court ahead of state...
PROVIDENCE – As a portside propane storage company seeks permission from state regulators to expand its operations, it is also suing the city for...
Proposed Providence zoning change might be too late to impact Sea...
PROVIDENCE – A contested proposal to expand a propane storage terminal in the Port of Providence has prompted the city to consider changing its...
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