Tag: Providence City Council
Providence officials to solicit public feedback for 10-year city plan
PROVIDENCE – Residents and local businesses will get their say in how the capital city will be developed over the next decade.
During a Tuesday...
Five Questions With: Alana O’Hare
Alana O’Hare | Tourism Improvement District senior director, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
1. PWCVB was successful in implementing a special tax and...
Amended proposal to limit student renters continues to generate public opposition
PROVIDENCE – The City Council held another public hearing on the controversial proposal to limit the number of college student renters per apartment in...
Smiley announces new police unit to target illegal ATV riders
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, elected on a platform centered on quality of life, announced the creation of a Providence Police Department “community...
City rescinds $150K contract amid review of racial reparations, ARPA budgets
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration has rescinded a $150,000 contract awarded to the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society as Smiley undertakes a...
Providence City Councilor Goncalves enters race for Congress
PROVIDENCE – A prominent member of the Providence City Council is now part of a growing contingent on the Democratic side running to succeed...
Five Questions With: Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller | President, Providence City Council
1. You identify as a queer woman and are the first LGBTQ council president in city history. What...
Commerce investment committee backs $1.5M Hive Life tax deal
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. Investment Committee voted Tuesday to support $1.5 million in tax incentives to Westminster Partners LLC, the owner of...
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,...
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