Recent News
Council President Matos Calls on the Department of Planning and Development Promulgate Rules Regarding Administrative Tax Stabilization Agreements
Providence City Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15), and co-sponsors Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5), Majority Whip John J. Igliozzi, Esq. (Ward 7), Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11), Councilor David A. Salvatore (Ward 14), and Councilman John...
Councilor David A. Salvatore Introduces an Amendment to the Code of Ordinance to Set Street Sweeping and Sidewalk Sweeping Schedule for the City of Providence
At tonight’s City Council meeting, Councilor David A. Salvatore (Ward 14) introduced an amendment to the Code of Ordinance, along with co-sponsors President Pro Tempore Michael Correia (Ward 6), Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10), Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune (Ward...
Majority Leader Ryan Calls for the City to Address Growing Rodent Issues
Tonight, Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) will introduce a resolution calling on the City to address specific rodent issues in the City. “I have heard from numerous residents about colonies of rodents that have popped up in parts of the City,” stated Majority...
City Council President Sabina Matos Calls on City Departments to Create Security Deposit Assistance Program
Tonight City Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) along with co-sponsor Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) will be introducing a resolution at the City Council meeting calling on the Department of Planning and Development and the Department of Inspection and...
Statement from Councilor David A. Salvatore Honoring Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. for his Honorable Service as President of Providence College
Tonight, I will be introducing a resolution to recognize Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. for his honorable service as the President of Providence College. Rev. Shanley is the longest-serving president in the 100-year history of Providence College and is also the only...
Committee on Finance to Hear from Representatives from the STAR Based Program in Denver, Colorado Tonight
Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Councilman John J. Iglozzi Esq. (Ward 7) announced today that the Committee will have a discussion tonight with representatives from the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program based in Denver, Colorado. “After a nearly...
Statement from Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris Regarding Reparations
As other Black Americans are intimately aware of, the Black experience is one riddled with broken promises, false hopes and dreams, violence, trauma, and systems and institutions that seek to benefit from the exploitation of our individual and collective anguish....
Council President Matos Issues Subpoena to the Commissioner of Public Safety
The subpoena would require the Commissioner to hand over all relative video footage regarding the of Sgt. Joseph Hanley to the Providence External Review Authority At the formal request of PERA Executive Director Jose Batista, City Council President Sabina Matos (Ward...
Statement from Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. Regarding the Fire at 108 Langdon Street
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, a two family home located at 108 Langdon Street caught on fire and was damaged beyond repair. Although the fire is still under investigation there is strong evidence to believe that an illegal firework may have landed on the house causing it...
