Providence Mayor Brett Smiley vetoes plan to fix '8-Law' affordable housing tax break 'loophole'
The mayor says the issue has to be fixed at the state level. The Providence City Council has 30 days to override the veto.
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The mayor says the issue has to be fixed at the state level. The Providence City Council has 30 days to override the veto.
A special City Council commission is recommending taxing tickets sold for events in the city and imposing a car parking tax, among other ideas.
The two agreements are expected to bring in at least $177 million for the city, which is struggling financially.
When it comes to talk of building a new Mount Pleasant High School, there’s tone-deaf, and then there’s the Providence Preservation Society.
A tour of the building showed chipped paint, patched windows and holes in a ceiling.