Tag: Providence Committee on Finance
City Finance Committee calls for action on Chase property tax breaks
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Committee on Finance on Thursday approved a resolution recommending the City Council “take action” against a previous court settlement approved...
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...
Providence City Council tweaks $10M racial reparations plan; review needed
PROVIDENCE – Rather than approving a $10 million spending program on racial reparations as scheduled Tuesday, city lawmakers sent a revised version back to...
City panel gives preliminary approval to contested ‘Superman’ building tax treaty
PROVIDENCE – Plans to revive the dormant “Superman” building are inching closer to reality, with a city panel giving preliminary approval to a 30-year...
Providence committee gives preliminary approval to $10M racial reparations budget
PROVIDENCE – A panel of city lawmakers gave preliminary approval on Thursday to a $10 million spending plan aimed at closing the racial wealth...
Providence Committee on Finance approves pay raises, increased pension contributions for...
PROVIDENCE – City police union officers would see their paychecks increase but also contribute more to the city’s pension funded under the contract between...