Richmond courthouses now allow cell phones, but only in locked pouches
Richmond officials are finally allowing members of the public to take phones into city courthouses.
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As concerns mounted, a local nonprofit continued to receive city money, partially at Council’s insistence
The unusual treatment city officials gave UBU highlights the concerns some city officials have about a nonprofit funding system that lacks clear rules and allows elected politicians to influence which groups get taxpayer dollars.
Avula requests $80M in state funding for Richmond’s water system
Avula said state assistance is needed to avoid saddling Richmond residents with higher utility bills or delaying infrastructure projects.
After complaints, city expands zoning advisory group from 17 to 21 members
Currently, the ZAC has no members from District 4, in the southwestern part of Richmond, or District 7 in the East End.
In Richmond transparency lawsuit, bills from private law firm stopped months ago
The firm has gone roughly four months without filing a new invoice, making it impossible for outsiders to use those documents to monitor how the costs to the city are adding up.
Officials express high hopes for city’s revamped budget process
Richmond’s top government officials gathered at Maymont Thursday to mark what they say is the start of a new era for how the city creates its annual budget.
Promised sidewalk investments win Snead Road affordable housing project approval
Lynx agreed to either build sidewalks from the project site to the nearby J.L. Francis Elementary or give the city $50,000 to do so.
