New Mayo Island park ‘on track’ to open in fall of 2026
A plan to turn Richmond’s Mayo Island into a mostly natural park is still on schedule to be completed by the fall of 2026.
City Government
Richmond’s inspector general is out at City Hall. Leaders aren’t explaining why.
Under state law, the inspector general is empowered to look into allegations of waste, fraud and abuse.
10 takeaways from the new Richmond budget
The new budget plan will take effect July 1 and run through June 30, 2026.
Water regulators say Richmond’s system wasn’t set up to get accurate fluoride data
Despite the uncertainty over exactly what occurred, the state notice largely aligns with the city’s assurances the situation didn’t create a health hazard.
What’s coming with Richmond real estate tax bills? More growth, then a freeze
After this fall, the next change in property assessments won’t happen until May of 2027.
Richmond has identified 539 vacant buildings this year. Here’s where they are.
To be classified as vacant, a building has to be “completely unoccupied,” according to the city.
Audit: Richmond Retirement System lost $415K from payments to dead people
In total, 44 deceased people were identified as having received improper payments.
