Port of Richmond
Richmond City Council is considering a proposal to lease the Port of Richmond to a state authority despite a recommendation from the city auditor to seek competing proposals for the property.
via Richmond auditor recommended competing proposals for city port | Richmond Times-Dispatch.
A draft of the proposal would allow the facility to be leased by the Virginia Port Authority for $75,000 per year under four five-year terms, with the authority responsible for maintenance, operations and utilities. In addition, the Virginia Port Authority would lease a crane from the city for $500,000 during the first five-year term. The agreement would start April 1.
via Richmond council to weigh port deal | Richmond Times-Dispatch. Will Jones
Political adviser Paul Goldman, who is helping Midlothian developer B. David Peck as a prospective buyer for the port, said details of the draft lease show it’s a “brazenly bad deal for the city.” Goldman said he is representing Peck as a friend, not as a paid adviser.
via timesdispatch.com Will Jones.
The Virginia Port Authority took no action yesterday after a closed meeting to discuss a draft lease for the Port of Richmond, according to a spokesman.
via timesdispatch.com Will Jones.
“We need all elected officials to at least be honest with the people of the city and the region,” Goldman, a longtime political strategist and adviser, said yesterday.
via timesdispatch.com Michael Martz
With the Virginia Port Authority set to discuss privately a draft lease agreement for the Port of Richmond, a prospective buyer of the facility is complaining that city and state officials appear to be close to a deal that makes no sense for taxpayers.
via timesdispatch.com Will Jones.
The Virginia Port Authority expects to have a lease agreement in place with the struggling Port of Richmond by the end of the year, the state agency said Tuesday.
via dailypress.com Peter Frost.
Two state delegates are questioning why Gov. Bob McDonnell would encourage a state takeover of the struggling Port of Richmond when he’s pushing for privatization of the state’s liquor monopoly.
via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES.
Council President Kathy C. Graziano closed the meeting on a motion that cited an exemption of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act related to discussion of the disposition of public property.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch objected, arguing that city auditor reports were inappropriate for discussion in a closed meeting. Graziano said the objection would be noted in the minutes of the meeting. The meeting of the council’s Organizational Development Committee included members of the Port of Richmond Commission and the administration of Mayor Dwight C. Jones.
via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES.
Richmond officials are ready to talk about transferring management of the city’s struggling port to the Virginia Port Authority.
via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES.