Tag: Providence City Council
Panel: Providence Police broke city laws assisting ICE in July raid
PROVIDENCE – The police department broke the law while assisting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in July, The Providence External Review Authority...
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...
In Providence, off-campus landlords may feel ‘impact’
Landlords who offer off-campus housing to college students in Providence would have to pay “impact fees” and license charges under a proposal being considered...
Don’t use city students to plug budget gaps
The Providence City Council is considering a hefty college student fee for landlords that is getting some community pushback.
The proposal would charge landlords $300...
Providence City Council rejects charter school lease on Lauro building
PROVIDENCE – Once again, a plan to potentially lease the city-owned Carl G. Lauro building to Excel Academy was defeated by the City Council.
And...
Smiley: City departments must ‘do more with less’ after signing $624M...
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday said the city's departments will now have to "do more with less" after signing the $624...
Do you agree with the Providence City Council mailing every household...
The mailers started arriving in early July at households across Providence, each card with the headline in English and Spanish, "Citizen or not: You...
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...
Old ProJo Building revival getting closer to reality
For more than a century, 203 Westminster St. has stood like a baroque sentinel in downtown Providence – a grand Beaux-Arts building that once...
Providence will miss budget deadline, vote now slated for July 17
PROVIDENCE – City officials confirmed Tuesday the fiscal 2026 budget will not be finalized by the July 1 deadline.
"It's definitely not happening," said Josh...
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