Recent News
Providence City Council Calls on Mayor Elorza to Enforce Existing ATV Laws and Names Members to the Council’s Special Commission on ATVs & Recreational Vehicles
At tonight's City Council Meeting, Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) proposed a resolution urging Mayor Jorge Elorza to decisively enforce the multiple laws that the Providence City Council has enacted to mitigate the dangers and nuisance of all-terrain vehicles...
Providence City Councilor’s Call for Environmental Compliance in the Port of Providence
Tonight, Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) introduced a resolution, which was passed, calling for more environmental controls and compliance in the Port of Providence after last week's fire. The resolution is co-sponsored by Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15),...
Council President Sabina Matos Affirms Council Support of Providence Community Health Centers
At tonight’s City Council meeting, Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) proposed and passed a resolution supporting Providence Community Health Centers. This resolution was co-sponsored by Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5), Senior Deputy Majority Leader...
City Council Acts to Protect Residents from Aggressive Application of Receivership Program
Providence City Council to Limit the Jurisdiction of the Housing Court as it Pertains to Receiverships The City Council passed for the second and final time passed an Ordinance that would limit the Providence Housing Court's jurisdiction pertaining to receiverships....
Statement of Support for the Asian Community from City Council President Sabina Matos
Statement of Support for the Asian Community from City Council President Sabina Matos: The violence yesterday in Georgia, where eight individuals were killed, six of whom were of Asian descent, is heartbreaking. Yet, it is a continuation of the series of attacks on...
Statement from Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr.
We have been dealing with illegal ATVs and dirt bikes terrorizing our residents, disturbing our neighborhoods, and even damaging our parks for too long. I am in full support of the Providence Police Department, working to make our streets safer from these illegal and...
Providence City Council Committee on Finance Approves the Mayor’s Fraternal Order of Police Contract
This evening, the City Council's Committee on Finance referred and approved the Mayor's multi-year contract between the City of Providence and the Fraternal Order of Police Union (FOP) Lodge No. 3. The contract will be sent to the full Council for vote and passage....
Statement from Councilman Pedro Espinal Regarding Submarine Fire at Port of Providence
Today’s fire was yet another example of why I have been advocating for eliminating these types of businesses in South Providence, and indeed the whole City. This area has the highest rates of childhood asthma in the state, and we are ninth in the nation, and it’s...
Council Urges Rhode Island General Assembly to Pass Bill Preventing Termination of Utilities During Periods of Declared Emergency
At tonight’s City Council meeting, Councilman John Goncalves proposed a resolution endorsing and urging the passage of Rhode Island House Bill 2021 H-5442, an act that would prevent the termination of utility services during periods of a declared emergency, including...
