Community Corner
Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza Regarding Recent Supreme Court Decision
"This decision will force the City to make very difficult decisions about how to pay for ballooning pension payments."
June 30, 2020
Mayor Elorza made the following statement today regarding the recent Supreme Court Decision:
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Today’s Supreme Court decision will ensure that the unsustainably generous pensions that were doled out in the past will continue to be an albatross over our city for decades to come. This decision will force the City to make very difficult decisions about how to pay for ballooning pension payments at the risk of short-changing critical needs like public education, social services and infrastructure investments.
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