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City officials decline to comment, citing the potentially criminal nature of what they’ve called “new” allegations…. styleweekly.com
….even the mayor’s supporters express concern…. timesdispatch.com
The city of Richmond has a “strong mayor” form of government. Does Mayor Jones sound strong in this interview?
He’s clashed with the Richmond arts community for three years. But Mayor Dwight Jones says he’s ready to make peace. styleweekly.com
….”We don’t have enough money.”….it will take 37 years to fix the sidewalks listed as needing repair…. styleweekly.com
…While the city forges ahead with the 55 initiatives in the mayor’s RVAgreen plan — as wide-ranging as tourist streetcars, bike sharing and an organic pesticide policy — the green experts on City Council’s competing panel wonder what their role is….The council commission was told, “the city’s already working on a sustainability plan, and you should come to the meetings and support it….. styleweekly.com
….But Annette Hunt, 58, insists she never was informed that her 15-year-old granddaughter was being sent to a facility in Charlottesville….”I have not gotten a word from nobody. Not a soul,” said Hunt, who said she is the girl’s legal guardian…. timesdispatch.com
Charles J. Kehoe resigned Friday as director of the Richmond Department of Justice Services hours before the city closed its detention center in Shockoe Bottom because of new, unspecified allegations of improper conduct there….[James M. Nachman, president of the Greater Richmond Juvenile Bar Association,] likened the shutdown to the city suspending operation of its public utility system…. timesdispatch.com
…In an interview before Thursday’s City Council budget meeting, Marshall said new allegations convinced officials that they had to “close the thing down and start over.”….”We looked more closely and found some things that we found troubling. Some criminal allegations and some violations of our policies,” Marshall said…. timesdispatch.com