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Planning commission OKs scaled-down amphitheater
Oregon Hill resident Charles Pool suggested the scaled-down plan was an attempt to evade a review by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, which would have been required because of the...
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City Hall turns to the Richmond Police Department for disciplinary guidelines.
Marshall said it was up to each department to determine employee discipline on a case-by-case basis because there are no set guidelines. Link
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Venture Richmond breaks promise for historic review of amphitheater
Subject: Press Release: Venture Richmond breaks promise for historic review of amphitheater March 27, 2014 For immediate release: The City of Richmond and Venture Richmond renege on promised Section...
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Council gives 78 minutes notice
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View ArticleIn chaotic session, activist removed, park lease ok’d
Does City Council have criteria for who qualifies as “press”? If not, who violated the law? Dorsey, a strident council critic who attends public meetings carrying a handgun, was asked by a council...
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Mayor Jones’ Property Tax Drops Dramatically in One Year
…the value of the Mayor’s land dropped by more than 60 percent… Link
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Sunday Q&A with Kelvin Tyler and Isabella Arias
You were unhappy with what you heard from the mayor when he asked you into City Hall to talk. How come? Arias: I don’t feel like we were talked to as he would talk to an adult. We were basically...
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Sharon Judkins out as city’s deputy chief administrative officer
Judkins came under fire in December of 2013 for rejecting all of the recommendations made by the city auditor regarding the Richmond Department of Information Technology’s $18 million information...
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Auditor: Deal for Mayor’s top exec worth $400,000 in special benefits
A former top executive in Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones’ administration received special treatment which would allow her $400,000 in benefits at the City’s expense, according to a letter from the City...
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Concerned Richmond Residents Ask, ‘Where’s the Mayor?’
Last week, Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones told ABC 8News a public meeting would be held this week with Chief of Police Ray Tarasovic to discuss ways to fight violent crime. “We’re going to come out with...
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City denies FOIA request seeking records on Judkins pay decision
In addition, it took nearly three weeks for the city to provide a complete response to the FOIA request… Link
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ARCHITECTURE REVIEW: The new GRTC bus plaza is an insult to Richmond’s older...
I’ve seen bus depots in Third-World countries with better amenities than this sad situation. Link
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Failure to Communicate
At a time when residents’ involvement should be at its highest, ignorance is the norm, especially in Richmond. Link
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Hicks now Social Services Director, not interim
It’s going to take longer than originally expected to fix Richmond’s troubled Department of Social Services. The man tapped to examine the issues for an original six-month time period, has now been...
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Notice of meeting cancellation sent after meeting due to begin:
Notice of meeting cancellation sent after meeting due to begin: From: “Skinner, Steven R. – Council Chief of Staff Office” <Steven.Skinner@richmondgov.com> To: “Skinner, Steven R. – Council...
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City spent more than $500K to prepare Shockoe plan
Amount does not include city internal expenses. The city has spent $506,798 on contracts with outside vendors for surveys, studies and other consulting and legal work. Link
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Richmond official: Social Services still in ‘desperate need’
The Richmond Department of Social Services is still an agency in “desperate need,” according to a department official who briefed a City Council committee Wednesday on efforts to improve programs...
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Group Wants to Expose City of Richmond’s Website Problems
Tatnall along with his group, Replenish Richmond, started a contest called “Expose the Crappy City Website.” He wants users to find problems on the website, like old information, so he can compile a...
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Police Over Budget: Bike Race Security Cost $242,000
The three-day collegiate bicycling championships in May cost city police $242,000 in overtime expenses, records show, contributing to a $1.1 million budget overrun the department projects for fiscal...
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Baliles agrees to tone down proposal to buy Shockoe land
“All this resolution asks the EDA to do is to find out what it would take to consolidate the property known as the Loving pieces so we have a better understanding of what it will take to develop the...
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