City Council approves 5-cent tax on plastic bags starting in 2026
Richmond is the latest of nearly a dozen local governments in Virginia to approve a bag tax
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Update: Downtown water main is fixed, city says
"Repair work was halted and will begin again tonight."
June 2 Newsletter: Oregon Hill parking permits debated as amphitheater opens
Also: An eventful water weekend, the city's maintenance backlog, there's not much happening on Monument Avenue, and why was Hanover County on the sanctuary city list put out by the Trump administration?
History and Culture Commission not currently taking on Monument Avenue work
“With a new mayor coming in, we’re kind of starting over.”
New amphitheater renews long-running debate over parking permits for Oregon Hill residents
Many longtime residents feel their community has “been eroded year after year after year.”
City Hall, downtown courts building, Main Library top list of city-owned facilities with maintenance backlogs
Together, those three facilities are responsible for $115.4 million of an overall $295 million the city estimates it’s facing in deferred maintenance on its buildings.
Update: Water main work will now take place Sunday night
The City of Richmond says it will repair a broken water main on Sunday night, instead of Monday.
