📢 RESIDENT TAX RATE INFORMATION 📢

Applications are currently open for the City's 2-Tier Residential Tax Rate program. Applications may be submitted in person at City Hall, or online through March 15th.  Click Here for More →
 
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Easton's Beach Repair Information

Easton's Beach Repair Information

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As one of the City’s most popular attractions, Easton's Beach has been a centerpiece of Newport's summers for generations. However over the years the site has experienced a considerable amount of development and destruction. Reimagined time and again, Easton’s Beach has had many iterations, at one point featuring a rollercoaster, saltwater pool, boardwalk, and an ornate spired pavilion similar to those found along the coastlines of New York and New Jersey.

What's remained constant is that Mother Nature has always had other designs, with storm after storm taking its toll and reshaping both the landscape and the amenities that Newporters have enjoyed.

With the snack bar and carousel building recently taken down, and funding approved as part of the 2024 infrastructure bond, the City is once again looking to chart a new vision for the beach, with sea level rise and resilience at its core.

If you're interested in learning more about the current state of the beach and would like to help shape its future, then please be sure to visit www.CityofNewport.com/FutureBeach to get involved.

  

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Download the Yard Waste & Holiday Trash Calendar

Download the Yard Waste & Holiday Trash Calendar

The City's annual Yard Waste and Holiday Trash pickup calendar is now available at City Hall and online!

Click below to download your copy

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Housing for Newport Workshop

Housing for Newport Workshop

📣📣📣 It's no secret that housing accessibility is one of the most vexing challenges that communities across the nation are facing at the moment. Newport is no different.

We recently hosted a special joint workshop with the City's Planning Board and City Council to review the preliminary findings of an ongoing Housing Study focused on addressing Newport's housing stock. 

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News & Events

  Calendar of Events

Historic District Commission Meeting

The Historic District Commission is responsible for overseeing development within the City's Historic District
Click here to view an agenda.  

Henderson Home Commission

The Henderson Home Commission is charged with overseeing the Henderson Home for Aged Men in accordance with the provisions contained in the will of William H. Henderson. 

City Council Meeting

The City Council serves as a the primary decision making body for the City. Join us for its regular monthly meeting, held in the Second Floor Council Chambers at City Hall. Click here to read an agenda and to view the meeting online.

Board of Tax Appeals 

Board of Tax Appeals 

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 Latest News

NEWPORT LAUNCHES NEW SHORT TERM RENTAL PORTAL

New System to Aid with Registration and Enforcement
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025) – The City of Newport launched a new online Short Term Rental (STR) portal this week which aims to streamline registration and compliance of the City’s roughly 360 recorded short-term rentals.

Powered by GovOS, the new system is designed to make it easier for property owners to properly register their units and for City staff to enforce Newport’s existing STR ordinances.

NEWPORT’S RESIDENT TAX RATE RENEWAL PERIOD SET TO BEGIN

Renewals, Applications Accepted Jan. 2 – March 15, 2025

NEWPORT, R.I. - Residential property owners currently enrolled in the City’s Two-Tier residential tax rate program will be able to apply for re-enrollment in the resident friendly, money-saving program beginning January 2nd.

Approved applications that are received in the re-enrollment period, which runs from Jan. 2nd until March 15th, 2025, will be valid for the next three (3) tax years – 2025, 2026 and 2027.  For those already enrolled in the program, forms for re-enrollment will be mailed in mid-December and will be available online on the City’s website along with hard copies in the Tax Assessors office.
 

NEWPORT FIRE, POLICE SET TO ESCORT SANTA THROUGH NEWPORT’S NEIGHBORHOODS AGAIN THIS YEAR

Annual Santa’s Ride to Kick Off Tuesday, Dec. 10th
   
NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 2024) – With the holiday season officially upon us, the City of Newport is once again busy preparing for the return of Santa’s nightly rides.

Santa is scheduled to meet up with Newport’s Fire and Police Departments beginning Tuesday, Dec. 10th for his annual tour of Newport’s neighborhoods.

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