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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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
