Providence City Council vote on ProvPort delayed after public outcry
The council was set to vote on a major deal for ProvPort. Then it changed plans.
Source: providencejournal.com
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The council was set to vote on a major deal for ProvPort. Then it changed plans.
Providence officials inched closer, despite significant public outcry, to finalizing a controversial new 30-year tax stabilization and lease agreement with ProvPort Inc.
Criticism mounts of a council committee's decision to push ahead a deal that may have included private negotiations during a break in a public meeting.
Critics say the Providence is ramming through a new deal before incoming leaders can have a say.
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