GoLocalProv | WaterFire Gets $600K - Commerce Gives $300K, Providence Council to Now Use $300K in Stimulus Funds
RI Governor Dan McKee. Photo: RI The State of Rhode Island -- and Providence City Council -- are now going to provide WaterFire with financial support coming out of the pandemic. GoLocal first reported last Friday that WaterFire Chief Executive Officer Peter Mello said the organization could cease to exist, following the City Council Finance Committee vote last Thursday not to fund their $300,000 request for federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act. “The Providence City Council will amend an ordinance, recently passed by the Committee on Finance, approving more than $42 million ...
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