Late Providence tax bills blamed partly on CrowdStrike outage. Homeowners will get an extension.

The late tax bills have caused confusion in recent days, since the extension wasn’t printed on the bill. Online bill pay was not affected, Smiley spokesperson Josh Estrella said. Estrella said the bills were mailed late because budget negotiations with the City Council were “delayed by a week,” even though the council passed the budget … Read more

Smiley, council trade barbs over why Providence property tax bills went out late

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence residents now have more time to pay first-quarter property taxes, which city officials said was a result of both delayed budget negotiations and a global IT outage earlier this month. The deadline for Providence residents to pay their first-quarter property taxes was moved from July 24 to Aug. 16. Mayor … Read more