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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...
Councilors Introduce Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Recognize Law Enforcement and Community for Support After Shooting
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 and President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo, other...
ICYMI: Council President Rachel Miller Commentary: Rent stabilization could help solve Providence’s housing crisis
In an op-ed published in The Boston Globe yesterday, Jan. 20th, City Council President Rachel Miller made the case for rent stabilization in Providence. The ordinance will be introduced officially at tomorrow's City Council meeting. You can read the full op-ed here or...
City Councilors Propose Rent Stabilization to Keep Providence Families in Their Homes
City Council President Rachel Miller and President Pro Tempore Juan M. Pichardo are set to introduce an ordinance that allows for reasonable annual rent increases while exempting small owner-occupant landlords Providence, RI – Today in Providence’s Elmwood...
Message to Ward 1 Neighbors and Businesses
Dear Neighbors, A little over a month ago, our community was shaken by the shooting on Brown University's campus in the heart of Ward 1. As I reflect on the aftermath of this tragedy, I continue to feel profoundly grateful for the way our communities came together in...
City Council Swears in Ward 2 Councilor Jill S. Davidson, Remembers Brown University Victims
Tonight, Providence City Council members convened for the swearing-in of Councilor Jill S. Davidson (Ward 2) as part of a special council meeting. Councilors also took the opportunity to hold the victims of the Brown University shooting this past weekend in their...
City Council to Swear in Councilor-elect Jill S. Davidson at Special Council Meeting
Providence, RI – On Wednesday, December 17 at 5 p.m., Providence City Council will convene for a special meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. It will begin with the swearing-in ceremony of Councilor-elect Jill S. Davidson (Ward 2). Press and...
City Council Approves WaterFire Lease, Advances Mile of History Project
At tonight’s City Council meeting, councilors unanimously voted to approve the City’s lease of the WaterFire Arts Center back to WaterFire Providence, and advanced an ordinance supporting the Mile of History project. “This vote is about protecting the heartbeat of...
City Council to Hear Mile of History Project, WaterFire Lease Agreement
Today, December 4th, at 6 p.m., Providence City Council will convene for a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. Press and the public are invited to attend. After being voted out of the Committee on Finance with a recommendation to pass,...
