City property transfers to the Redevelopment Agency
Summary
A new ordinance would add a required process (Section 2-110) before the city sells or transfers its own land. Referred to City Property.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown sale or reuse value; losing the drop-off site could add disposal costs for residents.
Residents wanting transparency over disposition of public land.
Residents who rely on the Saturday mattress and e-waste drop-off, and neighborhoods that would see illegal dumping if the facility closes.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council - Regular Council Meeting — July 16, 2026
Three properties — 43 Daboll Street, 38 Rodman Street and 19 Dorothy Avenue — are headed to or through the Providence Redevelopment Agency, putting them on a path toward redevelopment use.
City Council - Regular Council Meeting — April 2, 2026
A new ordinance would add a required process (Section 2-110) before the city sells or transfers its own land. Referred to City Property.
City Council - Regular Council Meeting — March 19, 2026
The city wants to transfer its Public Property building at 700 Allens Avenue to the redevelopment agency — but Councilman Oscar Vargas warned it houses the mattress and recycling depot, and selling it could bring back the days of mattresses dumped on city streets.
City Council - Regular Council Meeting — March 5, 2026
The firehouse sale to the highest bidder will add housing, but Councilwoman Davidson faulted an RFP process that ran without Ward 2 representation and left a Montessori school with few expansion options.
246 Prairie Ave Redevelopment - City of Providence
246 Prairie Ave Redevelopment - City of Providence City of Providence (.gov)
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