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 Government
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.
By the numbers: Districts 3 and 6 top list for most code violations in 2024
More than half of the violations were classified as environmental, like out-of-control vegetation and piles of trash or other junk.
Richmond and Henrico’s joint water meeting set for Monday afternoon
Richmond and Henrico County officials will convene together Monday afternoon for a joint meeting on how to strengthen the local water system after multiple disruptions and outages this year.
