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Elorza administration in pursuit of legislative goals Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE The administration of Mayor Jorge O. Elorza invites state lawmakers to consider Providence’s interests during the 2021 legislative session, from protecting the stream of state economic aid that flows into the city to helping undocumented residents obtain driver s licenses, to changes that would allow the city to embrace ATV-riding as a legal activity on its streets.
A law that would enable cities and towns to permit all terrain vehicles is one of the more eye-catching items on the administration’s wide-ranging legislative agenda.
“We recognize that it’s a recreational activity, that a lot of residents in Providence, they like to do it,” the city’s director of intergovernmental affairs, Aaron Easter Gardner, said Tuesday. “So we would like to find a way to make that safe and legal if possible. Serving the citizens of Providence is how we see it.�
PROVIDENCE The administration of Mayor Jorge O. Elorza invites state lawmakers to consider Providence’s interests during the 2021 legislative session, from protecting the stream of state economic aid that flows into the city to helping undocumented residents obtain driver s licenses, to changes that would allow the city to embrace ATV-riding as a legal activity on its streets.
A law that would enable cities and towns to permit all terrain vehicles is one of the more eye-catching items on the administration’s wide-ranging legislative agenda.
“We recognize that it’s a recreational activity, that a lot of residents in Providence, they like to do it,” the city’s director of intergovernmental affairs, Aaron Easter Gardner, said Tuesday. “So we would like to find a way to make that safe and legal if possible. Serving the citizens of Providence is how we see it.”