INFRASTRUCTURE
….Council on Monday night postponed a hearing on a deal that would finance a $50 million renovation….city’s $14 million share of the complicated Landmark financing proposal, which also includes an additional $36 million in naming rights, tax credits and private donations, would be included in the capital improvement budget …. timesdispatch.com
….The City Council will vote during a special meeting tonight on two measures that are part of a deal to finance $50 million in renovations for the Landmark, once called the Mosque….To arrange the financing, which includes historic and New Markets tax credits, the theater has to be turned over to the Economic Development Authority…. timesdispatch.com
…Elaborate plans for the renovation of the historic seven-acre park have already been sketched out and were supposed to begin months ago. But transforming Monroe Park into that vision is still just a dream at this point…. wtvr.com
Historic Main Street Station: $29 million; Most of the money is from the federal government.
STREET UPGRADES: streetscape improvements on Franklin Street; $2.5 million.
FARMERS’ MARKET: $2.1 million.
Richmond’s aging bridges are becoming a bigger safety concern. Certain trucks and larger vehicles are no longer allowed on two city bridges, the Fifth and Seventh Street Bridges that pass over Leigh Street in Downtown Richmond…. nbc12.com
….four plans suggested by a citizen committee studying rezoning and enrollment patterns…. timesdispatch.com
[mayor Dwight C. Jones]‘s administration will propose to purchase and lease properties to move the fleet and other school and public works functions that now sprawl across 30 acres at the Parker Field Maintenance Facility….Richmond is in the final stage of evaluating a contract to outsource its fleet maintenance operation to a private vendor…. timesdispatch.com