After budgeting $3.9M to help Richmonders pay for housing, the city has only given out $20,400
Giving out money to help Richmond residents make their rent or mortgage payments is apparently more complicated than city officials thought.
City Government
Siding with Avula, Council rejects push to lower real estate tax bills
In new assessments that went out last month, property values rose by 5.74% overall.
Richmond courthouses now allow cell phones, but only in locked pouches
Richmond officials are finally allowing members of the public to take phones into city courthouses.
As concerns mounted, a local nonprofit continued to receive city money, partially at Council’s insistence
The unusual treatment city officials gave UBU highlights the concerns some city officials have about a nonprofit funding system that lacks clear rules and allows elected politicians to influence which groups get taxpayer dollars.
Avula requests $80M in state funding for Richmond’s water system
Avula said state assistance is needed to avoid saddling Richmond residents with higher utility bills or delaying infrastructure projects.
After complaints, city expands zoning advisory group from 17 to 21 members
Currently, the ZAC has no members from District 4, in the southwestern part of Richmond, or District 7 in the East End.
In Richmond transparency lawsuit, bills from private law firm stopped months ago
The firm has gone roughly four months without filing a new invoice, making it impossible for outsiders to use those documents to monitor how the costs to the city are adding up.
