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Finance Committee backs Providence Public School District’s Stage 2 application for school capital reimbursement
Summary
The committee voted to support the Providence Public School District’s Stage 2 submission to RIDE, making district projects eligible for state reimbursement and preserving use of the city’s revolving capital fund.
The Providence City Finance Committee on Sept. 23 voted to approve the Providence Public School District’s (PPSD) Stage 2 application to seek housing-aid reimbursement through the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for a list of capital projects across district schools.
City and district officials told the committee the Stage 2 packet covers roughly $80 million in projects; if approved by RIDE and later the state Council on Elementary and Secondary Education, the city could be eligible for up to about $67.3 million in reimbursement for certain…
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