<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_3237"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007">Hello again,<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7958"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_8017"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007">After sending out my calendar this morning, I received additional items for this week from neighbors on the Blackstone list and Councillor Zurier’s weekly newsletter, pasted below. (I’d also forgotten to include the patron saint of Italy and carpenters with those of Wales and Ireland.)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4183"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4320"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007">Here’s an enhanced version of that calendar, with some glimpses into April.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7954"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7955"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007">Have a good week,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_8021"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_8022"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007">Dave<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4319"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4316"><br>Monday 29 February 5:30 p.m. - Free screening of “Selma” about,
the 1965 Selma-Montgomery, Alabama, civil rights march, followed by
discussion (end of Black History Month film series), Rochambeau Library
Community Room (bottom level), 708 Hope Street near Rochambeau Ave.<br><br>Tuesday 1 March (St David’s Day) <br>(A) 6 a.m to 9 p.m. - Massachusetts primary elections<br><br>(B)
7 to 8:30 p.m. - West Broadway Neighborhood Association talks to Mayor
Jorge Elorza and local legislators (City Councilors Mary Kay Harris,
Ward 11 & Bryan Principe, Ward 13 ; State Representatives John J.
Lombardi, District 8, & Anastasia Williams, District 9 ; State
Senators Paul V. Jabour, District 5, & Harold Metts, District 6),
Providence Hmong Church, 46 Dexter Street facing the Cranston St.
Armory,. between Cranston Street and upper Westminster St.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_5050" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_5049" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_5762" color="#9d1811">Wednesday 2 March 6:30 p.m. - Providence Water staff will explain this year’s work in repairing and replacing water mains between Humboldt, President, Arlington and the Boulevard <i><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7442" color="#a46016">(see Sam Zurier’s newsletter below)</font></i>, Nathan Bishop School on Sessions above Elmgrove, opposite Brown Stadium and the Jewish Community Center<br></font><br>Thursday
3 March 8 p.m. (following 7 p.m. community reception) - Community Night
at Brown University with discount tickets (and waiting-list for
possible free ones) for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Stuart Theatre, 75
Waterman Street below the Faunce House Arch, between Brown & Thayer
Streets. Enquiries, requests and reservations to <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_5101" href="https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/compose?to=Community@Brown.edu">Community@Brown.edu</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_5933" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_5934" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6101" color="#9d1811">Saturday 5 March 12 to 5 p.m. - Art & Architecture Book Sale to benefit the Friends of Rochambeau Library, in the library’s community room (bottom level), 708 Hope Street near Rochambeau</font><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6366" color="#9d1811"> <i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6434"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6344" color="#a46016">(first hour reserved for Friends members)</font></i></font><br><br>Monday
7 March 7 p.m. - College Hill Neighborhood Association board of
directors open public meeting, Gov. Lippitt House, 199 Hope Street at
Angell<br><br>Tuesday 8 March (Int’l Women’s Day) 7 to 8 p.m. -
Waterman St. Dog Park committee monthly meeting, rear of Books on the
Square, 471 Angell Street below Elmgrove (next to CVS)<br><br>Sunday 13
March 2 a.m. (EST) = 3 a.m.. (EDT) until 2 a.m (EDT) = 1 a.m.
(EST) Sunday 6 November - Daylight Savings Time in effect over much of
North America<br><br>Monday 14 March 7 p.m - Fox Point
Neighborhood Association board discusses new and proposed parking meters
with Mayor Elorza and other officials in the meeting room beneath the
Vartan Gregorian School Library, Wickenden Street between Governor and
Ives<br><br>Tuesday 15 March 4:45 p.m. - City Plan Commission
considers revised plans for a 5-storey, 61-foot mixed-use building to
replace former Tedeschi’s/Store 24 at 249 Thayer Street - First floor
auditorium of the Joseph Doorley (ex-Blue Cross) building, 444
Westminster Street across Empire St. from AS 220 and the Celtic
Lounge/Finnegan’s Wake<br> <br>Thursday 17 March (St Patrick’s
Day) 5 to 9 p.m. - Gallery Night Providence 2016 opens: free
admission to RISD Museum and many other local art galleries</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6109" dir="ltr"><font color="#9d1811"><br></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6164" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6172" color="#9d1811">Saturday 19 March (St Joseph’s Day)</font><br><br>Sunday 20 March (Spring Equinox, <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7123" color="#9d1811">Palm Sunday</font>) - Spring officially begins<br><br>Monday
21 March 7 p.m. - Summit Neighborhood Association board of
directors monthly open public meeting, main floor café of Summit Commons
(formerly Hillside Nursing Home) , 99 Hillside Avenue, top of the hill
halfway between Gregg’s on North Main and Three Sisters on Hope, near
the end of Blackstone Blvd<br> <br>Wednesday 23 March (Purim starts at dusk) <br>(A) 7 p.m. Neighborhood Discussion Group at Books on the Square monthly public meeting (see March 8 for location)<br><br>(B)
6 to 8 p.m. - Community Conversation about the future of the 6-10
highway Connector with three experts (Veronica Vanterpool, Ian Lockwood
& Peter Park), Doorley Building auditorium, 444 Wesminster (see
March 15 for location). More details at: <a href="http://www.providenceri.com/efile/6505" target="_blank">http://www.providenceri.com/efile/6505</a><br><br>Good Friday 25 March <br>Easter Saturday 26 March <br>Easter Sunday 27 March <br>Easter Monday 28 March to Sunday 3 April - ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Boston TD Garden</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4448" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4449" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7187" color="#9d1811"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7181">Among events coming up in April:</b></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4450" dir="ltr">Monday 11 April to Saturday 16 April - general<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4553"> </b>Spring Book Sale of the Friends of Rochambeau Library</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6621" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_6899" dir="ltr">Friday 22 April dusk to dusk Saturday 30 April (Passover)<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4564" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4611" dir="ltr">Tuesday 26 April - Rhode Island presidential primary elections</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4806" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4807" dir="ltr">Wednesday 27 April - Annual General Membership Meeting of the Summit Neighborhood Association (Wayland Square's Wednesday meeting has been moved back to election eve, Monday the 25th)<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4493" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4494" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4048"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4116"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_4007"></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_3236" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_3235" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_3234" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_3233" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_3969" face="Arial" size="2"> <br>----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Samuel D. Zurier <samforcouncil@verizon.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 28, 2016 11:19 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> February 28, 2016 Ward Letter<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7575" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3589862534">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7588">With the passage of the Rhode Works program, the State has the opportunity to rethink the role of the 6-10 Connector, a set of highways that facilitates transportation and commerce but which has divided neighborhoods in the City's West End. With that in mind, the City's Planning Department is sponsoring a public meeting to discuss the future of that highway, in a discussion facilitated by outside planning experts. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 23 at 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Planning Department (444 Westminster Street). The Department has published a <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456681158244_7627" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019FJaSZhvE6e46Z-6cg56vq1C4TSVWjDKYyJJL5W8GtyyblUsodWBuF6_M38QdirZHBZGSyfw0dmqog900pIr_qO9E-3jNCoxXbSmppoNL14UMKti88ukvLD3ZO9w02FJE3WqEVTQ8uN5Qql_13sr9PlvmPLU7ZMaflVoicNhcwCwSliVnsZlyujfdwd_mv5ySq6ZOh76b0vQzWwr7HllNAwWGeuQBM3kr413p_vg3cUJelfntbFnxYJ1HN6ZFhMJxNqL8-UaYxrj26pyhGZLEsP7n1qyeguOFhRO7RB1PUc=&c=0WQ4A_-JpgBw_g-wbH_7c57VTc7SkBaqn4Rwy-N-iiXDDPiIKTNLkg==&ch=TdJaKBGwdO8rB0CEWg60ZnFT24y-uXzVTV8oJwEciKgHEYnSG1cngQ==">Flyer</a> that provides more information about the meeting and the guest speakers.<span> </span> </div>
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<span>This past Thursday night, the Finance Committee reviewed the 5-year budget the City submitted to the State at the end of last year. Based on the assumptions it contains (marginal growth of the tax base, no increases in salaries or State aid beyond currently known commitments), the budget projections anticipate deficits of $4.5 million to $33.5 million in the municipal budget, and $12 million to $15 million in the school budget. This compares with anticipated deficits of between $11 million and $19 million in a <a rel="nofollow" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019FJaSZhvE6e46Z-6cg56vq1C4TSVWjDKYyJJL5W8GtyyblUsodWBuJLpdDKqbsMyIj6nZxvGtsCP0CnU3TxHIMUn1RLGIQZ-8vd9unPccOVihXX4ZLMllzJmkM65_DXMumWjD_UqvwybcZZZE75UBxbU4FRvwVTQ7wNLWTCyTjTFcEpiv4RWF7GT02Z5OpO8ckkV9SPMotsSsAzzoCNNUaN_UH9ZHFxU1JfKlTjD9RXdjA2Fe4MFmxk82vsnRW2irRdYSOhDyNyDZkXB8RfrHF7UOdlyIln1IFNT6tdeWZFPJTaNa-XfoSxoWSr02wV22S4ayVVChIIMB0p9utlIqlyiDYro8IGN&c=0WQ4A_-JpgBw_g-wbH_7c57VTc7SkBaqn4Rwy-N-iiXDDPiIKTNLkg==&ch=TdJaKBGwdO8rB0CEWg60ZnFT24y-uXzVTV8oJwEciKgHEYnSG1cngQ==">Report</a> prepared last March by PFM Consultants. The City has engaged another consultant to prepare a 10-year budget to shape the City's budget for next fiscal year, which likely will be submitted sometime in April. It is well known that projections of this kind are difficult to make with precision, especially for the "out years" in the distant future; however, the divergences between the March report and December budget are significant, even for next year. With that said, the Finance Committee offered several suggestions about ways to improve these projections, and I am hopeful the administration will make good use of them when presenting the 10-year model in the coming months. </span><br><br></span></div>
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