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Are your housing costs 30% or more of your income?
Are your housing costs 30% or more of your income? If so, you are eligible for a one-time $1,200 grant. The most recent email from…
Richmond Connects Final Action Plan details city’s plan to make streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists
The most recent weekly email from the Sarah Abubaker (4th District City Council) has a little bit about the Richmond Connects Final Action Plan (PDF):…
Q&A with Mayor Avula at next 9th District Meeting
The next City Council 9th District Town Hall Meeting is set for Thursday, February 20 at 6PM at Pop’s Bingo World (210 Giant Drive), and…
Deep dive into RVA311 at 4th District Meeting
Feb 6, 2025
The 4th district’s new city council member, Sarah Abubaker, is switching things up for her monthly meetings. Each gathering will focus on a single aspect…
4th District meeting with Sarah Abubaker this Wednesday
Our new 4th District City Council representative Sarah Abubaker is hosting a 4th District meeting this Wednesday February 5 at 6PM at Abacus Meeting Space…
Council to consider mixed use on Jahnke, call for plan for part of Swansboro, more
The agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting has a number of items specific to this side of the river: ORD. 2024-312 To authorize the special…
Updated: RVA local government master contact list
Doug has updated the RVA local government master contact list that he maintains to include the new Mayor, School Board, and City Council info.
Ninth District Meeting with Nicole Jones this Thursday
The next City Council 9th District Town Hall Meeting is this Thursday, January 16 at 6PM at Pop’s Bingo World (210 Giant Drive). The agenda…
City Council gets 3 new members on Thursday
City Council will meet Thursday, January 2 at 4PM to administer the Oath of Office to the 3 newly elected members and to elect the…
8th District meeting with Reva Trammell this Thursday
8th District City Council member Reva Trammell is hosting an 8th District meeting this Thursday, December 12 from 6-7:30PM at the Satellite Restaurant & Lounge.
City Council agenda includes affordable housing, new market for Hull Street, mixed use for Jahnke, more
The agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting has a number of items specific to this side of the river: ORD. 2024-295 To declare a public…
Sparks fly over funding Mosby’s nonprofit at special Council meeting
Samuel B. Parker a the Times-Dispatch reports that it got a little testy at yesterday’s special City Council meeting: City Councilwoman Reva Trammell, who represents…
Council to consider land for new park by Richmond Highway, new gas station on Jahnke Road, gun buyback event
The agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting has a number of items specific to this side of the river: ORD. 2024-258 To close, to public…
Monday’s City Council meeting has been cancelled?
City Council’s Monday meeting, the last before the election and with dueling property tax proposals on the agenda, appears to have been cancelled. The published…
Council to consider dueling property tax proposals, transfer of Richmond Police Memorial Statue, more
The agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting ins’t heavy on items for this side of the river but Reva Trammell’s real estate tax cut takes…
Council to consider tax breaks for a ton of affordable housing, a safer Hull Street, and more
The agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting includes 10 items from this side of the river – including the twice continued McDonough Street project: ORD.2024-213…
City Council to consider apartments on Carnation and McDonough, senior living facility for Richmond Highway
The agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting includes 6 items on this side of the river: ORD. 2024-180 To authorize the special use of the…
McDonough Street apartment project before Council again on Monday
The SUP for the 266 unit affordable housing development at 2201 McDonough Street is up before council again this coming Monday, after being continued from…