Hanover’s upcoming budget plans for a new tourism initiative while also funding several new school builds over the next decade.
Morris was tapped as interim director on Jan. 15 following the departure of former director April Bingham in the wake of the city’s six-day water crisis.
The internal communications appear to call into question how rapidly and thoroughly city officials alerted the VDH’s Office of Drinking Water to the deteriorating situation inside the plant.
Revenue from data centers has been earmarked to help with affordable housing in Henrico. The region overall has also seen a surge in home prices since 2020 and higher taxes on homeowners.
A community meeting was held at Midlothian High School Monday to discuss the proposed data center development at the Watkins Centre property near State Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike.
Those upgrades include the installation of new backup batteries, Avula said.
The budget language forbids Churchill Downs from opening a Roseshire-branded site with 175 historical horse racing machines without a referendum. It still has to be approved by the governor.
Chesterfield County and the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River nonprofit acquired more than 42 acres of land from the Capital Region Land Conservancy, the county announced Monday.
It’s a job that encompasses much more than serving as the mayor’s right hand. The CAO appoints department heads, prepares the annual budget and functions as a liaison to Council.
McEachin recounts the series of events that led her to becoming a lawyer and a public servant. The commonwealth's attorney also discusses grand juries, justice reform and surveillance.
The audit shows officials rejected eligible nonprofits, showed favoritism in the selection process, improperly discarded records and lacked critical internal controls such as standardized review policies and conflict-of-interest management.
The denser neighborhoods could have lots as small as 3,000 square feet. That might allow for more affordable homes, but would also be useful for developers to build on smaller lots.
Mayor Danny Avula previously said Bingham had resigned, and called the separation both voluntary and “amicable.”
Dock Street between 17th and 21st streets will be closed until the wall is deactivated, which will happen "once the water recedes," officials said in a Monday morning news release.
Since 2020, Richmond's utilities have directed over $100,000,000 billed from residents to the city's general fund. Why?
More speed bumps. Fewer potholes. More sidewalks. Fewer parking lots. Fewer geese.
“I’m not overly concerned with the timeline I’m seeing in these multiple reports,” Mayor Danny Avula said. “I feel like there as pretty consistent communication ..."
HNTB’s report said there were “no established training procedures or written training manuals” at the plant at the time of the power outage, and that DPU generally lacks “established, written standard operating procedures for typical plant operations."
Hanover supervisors said they want to have their own staff watching over the Richmond water plant. These comments came a day after Henrico officials said they wanted regional oversight of the water supply.
The VDH didn't use its enforcement authority to compel Richmond to comply with the recommendations of an EPA report on Richmond’s water treatment plant issued in 2022.
“If they can’t get their act together and we can’t get a deal (for a regional solution) … then we’re willing to protect our citizens without the city of Richmond’s water treatment plant,” said Tuckahoe Supervisor Jody Rogish.
In a Friday afternoon news release, Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Collette McEachin distanced her office from controversy over changing national immigration policy.
Manny Alvarez Jr., a veteran civil servant of the county, will be Goochland's interim county administrator, running the government's day-to-day operations.
In the order rejecting the city’s request, Judge Claire Cardwell wrote that “it may reasonably be inferred” Connie Clay’s dismissal was “retaliatory.”
The plan calls for supervision of the jail for two years.
Norfolk Southern says they're working on the railroad bridge the spans the James River at Mayo Island. The work should be done by March, a company spokesperson said.
The fund, established this month to provide assistance to Richmond residents who were impacted by the water crisis, received 2,200 applicants over the weekend, officials said.
Richmond’s water treatment plant in August 2023 experienced a “chemical incident” that caused officials to question whether staff members were properly trained and adequately prepared to handle emergencies.
That’s on top of a $25,000 contribution from Mayor Danny Avula’s political action committee, plus nearly a week’s worth of donations from members of the public.
Records show officials in 2017 declined two bids from contractors who offered to upgrade the water treatment plant’s switchgear — the component that failed during a power outage on Jan. 6.