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City planning department declines to provide free copy of application until...
The city Planning Department declined to provide free copies of an application pending before a city committee. No response was received to a complaint sent to the department staff. The department...
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Was historic wall ‘mistakenly’ demolished for new city amphitheater?
New plans for a large, new amphitheater near Richmond’s riverfront don’t show a 100-foot-long, pre-Civil War brick wall that was “mistakenly” taken down – a wall on the shoulder of George...
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Baliles responds after threat of legal action
From: “Baliles, Jonathan T. – Council Member” <Jonathan.Baliles@richmondgov.com> To: C WAYNE TAYLOR Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:23 AM Subject: RE: Baliles – Meals Tax Mr. Taylor - My...
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Police say man had the right to remove political signs on Monument
“Officers are now more familiar with that particular City Code dealing with signage along public ways, including Monument Avenue,” Shamus said. The code forbids signs except on private property....
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No Response From Mayor Jones – Disturbing Historic Canal
No response received: The canal is an important piece of Richmond history. Please tell me in your own words, as Mayor of Richmond and President of Venture Richmond, why it is necessary to disturb the...
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Driving Dwight
The police department released the documents only after Style Weekly filed suit in Richmond Circuit Court after the department had failed to provide records requested within the time period required...
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Richmond’s FOIA request response was delayed
The Richmond Police Department did not respond to a request for records related to the costs of the mayor’s security detail within the time period required under state law. “The Richmond Police...
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Richmond mayor’s security will cost more than $300,000
Since Jones took office at the start of 2009, the Richmond Police Department has spent at least $1.6 million to provide security for him. Link
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Counties say Richmond didn’t ask for help on ballpark
Del. G. Manoli Loupassi, R-Richmond, who represents parts of all three jurisdictions, still thinks a new stadium should be a regional initiative, given that most of the people who attend games of the...
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Mayor faces tough questioning at town hall on ballpark
“Mr. Mayor, you said that you were going to consult with the community before you made your decision, but as far as I know that never happened,” said University of Richmond economics professor...
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Critics say ballpark parking tilts numbers toward Shockoe
See letter below. As Richmond officials considered locations for a new baseball stadium, they relied on different parking assumptions for Shockoe Bottom and the Boulevard, a discrepancy some skeptics...
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Ballpark – No response from city administration
From: C. Wayne Taylor To: Christopher Beschler <christopher.beschler@richmondgov.com> Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2013 4:35 AM Subject: Fw: Beschler – Ballpark – Flood plane Dear Mr. Beschler, It...
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Swing and a Miss by Mayor at Community Meeting
Who does Mayor Jones represent? The Mayor opined that the current issue is that locals are set in an old way of thinking …. Link
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Richmond’s Ballpark Controversy: Planning For The Market Square In Shockoe...
This ill-conceived land deal will transform the heart of a gritty, vital urban district into what will be, in essence, a shopping mall development, and an economically risky one at that. It seems to...
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DSS employees stole gift cards, trashed thousands in resources
Now new allegations have developed this time involving theft and even workers throwing away thousands of dollars of items meant to help families in need. Link
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The city auditor says mismanagement plagues the rollout of an $18 million...
The introduction of an $18 million computer system intended to streamline Richmond’s finances is — to put it mildly — not going well, according to reports on the ground and a high-level audit released...
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Documents offer peek at the future of the Boulevard
…not aware of them being publicly shown… …we are considering sharing the various images… …edited out shortly before the mayor announced… …revised version… …edited… …removed prior to the mayor’s...
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RVA Shoppers’ Shuttle will be Suspended After This Weekend
Mayor Jones Vanishes…………. Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Mayor Announces RVA Shoppers’ Shuttle Courtesy Service to Combat Food Deserts Richmond, VA – Mayor Dwight C. Jones today announced a new monthly...
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Council waives zoning rules 31 times in 2013
The city of Richmond is the only locality in Virginia that waives zoning rules. The city charter empowers council to allow a “special use” (special privilege) to an individual landowner. Often the...
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City Withholds Ballpark Estimates
Subject: RE: Beschler – Ballpark – Flooding Mitigation From: Beschler, Christopher L. – DPU (Christopher.Beschler@richmondgov.com) To: [C. Wayne Taylor] Cc: Christopher.Beschler@richmondgov.com;...
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