Tag: Providence City Council
Salvatore calls for Providence-based affordable-housing funding
PROVIDENCE – City Councilman David A. Salvatore on Thursday introduced a proposal that would dedicate half of the city’s real estate conveyance tax to...
Elorza calls for rental protections
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza publicly criticized the City Council’s finance committee this week for failing to recommend revisions to an existing ordinance...
WPRI: Yurdin resigns from Providence City Council
PROVIDENCE – Providence City Councilman Seth Yurdin, a Democrat who represents Ward 1, has stepped down from his role, triggering a special election for...
Billboard company seeks electronic signs in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Lamar Outdoor Advertising is seeking city permission for electronic billboards, according to a recent petition to the City Council.
If the City Council...
Does Providence need an administrative, rather than political, approval process for...
The Providence City Council needed to use a parliamentary procedure to vote on a requested 20-year tax-stabilization agreement from the city, after a subcommittee...
Tax deal for Providence hotel project OK’d to go to mayor...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Tuesday night gave a second OK for a $2.7 million tax break for a developer planning to turn...
5 Questions with Nirva LaFortune, Providence City Councilwoman
Nirva LaFortune | City Councilwoman, Providence
1. You’ve been named a winner in the national 2019 New Ideas Challenge of the NewDEAL organization for...
Matos to introduce nightlife ordinances to City Council
PROVIDENCE – City Council President Sabina Matos will propose changes to city regulations on nightlife entertainment and establishments, including new liquor licenses, she announced...
Providence short-term rental ordinance to take effect Nov. 30
PROVIDENCE – A new short-term rental ordinance is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 30, affecting units in residential areas, the city said.
The ordinance...
Providence short-term rental ordinance to take effect Nov. 30
PROVIDENCE – A new short-term rental ordinance is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 30, affecting units in Providence residential areas, the city said...
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