Council OKs $380M FY26 Budget, $196M for Schools
By: Rob Borkowski on May 23, 2025 in Schools, News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick City Council voted 8-1 approving Mayor Frank Picozzi’s $380M FY26 budget, with some amendments moving funds from line items into the paving budget, without altering […]
City Council Passes $316M FY18 Budget
By: Rob Borkowski on June 5, 2018 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
The Warwick City Council approved a $316,324,397 FY18 budget Saturday morning, boosting School spending by $1.5 million and the paving budget by $4 million.
City Council Considers Relaxing Tax Penalties Tonight
By: Rob Borkowski on February 9, 2015 in News to You
The Warwick City Council meets as scheduled tonight, 7 p.m., at City Hall, discussing first passage of more lenient late tax penalties and support of a state bill exempting new construction from taxation.
Council to Consider Trash Taboo, Auto Doors at Pilgrim Senior Center
By: Rob Borkowski on January 30, 2015 in Business, News to You
On Monday, Councillors will consider final passage of parking restrictions on Thurber Street and Parkside Drive, prohibiting dumping trash in someone else’s bin, and restricting bid awards to companies with a certificate of good standing.
Taxpayers Using Credit Cards Get Payment Extension Till Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on July 14, 2014 in News to You
Warwick, RI – Taxpayers who had problems logging into the city’s online tax payment site last week are getting a respite with a tax deadline extension till this Friday, July 18.
Mayor Finalizes $289.2 Million Budget Sans Signature
By: Rob Borkowski on June 13, 2014 in All Politics Are Local, Breaking News, News to You
Warwick, RI – Mayor Scott Avedisian has finalized the FY2015 budget, which includes the City Council’s extra $400,000 for schools with a correspondingly higher tax rate, without signing it. The extra […]
Avedisian: Council’s Veto Override Leaves $400,000 Deficit
By: Rob Borkowski on June 11, 2014 in News to You
Warwick, RI Mayor Scott Avedisian said Wednesday he’d try to avoid raising taxes following the City Council’s override of his veto on an extra $400,000 in school funding.
Council Cuts Healthcare, Pumps Paving, Schools in $288 Million Budget
By: Rob Borkowski on June 3, 2014 in News to You, Uncategorized
Warwick’s City Council shuffled the deck on Mayor Scott Avedisian’s proposed $288 million budget Monday at City Hall, moving $997,929.31, most of it from healthcare, to boost paving funds and school spending.
Unclear Tax Letters Mistaken for Delinquent Notices
By: Rob Borkowski on May 22, 2014 in Business, News to You, Uncategorized
If you got one of 23,000 Warwick Tax Collector letters — some of them erroneous — hinting you’re delinquent, you can clear it up in person, but you’ll be waiting till Tuesday for the fix on city computers.