Recent News
City Council Finance Committee Approves Covid-19 Equities Program Budget
September 29, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov PROVIDENCE, RI – At tonight’s finance committee meeting, a $10 million Covid-19 Equities Program Budget for the City of Providence was approved. “I would...
City Council Receives Superman Building Tax Agreement, Reparations Budget, and Calls for Progress Report of PVD Schools
Superman Building Tax Stabilization Agreement Providence, RI – City Councilors received a proposed 30-year tax stabilization agreement (TSA) ordinance between the city and High Rock Westminster Street LLC, the owner of 111 Westminster Street, the iconic Superman...
City Council Honors Firefighter with Medal of Bravery
September 1, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov City Council Honors Firefighter with Medal of Bravery PROVIDENCE, RI – At tonight’s City Council meeting, the Municipal Medal of Bravery was presented by the...
Providence City Council Overrides Ballot Question Veto and Approves $125 Million School Bond Referendum
Veto Override Providence, RI - Today, during a special meeting, the Providence City Council voted 11 to 3 override Mayor Jorge Elorza’s veto of 10 ballot questions, including creating a hybrid school board of elected and appointed members. The Council has a total of...
Statement from Providence City Council President John Igliozzi
“Today, the mayor has indicated he will veto the Council’s approved resolution, which would place 10 ballot questions in front of Providence voters this November - including the decision to create a hybrid school board of elected and appointed members. The mayor’s...
Special City Council Meeting August 3rd
August 3, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov Special City Council Meeting August 3rd Providence, RI - Tonight, the Providence City Council substituted a resolution for an ordinance authorizing the city,...
Hybrid School Board to go Before Voters
Providence, RI- After a special meeting tonight, the City Council voted to send proposed changes to the Providence School Board to voters this November. The approval comes after recommendations from the Charter Review Committee and input from the public. Here are the...
City Council Approves Ballot Questions for November Election
Providence, RI –After a special meeting tonight, the City Council approved 10 ballot questions regarding amendments to the City Charter (the city’s constitution). The questions will go before voters on November 8, 2022. The questions were based on recommendations from...
Councilors Propose a Law to Ban Smoking Marijuana in Public Parks, Establish an African American War Memorial Commission, and Call for a Review of License Plate Reader Cameras
July 21, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov Councilors Propose a Law to Ban Smoking Marijuana in Public Parks, Establish an African American War Memorial Commission, and Call for a Review of License Plate...
