Council News
Providence City Council Approves Youth Sports Fund & Grant Program
Tonight Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) and President Pro Tempore Michael Correia’s (Ward 6) amendment to the Code of Ordinances that creates a $40K fund specifically for the support of Providence youth sports programs was passed for the second and final...
City Councilors Introduce a Series of Resolutions Calling on RIDE and the Providence Public School District to Rethink How We Use Student Resource Officers in City Schools
Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Councilwoman KatherineKerwin (Ward 12) and Councilwoman Rachel Miller (Ward 13) tonight will introduce a resolution calling on the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) to increase funding for social and emotional learning...
Councilman Espinal and City Council Colleagues Advocate for the Safety and Well-Being of Providence Residents and the Port of Providence
At tonight’s City Council meeting Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) along with his colleagues, Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15), Councilwoman Helen Anthony (Ward 2), Councilwoman Rachel Miller (Ward 13), Councilwoman Carmen Castillo (Ward 9), and Councilman...
City Council President Sabina Matos Announces Enhancements to Donigian Park
City Council President Sabina Matos announces that the Providence Parks Department is making several enhancements to Donigian Park. “Donigian Park is a special place in Olneyville and is changing the way the neighborhood interacts with nature,” stated City Council...
Statement from City Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia Regarding the Arrest of a Neighborhood Vandal:
The Providence Police Department has announced that they have arrested a serial vandal who has defaced multiple pieces of public property in the Manton area of Providence. I would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to Captain Fernandes for a job well done,...
Statement from Councilman David A. Salvatore Regarding President Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Programs that Serve the Homeless and at Risk Communities:
President Trump is at it again! He has called on cities across the nation to deal with homelessness, yet in his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021 he is level funding homelessness grants. He is also proposing to slash the budget of the Department of Housing and...
Statement from City Council President Sabina Matos Regarding Mayor Elorza’s State of the City Address
I share the Mayor’s sentiments that we are a City in transition, yet remain committed to cultivating a Providence that works for all residents both new and old. One cannot argue that Providence is changing. As the mayor proudly pointed out: development in downtown is...
City Councilors Endorse the Environmental Council of Rhode Island’s Climate Crisis Campaign
Councilors Helen Anthony, Nirva LaFortune, Pedro Espinal, Kat Kerwin,and Rachel Miller Endorse ECRI’s Climate Crisis Plan City Councilors Helen Anthony (Ward 2), Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Pedro Espinal (Ward 10), Kat Kerwin (Ward 12), Rachel Miller (Ward 13)...
Councilman David Salvatore’s Call for the Creation of a Dedicated Revenue Stream to Fund Affordable Housing in FY21 Budget Passed by Council
Councilman David A. Salvatore (Ward 14) introduced a resolution tonight's City Council meeting that would allocate 50 percent of all retained real estate conveyance taxes to the Providence Affordable Housing Trust Fund and was passed by the Council. “The City realizes...
