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Councilors Present Ordinances on Student Housing Zoning and Rental Assistance, Pass Resolution Opposing State 8 Law Expansion
Providence, RI – Tonight, Providence City Council held a full meeting in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall, where councilors presented several ordinances and resolutions on the topic of housing. Councilman John Goncalves (Ward 1) introduced a Rent...
Sponsors Announce Amendments to Strengthen Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Today, Providence City Council sponsors of the proposed rent stabilization ordinance announced a slate of amendments shaped by extensive public engagement, policy research, and stakeholder feedback. The amendments respond to suggestions and feedback raised during...
Providence City Council Establishes Working Group on Its Role in PPSD Governance
Today, the Providence City Council announced the formation of a working group on its role in Providence Public School District (PPSD) governance—a focused, time-limited body tasked with preparing the Council for its responsibilities when PPSD returns to local...
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...
