Providence civic meetings

Plain-language summaries of the twenty most recently filed minutes across City of Providence public bodies.

  1. Providence Special Committee on Ways and Means
    Met Jun 11 2026 Committee Room "B", Room 305, City Hall 3rd Floor, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903
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  2. Providence Special Committee on Health, Opportunity, Prosperity and Education (HOPE)
    Met Jun 9 2026 City Council Chamber, Third Floor City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903
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  3. Providence City Plan Commission
    Met May 19 2026 Joseph Doorley Municipal Building, 444 Westminster Street, 1st floor meeting room, Providence, RI, 02903
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  4. Providence Special Committee on Ways and Means
    Met Jun 10 2026 Committee Room "B", Room 305, City Hall 3rd Floor, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903
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  5. Providence School Building Committee
    Met Apr 28 2026 797 WESTMINSTER ST, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
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  6. Providence Board of Licenses
    Met Jun 11 2026 444 Westminster Street, Joseph A.Doorley, Muncipal Building, 1st Floor Conference Room, Providence, RI, 02903
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  7. Providence Special Committee on State Legislative Affairs
    Met Jun 3 2026 Committee Room "B", Room 305, Third Floor, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903

    The committee endorsed a slate of bills before the General Assembly, all by unanimous vote.

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  8. Providence Board of Contract and Supply
    Met Jun 1 2026 Committee Room "B", Room 305, Third Floor, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903

    The board opened bids on a range of city contracts and approved a block of awards.

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  9. Providence City Council Meeting
    Met May 15 2026 City Council Chamber, Third Floor City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903

    A special meeting with a single substantive item: the mayor's rent-stabilization veto.

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  10. Providence Board of Investment
    Met May 28 2026 Committee Room "B", Room 305, City Hall 3rd Floor, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903

    The board reviewed pension-fund performance and approved two scholarship disbursements.

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  11. Providence Thayer Street District Management Authority
    Met Jun 9 2026 161 Cushing Street, Providence, RI, 02906

    The district board handled routine business and reviewed plans for the year ahead.

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  12. Providence Thayer Street District Management Authority
    Met Jun 9 2026 161 Cushing Street, Providence, RI, 02906

    The district board handled routine business and reviewed plans for the year ahead.

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  13. Providence External Review Authority
    Met Jun 11 2026 PERA Headquarters, 400 Westminster Street, Suite 201, Providence, RI, 02903

    The meeting did not take place: it was cancelled for lack of a quorum, and no business was conducted.

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  14. Providence Board of Licenses
    Met Jun 10 2026 444 Westminster Street, 1st Floor , Providence, RI, 02903

    The board cleared a slate of establishments for extended hours during the 2026 World Cup.

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  15. Providence Special Committee on Ways and Means
    Met Jun 8 2026 City Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, 02903

    A public hearing on the city's FY2026–2027 budget — testimony only, with no votes taken.

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  16. Providence Board of Park Commissioners
    Met Mar 11 2026 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, 02905

    The board approved several park naming, funding, and land-use measures, all unanimously.

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  17. Providence Board of Park Commissioners
    Met May 13 2026 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, 02905

    The board approved five trust-fund withdrawals for park and cemetery projects and cleared two temporary public-art installations.

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  18. Providence Board of Licenses
    Met Jun 8 2026 444 Westminster Street, 1st Floor, Providence, RI, 02903

    These are the amended minutes of the June 4 Board of Licenses meeting, which approved dozens of summer entertainment and World Cup requests and took enforcement action against several establishments.

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  19. Providence Board of Licenses
    Met Jun 4 2026 444 Westminster Street, Joseph A.Doorley, Muncipal Building, 1st Floor Conference Room, Providence, RI, 02903

    The Board of Licenses approved a large slate of summer entertainment, World Cup, and liquor-license requests and took enforcement action against several businesses.

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  20. Providence Board of Licenses
    Met Jun 8 2026 444 Westminster Street, 1st Floor, Providence, RI, 02903

    These are the amended minutes of the June 4 Board of Licenses meeting, which approved dozens of summer entertainment and World Cup requests and took enforcement action against several establishments.

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