Depi li te prete sèman kòm Konseye ki reprezante Ward 8 an janvye 2019, Konsèy James Taylor te fè yon tradisyon pou òganize sware Bingo pou moun ki aje li yo.
Nan pawas 8 la, gen twa gwo bilding ki lojman manm kominote granmoun aje ansanm ak de gwo bilding ki bay lojman pou revni fèb. Paske gwo monte sa yo se lakay yo nan yon kantite konsantre nan elektè ki gen bezwen espesifik, Councilman Taylor fè yon pwen vizite souvan.
"Sware bengo yo se yon opòtinite pou mwen angaje ak elektè mwen yo, epi asire yo satisfè bezwen yo nan bilding yo ak kominote yo, osi byen ke yon tan pou nou reyini ansanm kòm yon katye epi pran plezi," te di Konsèy Taylor. .
Ti goute, kat kado, ak raf yo disponib pou tout patisipan yo pou tout moun gen yon chans pou genyen. Stephanie Jourdain, manm estaf Konsèy la, rantre nan nimewo bengo yo epi tradwi pou elektè ki pale Panyòl. Senatè Eta Ana Quezada ak Reprezantan Eta Scott Slater vin souvan jwe bengo epi adrese bezwen elektè yo.
Anplis Bingo Nights, Councilman Taylor te òganize babekyou nan de (XNUMX) bilding pou lojman ki pa gen anpil revni nan pawas li a, kote rezidan yo souvan pi piti. Li dènyèman te bay tab domino pou chanm kominotè yo, ki te yon gwo frape.
Konsèy Taylor te kontinye, “Sèl lè gwo monte yo plen ak vizitè se jou Nwèl ak Jou Aksyon de Gras. Mwen vle moun ki nan tout laj ak tout orijin nan Ward 8 yo konnen yo se yon pati enpòtan nan kominote nou an e mwen la pou ede yo pandan tout ane a.”
Istwa Abigail Appel, University of Rhode Island, City Council Communications Intern
Lidè Majorite Konsèy Vil Providence Jo-Ann Ryan, (Ward 5) te anonse jodi a ke Eaton Street pral retounen nan modèl trafik orijinal li.
Lidè Majorite Jo-Ann Ryan di: “Fè lari Vil nou yo an sekirite epi aksesib pou tout moun se youn nan pi gwo priyorite mwen yo. “Nou bezwen balanse tout nouvo inisyativ ak bezwen kominote ki antoure a, sitou lè se yon kesyon sekirite piblik. Apre m te òganize de reyinyon kominotè yo epi m te fin tande yon koup transvèsal katye Elmhurst kote rezidan yo te eksprime obsèvasyon yo ak redispozisyon trafik Eaton Street la, mwen kontan fè konnen Majistra a dakò avèk nou.”
Lidè Majorite Ryan te kontinye, “Mwen vle remèsye vwazen mwen yo paske yo te travay ansanm pou rezoud pwoblèm otantik sekirite piblik sa yo. Vwa nou yo te tande byen fò ak klè. Anplis de sa, mwen vle tou mete aksan sou ke vwazen mwen yo pa opoze ak kreye liy bisiklèt nan lari Vil la. Nou senpleman mande administrasyon vil la pou l sonje angajman piblik la ak pwosesis egzamen an.”
Apre plizyè reyinyon ak Majistra Jorge Elorza ak Direktè depatman li yo, Lidè Majorite Ryan te reyisi konvenk ofisyèl vil yo pou yo te retounen Eaton Street nan modèl trafik orijinal li. Travay ratrapaj la pral kòmanse alè.
Ryan te kontinye, “Mwen aplodi vizyon Majistra a pou yon vil ki reponn ak transpò miltimodal. Sepandan, plan sa a ki te dewoule pou Eaton Street pa t adapte oswa sèvi ak bezwen kominote sa a. Tanpri sonje, mwen vle sensèman remèsye Majistra Elorza ak Direktè l yo pou pwofesyonalis yo ak volonte yo pou angaje nou pou rekonsidere aplikasyon plan sa a.”
Se poutèt sa, akòz dènye devlopman sa yo, yo te anile reyinyon kominotè ki te pwovizwaman pwograme 2 oktòb 2019 nan Legliz St Pius V.
Kòm nenpòt enfòmasyon anplis konsènan pwoblèm kominote enpòtan sa a rive, nouvèl sa yo pral pataje isit la sou paj wèb Konsèy Vil la ak sou medya sosyal.
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4) today was on site where work is beginning on the Hawkins Street Bridge Restoration Project.
“The closing of the Hawkins Street Bridge has caused many issues in our neighborhood,” stated Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. “I am happy to report that the first phase of this project is beginning. Crews were on site today to remove trees and brush to make way for the rebuilding project. Although the bridge will not be reopened for some time, this is a positive step.”
Hawkins Street Bridge was closed to traffic in October of 2017 after the Rhode Island Department of Transportation found significant deterioration on several of the support beams. Narducci continued, “The closure has not only impacted residents but many businesses in the neighborhood. I have been an outspoken advocate working with the City and the State to get the bridge work done. I want to thank RIDOT and the City for working to get this bridge fixed for our residents.”
Pandan travay ap pwogrese, Senior Adjwen Lidè Majorite Narducci pral bay mizajou sou estati pwojè a.
City Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) and Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia (Ward 6) tonight introduced a resolution that creates a special commission to study a progressive tiered property tax in the city of Providence.
“There is not enough predictability for residents when it comes to their property taxes,” stated City Council President Sabina Matos. “After this year’s revaluations we saw property values skyrocket in many areas of the City. Some property values rose as much as 50%. The hardest-hit areas were also communities where a majority of families live on fixed incomes. Creating a progressive property tax is a way for all residents to be on equal footing when it comes to their annual tax bill. Earlier this year we were successful getting enabling legislation in the State Senate to put forth a tiered property tax structure but were ultimately unsuccessful in the House of Representatives. We will again work with our state colleagues so that we can have this in our City’s toolbox if needed. In the meantime, I am bringing together professionals from various relevant fields of expertise to help us assess whether a progressive tiered property tax is right for our communities.”
The city of Providence is required by State law to have a full property revaluation every nine years, and a statistical revaluation every three years, and this Commission will look at best practices to help modulate those swings in values. The accurate and timely valuation of property is crucial to ensuring equitable and predictable assessment of local taxes, but because the particular standards and procedures for revaluations vary broadly across different jurisdictions, the Council believes they need to address this issue head-on.
In May of this year the City Council leadership team proposed a progressive tiered tax plan that would have given a 40% exemption for the first $350K of assessed value for all homeowners, and then a 28% exemption on the assessed value after that. The Council’s leadership and finance teams felt that this was an equitable way to provide much-needed relief for homeowners who were facing a greater increase on their property tax liability than in years past.
Council President Matos continued, “This is priority for my leadership team, and I want to thank Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia, Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan, and Majority Whip John J. Igliozzi for their guidance and steadfast support to ensure that our residents have predictability when it comes to their annual property tax bills.”
The goal of the Commission will be to study and make recommendations regarding the property tax tiered system and to make further recommendations regarding appropriate changes to City procedures and State law, including study and analysis of the overall revaluation process. The Commission will consist of at least nine members appointed by the City Council President and will issue a report within 120 days of the date appointments are made to the Commission.
Lidè Majorite Konsèy Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5), Adjwen Lidè Majorite Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11), ak Konsèy David A. Salvatore (Ward 14) te prezante de rezolisyon ki mande pou Vil Providence bay rapò sou sitiyasyon ak dènye enfòmasyon sou lari ak pwojè twotwa ak depans yo ki asosye ak $45M Bond ki te apwouve pa Konsèy Vil la an 2017.
Lidè majorite Jo-Ann Ryan di: “Jiska jounen jodi a, Konsèy la pa te mete ajou konsènan sa ki lajan Bond yo te depanse. “Mwen ap defann responsablite pou travay ki te otorize anba kosyon sa a depi plizyè mwa. Lè elektè yo kesyone poukisa sèten lari yo ap asfalte oswa ou pa, ak poukisa Vil la ap enstale plan redesign lari ki mal konsevwa yo merite konnen ki jan vil la ap depanse lajan taks yo. Mwen vle konnen tou ki kantite lajan sa yo te itilize pou devlope inisyativ 'Great Streets' Majistra a. Mwen pa yon opozan nan liy bisiklèt, an reyalite, mwen sipòte kreye yon anviwònman iben fezab transpò miltimodal. Sepandan, se pa sa Konsèy Vil la te gen nan tèt ou lè nou te otorize Vil la pou l sekirize finansman kosyon sa a. Objektif nou se te asire nou ke nou depanse dola presye kontribyab yo pou asfalte ak repare anpil lari ak twotwa posib, epi asire responsablite nan pwosesis la.”
Rezolisyon Lidè Majorite Ryan ak Adjwen Lidè Majorite Harris te entwodwi a konsantre sou pòsyon finansman ki te atribye ba pou reparasyon, pavaj ak amelyorasyon lari yo. “Nan pawas mwen an te gen ti amelyorasyon nan lari nou yo e sa konsène mwen. Elektè mwen yo toujou ap mande ki lè y ap asfalte oswa repare lari yo epi mwen jis pa gen repons yo. Yo merite pi bon,” te deklare Lidè Majorite Adjwen Mary Kay Harris.
An 2017, Konsèy Vil la te apwouve Administrasyon Elorza pou l pran yon Bon $45M pou aplike yon Plan Amelyorasyon Kapital (CIP) pou finanse amelyorasyon enpòtan nan lari, twotwa, ak lòt pwojè enfrastrikti. Pou jounen jodi a, Konsèy Vil la pa te resevwa yon rapò piblik konsènan sitiyasyon lajan sa yo.
Konseye David A. Salvatore te deklare, “Fè Administrasyon an responsab pou fason yo depanse dola taks rezidan nou yo ke yo te fè a se pa sèlman devwa nou, men li malere ke nou dwe fè sa lè nou pase lejislasyon pou jwenn yon dekonpozisyon nan travay yo genyen. te fèt. Chak jou mwen tande elektè yo sou eta twotwa nou yo. Mwen reyalize ke sa a se te yon pwojè gwo echèl, men bezwen yo dwe transparans pou rezidan nou yo.”
Konsèy Vil la ap mande Administrasyon an ak Direktè Travo Piblik la pou yo soumèt yon rapò sou pwogrè pwojè ak mizajou fidisyè yo bay Oditè Entèn Vil la pou l revize nan 30 jou apre yo fin pase.
