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Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, and Compassion!
Welcome to English for Mayor 2026!
Michael English for Mayor
Stop Insider Deals
✅ No one can buy city tax-sale property if they’ve had any relationship or was employed or/and contract with Providence city government in the last 2 years.
✅ Every tax sale posted online — property, price, and buyer name.
✅ Signed conflict-of-interest forms published for public view.
Every deal honest. Every taxpayer protected.
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Citizen Issues Portal
🌐 A new website where residents can:
- Report issues like potholes, trash, or housing concerns
- Get a tracking number and see real-time updates
- Submit ideas to improve the city
- Stay anonymous if they choose
Public Accountability Dashboard
📅 Quarterly online updates showing:
- All tax sales and spending summaries
- City service performance
- Meeting results and upcoming agendas
No secrets. No surprises. Just results.
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Public Meeting Access
🔔 All city meetings posted 60 days in advance (unless emergency approved by Mayor).
🗂️ Archives, agendas, and reminders available online.
Open doors. Open government.
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Michael English’s Pledge
“Providence deserves leadership that’s open and honest. I’ll make city government transparent, accessible, and accountable — to you.”
Join the Movement for Honest Government
- 🗓 60-Day Meeting Notice Rule:
All city and board meetings must be posted online 60 days in advance, except in true emergencies approved by the Mayor’s Office.
- 🗳 Citizen Representation Boards:
Require at least 3 Providence voters, ideally from outside the affected district, to serve on public boards involving non-city staff.
- 🤝 Volunteer Citizen Registry:
Create a database of residents (retirees, students, citizens with free time) who want to participate in meetings or serve on committees.
- ⛔ Service Limitations:
- No citizen can serve on two boards simultaneously — at city, state, or other municipal levels.
- After serving, a citizen must wait 365 days from becoming fully inactive on all boards before being eligible for another appointment.
- ⚖️ Conflict-of-Issue Screening:
Each appointee must pass a basic review to prevent personal, financial, or political conflicts of interest.
- 💬 Empowering Citizens:
These policies ensure transparency, fairness, and true community involvement — putting citizens back in the center of local government.
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It's not humane to ignore people suffering in plain sight
Michael English
Imagine a Mayor that Cares !!!
A Plan to Confront Homelessness with Compassion and Common Sense
Homelessness in Providence has grown into a humanitarian, economic, and public health crisis.
It is not compassionate — nor sustainable — to look the other way. Under my leadership, Providence will treat homelessness as a public priority, not a side issue.
1. Protecting Lives from New England’s Harsh Weather
No one should face freezing nights on our streets. The brutal winters of Rhode Island put lives at risk every year. My administration will prioritize emergency housing options, including modular shelters, capsule-style sleeping pods, and 24-hour warming centers during extreme weather. Compassion starts with saving lives.
2. Reducing the Strain on Our Health System
Without consistent care, many unhoused individuals end up relying on emergency rooms — a system never designed for long-term support. I will partner with local hospitals, community health centers, and nonprofits to expand preventive and mental health care, mobile clinics, and rehabilitation services that reduce the cycle of crisis and emergency care.
3. Restoring Downtown Vitality and Public Confidence
Homelessness concentrated in public spaces — near libraries, bus terminals, and downtown corridors — discourages visitors, investors, and businesses. We can’t grow Providence if people are afraid to walk our streets. I will lead a Downtown Restoration and Housing Task Force that balances compassion with community cleanliness, safety, and economic revitalization.
4. Addressing Public Health and Sanitation
History teaches us that disease spreads when sanitation breaks down. Providence cannot allow unsafe or unsanitary conditions in shared public areas. My plan calls for public hygiene stations, accessible bathrooms, and shower facilities integrated with outreach programs — ensuring dignity for the homeless and safety for all residents.
5. Compassion and Accountability
Some organizations argue that enforcing order or mandating treatment infringes on personal rights. I disagree. It is not humane to ignore people suffering in plain sight. True compassion means providing pathways to recovery, accountability, and housing — not allowing individuals to languish in crisis.
We will implement structured outreach, case management, and treatment incentives that give people a hand up, not a handout.
A Vision for Providence
Providence must lead with heart and with standards. My administration will make homelessness response a coordinated effort across housing, health, safety, and business development — because when we restore dignity and stability to our most vulnerable residents, we restore hope and order to the entire city.
