Council gets water briefing; new electrical rate provides cost savings
Most of Council's major initiatives were postponed to future meetings.
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Richmond asking for development proposals for Intermediate Terminal site
Initially the site was supposed to house a portion of Stone Brewing's operations in Richmond.
Richmond cut a deal to get its inspector general to leave. It’s so secret, officials can’t even say it exists.
The Richmonder filed six follow-up FOIA requests designed to get yes or no answers about the deal’s contents.
City proposes rental inspection program to curb bad landlords
After months of delay, a proposal that could give Richmond building inspectors more power to uncover serious problems in rental units is before City Council.
Despite being a little too wide, Richmond’s newest fire station finally gets full occupancy approval
"It was a mistake that was made,” said L. Dexter Goode, Richmond’s construction projects manager.
Audit of city fuel cards finds at least $44K in ‘questionable’ spending
An internal audit of the city of Richmond’s fuel purchasing cards found lax oversight of how employees were using them.
‘Room to breathe’: Contract workers want better pay to clean and protect city buildings
The Council’s budget analysts indicated $1.7 million would fund the raises.
