Providence Board of Licenses 2026-03-02
Minutes summary
From the minutes filed with the RI Secretary of State on March 06, 2026.
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The Board of Licenses held an emergency show cause hearing on March 2, 2026. During the meeting, the Board voted unanimously to suspend all licenses for Paris LLC, doing business as Paris at 375 Smith Street, following an incident earlier that morning. The suspension remains in effect until a full show cause hearing can be held on March 5, 2026.
What the body took up (1)
Perez Smith Paris LLC dba Paris 375 Smith Street. Regarding incident(s) of early morning of March 2, 2026, CCR# 26-16421
SUSPENDED [UNANIMOUS]Based upon the testimony concerning the incident itself and the ongoing threat to public safety as testified to by a member of the License Enforcement Unit of the Providence Police Department, the Board voted pursuant to its powers under the Home Rule Charter, Section 1102 (b)(3), to suspend all licenses (including but not limited to Alcohol Class BV, Food Dispenser, Holiday Sales) issued by it, effective this date 12:00 PM, until this matter can be heard as a Show Cause Hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM in the Probate Courtroom, 5th Floor, Providence City Hall. The vote was unanimous with Ayes from Mancini, Rogel, and Quezada; Akinbi and Ochoa were absent.
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