Tag: tax stabilization agreement
Providence Committee on Finance to consider 4 TSAs this week
PROVIDENCE - The Providence Committee on Finance is scheduled to consider three new tax stabilization agreements Thursday, along with a TSA amendment, according to...
Providence council could appoint former assessor as TSA consultant
PROVIDENCE – David Quinn, the former Providence city assessor, could be appointed as a contract consultant to the City Council overseeing tax stabilization agreement...
Edge College Hill Two approved for $18.7M TSA by Providence City...
PROVIDENCE - The Providence City Council approved an $18.7 million, 20-year tax-stabilization agreement, or TSA, for Steeple Street RI LLC, for the Edge College...
Can a self-described ‘pro[business]-growth progressive’ mayor boost investment in Providence?
The son of Guatemalan immigrants who settled in the West End of Providence, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps story: The first in...
Five Questions With Joseph Solomon
Joseph Solomon | Mayor, Warwick
1 You are a former city councilman who has taken the place of a longstanding mayor. How are you...
The state needs a stronger affordable-housing law, says R.I. Housing. Executive...
R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year in a position of financial strength, says Executive Director Barbara Fields.
It...
Providence has several tax-stabilization policies to woo developers. Plans to have...
New residents already have started moving into one of downtown Providence’s oldest commercial buildings, occupying efficient, modern apartments that have taken spaces once afforded...
Providence TSA update needed to increase investment
For years Providence has had a justly earned reputation as one of the most difficult cities in which to develop real estate. Between costs,...
Providence council seeks independent financial review of TSAs
PROVIDENCE – The City Council plans to hire an independent financial consultant to help it put a value on the long-term impact of tax...
Providence considers uniform, citywide tax incentives for commercial development
PROVIDENCE – City officials are proposing to expand the breadth of a standardized tax incentive program that previously targeted the Interstate 195 Redevelopment and...




![Can a self-described ‘pro[business]-growth progressive’ mayor boost investment in Providence? TAKING THE LEAD: Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza says he’s proud that the Providence Police Department was the first in the state to adopt body cameras for its police officers. He said the program has been well-received, adding it helps to calm people down because they know they are being recorded, while also allowing “the entire picture” of an incident to get out.
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