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Woonsocket councilors discuss repealing downtown tax‑stabilization ordinance, no vote taken
Summary
The Woonsocket City Council met in a workshop on Jan. 27 to discuss proposed repeal of Ordinance 25‑0604, the city's omnibus tax stabilization program for the Downtown Revitalization Area. Council members and city officials said the item was for discussion only and the council would not take a vote that night.
The Woonsocket City Council met in a workshop on Jan. 27 to discuss proposed repeal of Ordinance 25‑0604, the city's omnibus tax stabilization program for the Downtown Revitalization Area. Council members and city officials said the item was for discussion only and the council would not take a vote that night.
Council members and staff said the downtown ordinance may be redundant with state law and that repealing it would return decision‑making to the statutory process under Rhode Island law. The city assessor told the council: "As the city assessor, I would support repealing the downtown TSA." Director Pagliarini and the council's solicitor said the state statute governs tax stabilizations and the repeal would not remove the city's ability…
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