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Providence City Council to Host International Women’s Day Celebration
The Providence City Council is set to host its annual International Women’s Day Celebration on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 at 6 PM in the Alderman’s Chamber on the third floor of Providence City Hall (25 Dorrance Street). This year’s event will feature a...

City Council Approves Special Election for Troubled Pension System & Addresses Catalytic Converter Thefts
March 3, 2022 PRESS RELEASE City Council Approves Special Election for Troubled Pension System & Addresses Catalytic Converter Thefts • Council passes a resolution that calls for a June 7 (amended) special election and asks residents to weigh in on whether they...

City Council Calls for a Special City-Wide Election to Deal with the Pension Crisis
March 1, 2022 PRESS RELEASE City Council Calls for a Special City-Wide Election to Deal with the Pension Crisis PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence’s City Council will take up legislation that calls for a May 17 special election and asks residents to weigh in on whether they...

Ward Maps Released in City Redistricting Process
February 28, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Ward Maps Released in City Redistricting Process Providence, RI – The city’s Ward Boundaries Committee released new proposed Ward maps today, as part of a multi-step redistricting process that began more than a year ago. The committee’s...

City Council Addresses Troubled Pension System and Other Legislation
February 17, 2022 PRESS RELEASE City Council Addresses Troubled Pension System and Other Legislation • Council passed a pension obligation bond resolution to help mitigate the city’s struggling pension system • Councilors gave approval to renaming the Windmill School...

Finance Committee Passes Pension Obligation Bond Resolution
February 10, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Finance Committee Passes Pension Obligation Bond Resolution PROVIDENCE - At tonight’s Providence City Council Finance Committee meeting, a resolution was passed bringing the city one step closer to reducing its massive unfunded pension...

City Council Announces Public Meetings For Re-Districting
February 4, 2022 Media Advisory Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications 401.486.5646 pgavigan@providenceri.gov City Council Announces Public Meetings For Re-Districting PROVIDENCE, RI – City Council President John Igliozzi announced the schedule for five...

Statement from Councilman John Goncalves (Ward 1) On The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission’s Selection of Urbanica For Parcel 2
February 2, 2022 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Parker Gavigan, Director of Communications 401.486.5646 pgavigan@providenceri.gov Statement from Councilman John Goncalves (Ward 1) On The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission’s Selection of Urbanica For Parcel 2 “I would...

Former Windmill Street School to be Renamed After the Narducci Family
After sitting abandoned for more than a decade, the former Windmill Street School on Paul Street is getting a new look and name. Tonight, the Providence City Council passed a resolution renaming the school, “The Narducci Learning Center.” Refurbishing the 80-year-old...