Final water report released; city estimates the crisis will cost $5 million
One question that has been asked since the outage is why backup generators weren’t turned on.
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After rebate check error, Richmond has second mailing problem, this time with debt letters
For the second time in two weeks, Richmond officials announced they made a mistake when trying to send money-related mail to residents.
Richmond budget proposal makes several quiet changes to high-profile policies
Avula sent the City Council an apology on behalf of his administration, saying he too had just learned about the changes.
Turnover in Richmond city government is down
Since 2022, turnover at the city of Richmond has fallen from 15.7% to 9.2%.
Voting opens Tuesday for People’s Budget projects
Delegates and other members of the People’s Budget team received and sifted through 1,900 ideas.
Richmond budget raises mayor’s salary from $131K to $175K
Last year, the City Council voted to raise its members’ salaries to $45,000, a $20,000 increase.
Avula’s first Richmond budget includes $9.6M more for schools and higher utility bills, but no tax increases
Avula said his budget attempts to “find creative ways to operate within our means.”
