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City Council Appoints 5 New Members to the Reparations Commission, Calls for Action on the Sale of Illegal Fireworks, And Approves $5.5 million in Neighborhood Funding
June 2, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov Reparations Commission Providence, RI – At tonight’s City Council meeting, councilors appointed five new members to the Providence Municipal Reparations...
Statement from Council President John Igliozzi after the RI House Passed Pension Obligation Bond Legislation
"I would like to thank Speaker Shekarchi and Representatives in the House who supported this legislation with their votes today. We are one step closer, and now I respectfully ask members of the Senate and the public to keep an open mind toward this legislation. A...
Vandalized Monument Rededicated to Providence WWI Soldier Killed in Action
May 27, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov Vandalized Monument Rededicated to Providence WWI Soldier Killed in Action Providence, RI – On Friday, the Providence City Council and City Archives...
Statement from Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune Regarding Recent Gun Violence in Ward 3
“These past few weeks, there have been two shooting incidents, one at Billy Taylor Park, the latest this Saturday afternoon in the heart of our Summit neighborhood. Both struck a personal chord for me,” said Councilwoman for Ward 3, Nirva LaFortune. “My children have...
City Council Approves $124 million in Federal Stimulus Funds and Separately Passes $5.5 million in Neighborhood Grants
May 19, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov City Council Approves $124 million in Federal Stimulus Funds and Separately Passes $5.5 million in Neighborhood Grants ARPA Ordinance Providence,...
City Council Votes on $124 million in Federal Stimulus Funds
May 11, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov Investments in housing, infrastructure, businesses, and neighborhoods Providence, RI – Tonight, the Providence City Council voted to approve the first passage of a...
$5.485 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding passed out of committee
On Monday, the City Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning (URRP) passed the $5.4 million community development block grant budget (CDBG), federal funds that will immediately impact Providence neighborhoods. CDBG funding includes substantial...
Statement from Council President John Igliozzi on the Proposed City Budget
Mayor Elorza has submitted a budget to the City Council, and now the budgetary process begins in earnest with the Council’s Finance Committee. I am encouraged that the proposed budget funds a new police academy, putting more officers on our streets and in our...
City Council Finance Committee Approves $124 million in Federal Stimulus Funds for Major Investments Throughout Providence
April 21, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications pgavigan@providenceri.gov City Council Finance Committee Approves $124 million in Federal Stimulus Funds for Major Investments Throughout Providence Providence, RI –...
