Tag: Providence City Council
Providence Public Buildings Authority leader charged for alleged racist comments
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council is considering ousting the leader of the Providence Public Buildings Authority over alleged racist comments made to a...
City lawmakers, law enforcement leaders clash over how to address crime...
PROVIDENCE - Longstanding tensions over violent crime, illegal all-terrain vehicles and funding for police in the city were laid bare before the City Council...
Five Questions With: John J. Igliozzi Jr.
John J. Igliozzi Jr. | President, Providence City Council
1. What are your top priorities as council president? Priority No. 1 is stabilizing our...
Elorza signs $540M FY 22 spending plan
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on July 16 signed a nearly $540 million city spending plan for the fiscal 2022 year, according to...
Providence set to approve $7M small-business program despite lack of details
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Council is poised to give final approval Thursday night to a $7 million small-business relief program that still lacks...
Providence to hold public hearing on FY 2022 budget
PROVIDENCE – The City Council Finance Committee will take public input on the proposed fiscal 2022 budget in a virtual hearing on Tuesday.
The $540...
Providence Finance Committee considers tax deal for Federal Hill development
PROVIDENCE – A proposal to give a prominent Providence developer a tax break on plans to renovate a long-vacant series of parking lots in...
Holiday Inn development plan extended for another year
PROVIDENCE – Plans to develop a five-story, 91-room Holiday Inn Express and Suites in South Providence have been extended for another year.
The City Plan...
Proposed mixed-use development on Smith Hill to go before City Council
PROVIDENCE – A master plan for a 4-acre, mixed-use development in an industrial area of Smith Hill has been approved by the City Plan...
Providence City Council gives final approval to TSA reform
PROVIDENCE – After years of debate and failed attempts to reform the tax deals for Providence development projects, change is coming with the City...
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