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| Governmental Operations Committee
15 Feb 2012 – 5PM Richmond City Council |
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The voter registrar provided staff support for preparing the redistricting maps.
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:24 AM
To: Showalter, Kirk – Voter Reg
Subject: Showalter – Redistricting Census block dataDear Ms. Showalter,
I am looking into the redistricting of the council’s 9th district. I seems that the block where Mr. Conner has his residence was left in the 4th district until late in the plan preparation process. It also seems that the final plan would have had a better balance if the block had remained in the 4th district.
Would you please tell me what the population counts are for that census block (white, black, other minority, Hispanic, voting age). If it is available on-line, just the web address would be fine.
Thank you for your assistance,
….
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:36 AM
I will need either the census block number or residence address in order to provide the information requested.
J. Kirk Showalter
General Registrar
City of Richmond
(804) 646-5950….
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 1:32 PM
Dear Ms. Showalter,
Thank you for your reply.
Will you please give me the official residency address for councilor Conner.
Thank you,
….
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:00 PM
We are prohibited from providing anyone’s voter registration address to second parties. You are free to come into the office and view the official voter registration records that are open to public inspection, or the documents that he filed when he ran for office in 2008.
J. Kirk Showalter
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[mayor Dwight C. Jones]
Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:54 AM
Subject: Marshall – Historic Marker TextDear Mr. Marshall,
Will you please tell me who gave final approval for the text on the historic marker recently installed on Church Hill by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.
The marker states that Lumpkin’s Jail was known as “Hell’s Half Acre.” The Virginia African American Heritage Program website states that it was known as “Devil’s Half Acre.”
http://cityhallreview.com/2011/12/15/rewriting-history/
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 4:15 PM
Subject: Marshall – Historic Marker TextDear Mr. Marshall,
Did you receive my email?
Thank you,
….
Friday, January 20, 2012 10:10 AM
Subject: Jones – Marshall – Historic Marker TextDear Honorable Mayor,
May I please have my question answered?
I sent two requests to Mr. Marshall, but did not receive any reply.
Thank you,
….
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:02 AM
Dear Honorable Mayor,Did you receive my email?
Thank you,
….
No responses received as of 20 Feb 2012.
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