Water outage relief fund will start with about $650,000 in city money City officials have said they’re unclear on the size of the need for financial aid after the water emergency.
Va. Senate blocks bill that would’ve given Richmond millions more in Rosie’s gambling revenue Under the current system requiring an even split, both localities got $3.7 million from the Richmond Rosie’s, according to data for the most recent budget year.
Virginia Senate committee blocks bill to impose new hiring criteria for Richmond DPU directors The bill was rejected on an 8-7 vote along party lines.
Richmond officials want to test a new kind of bus stop. The Planning Commission is skeptical. Richmond traffic officials are hoping to try out a new type of bus stop where riders would get on and off using a platform built in the street that would also slow down traffic.
Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first Black mayor, dies at 91 Marsh became mayor after residents elected the city’s first majority-Black City Council in 1977, putting him in a leadership role at a tense time when Richmond’s mostly white business class feared a loss of control over city government.
State health officials say Richmond water crisis was ‘completely avoidable’ Questions remain about delayed response to 2022 inspection More than two weeks after a power outage set off a series of events that crippled Richmond’s water treatment plant, Virginia regulators are putting the city on notice that it may have violated state law and are launching their own investigation
Richmond selects national engineering firm to review water failure The company is expecting to have “preliminary findings” within a few weeks and will follow up later with a full rundown on what the city can do to prevent future disruptions to water service.