Update on the status of the Special Committee to Review Commemorative Works:
On 05/28/2020 The ordinance committee headed by Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan of Ward 5 took up the special committee for the Review of Commemorative Works.
On 06/04/2020 during the regularly scheduled city council meeting, the first vote took place to establish the Special Committee. The committee was passed with 11 votes in favor, and three absents.
These are the Providence City Council Members who sponsored the Committee to Review Commemorative Works Ordinance:
Ward 2: Councilwoman Helen D. Anthony
Ward 5: Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan
Ward 8: Councilman James E. Taylor
Ward 12: Councilwoman Katherine A. Kerwin
Ward 13: Councilwoman Rachel M. Miller
Ward 14: Councilman David A. Salvatore
Here is how the City Council Members voted:
Ward 2: Councilwoman Helen D. Anthony: In favor
Ward 3: Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune: In Favor
Ward 4: Councilman Nicholas J. Narducci Jr.: absent
Ward 5: Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan: In Favor
Ward 6: Councilman Michael Correia: Absent
Ward 7: Councilman John Igliozzi: In Favor
Ward 8: James E. Taylor: In Favor
Ward 9: Councilwoman Carmen Castillo: In Favor
Ward 10: Councilman Pedro Espinal: In Favor
Ward 11: Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris absent
Ward 12: Councilwoman Katherine A. Kerwin: In Favor
Ward 13: Councilwoman Rachel M. Miller: In Favor
Ward 14: Councilman David A. Salvatore: In Favor
Ward 15: Councilwoman Sabina Matos: In Favor
A second vote is needed to establish the Special Committee. That vote will take place this Thursday 06/18/2020.
What can you do? You can reach out to your Council member and urge them to vote in favor of establishing the Special Committee for the Review of Commemorative Works. You can view the meeting live on Zoom or YouTube and comment your support. You can sign the pinned petition and share it on social media.
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