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.
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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.
Audit finds ‘significant weaknesses’ with Richmond’s government purchasing cards
Several examples of potentially wasteful or fraudulent spending were cited.
