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.
City Government
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.
Officials express high hopes for city’s revamped budget process
Richmond’s top government officials gathered at Maymont Thursday to mark what they say is the start of a new era for how the city creates its annual budget.
Promised sidewalk investments win Snead Road affordable housing project approval
Lynx agreed to either build sidewalks from the project site to the nearby J.L. Francis Elementary or give the city $50,000 to do so.
Council committee puts brakes on private towing fee hikes
“We got this less than 24 hours before this committee meeting.”
City Council OKs budget transparency measure to publicize department funding requests
Its passage Monday was somewhat surprising, because both Avula and a joint Council-administration budget task force had voiced opposition.
After spirited discussion, Council delays vote on real estate tax rate
"It just seems like it's a circle that we are going around, that there's really no real relief."
