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Council approves free salt sites and backs enforcement ideas to curb mattress dumping
Providence City Council · February 6, 2026
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Summary
Council approved a resolution to provide free salt at two locations to help residents clear sidewalks and passed a measure urging police and DPW action to reduce illegal mattress dumping, including supporting a free mattress depot at 700 Allen Avenue.
Providence — The council approved two measures aimed at immediate neighborhood-level public services: free salt distribution for residents and steps to address illegal mattress dumping.
Councilman Vargas described an initiative to provide free salt (the same product DPW trucks…
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