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City Council BUILDs on Previous Housing Legislation with New Affordable Housing Act

Providence, RI – Today, at a press conference, City Council President Rachel Miller (Ward 13), Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11), and non-profit housing developers announced the Boosting Urban Investment to Launch Development (BUILD) Act, legislation that would tax properties...

Committee Advances Rent Stabilization with Positive Recommendation

Providence, RI – Tonight, the Providence City Council’s Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Education (HOPE) voted unanimously to advance the proposed rent stabilization ordinance out of committee, recommending passage with amendments shaped by months of public engagement and...

Councilors Present Ordinances on Student Housing Zoning and Rental Assistance, Pass Resolution Opposing State 8 Law Expansion

Providence, RI – Tonight, Providence City Council held a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall, where councilors presented several ordinances and resolutions on the topic of housing. Councilman John Goncalves (Ward 1) introduced a Rent Housing Subsidy Ordinance, which...

Sponsors Announce Amendments to Strengthen Rent Stabilization Ordinance

Today, Providence City Council sponsors of the proposed rent stabilization ordinance announced a slate of amendments shaped by extensive public engagement, policy research, and stakeholder feedback. The amendments respond to suggestions and feedback raised during multiple community listening...

Providence City Council Establishes Working Group on Its Role in PPSD Governance

Today, the Providence City Council announced the formation of a working group on its role in Providence Public School District (PPSD) governance—a focused, time-limited body tasked with preparing the Council for its responsibilities when PPSD returns to local control. The working group’s efforts...

Councilors Finalize Design Standards and Utility Permits Ordinances, Address Impacts from Extreme Weather

Tonight, Providence City Council held a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. At the meeting, councilors unanimously finalized passage of an ordinance amendment regulating building design standards and updates to the utility permits ordinance. In...

City Council Calls for the Providence Public Schools to be Returned to Local Control

Tonight, Providence City Council held a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. At the meeting, councilors unanimously passed a resolution urging the return of Providence public schools to local control. The resolution, introduced by Council President Rachel Miller...

City Council Introduces Snowstorm After-Action Resolutions and Honors Alex Pretti, Renee Good

Providence, RI – Tonight, the Providence City Council held a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. Councilors unanimously approved a resolution denouncing Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s campaign of aggression around the country, and specifically the unjust...

HOPE Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Rent Stabilization Ordinance

President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo (Ward 9), who chairs the Providence City Council Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Education (HOPE), announced that the committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed rent stabilization ordinance. The hearing will be held on...

Councilors Introduce Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Recognize Law Enforcement and Community for Support After Brown Shooting

Providence, RI — Tonight, a majority of the City Council formally introduced the highly anticipated rent stabilization ordinance. This proposal was announced at an event on Tuesday, January 20th, with Council President Rachel Miller (Ward 13) and President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo (Ward 9),...

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