After seven offers, city-owned property in Scott’s Addition still unsold
The list of unsolicited offers spans July 25, 2012, to July 25 of this year. Over that period, the city received 14 unsolicited offers on five properties. Notification letters were sent to the council...
View ArticleRichmond Chief Administrative Officer Byron Marshall resigns
Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Byron C. Marshall has resigned his position, Mayor Dwight C. Jones said this morning. Link
View ArticleJudkins legal filing coincided with Marshall exit
It’s unlikely that the interrogatory filing, a standard method of acquiring information in the discovery phase of a legal case, is the direct cause of Marshall’s abrupt departure. But the document...
View ArticleRecords show Marshall was scheduled to travel to Spain before abrupt exit
The emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, are a strong indication that Marshall’s exit was sudden and unplanned, at least according to the...
View ArticleDid Byron Marshall Misrepresent the Facts?
There seem to be several problems with Mr. Marshall’s statements to City Council and the Finance committee: Link
View ArticleNo criminal charges, but Judkins departure still a mystery
There won’t be any criminal charges, but the messy circumstances surrounding the recent departure of Richmond’s top finance official have still not been fully explained despite two investigative...
View ArticleNeighbors frustrated with rodents, trash left in city alleyway
For years neighbors told CBS 6 tall trees and high grass covered an unfinished alleyway near Spings Rd. They said the city recently finally cut everything down but left the trash that had been piling...
View ArticleRichmond DSS bungles payments for adopted children with special needs
Hicks also said the delay in process checks is the result of several systemic and structural problems and he was recently made aware of. He said he has asked for a full audit by the City Auditor’s...
View ArticleMarshall attorney blasts Richmond auditor’s report as “grossly inaccurate”
An attorney for Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Byron C. Marshall has accused City Auditor/Inspector General Umesh Dalal of damaging the credibility of the auditor’s office by issuing a “grossly...
View ArticleFormer political candidate gets job at Richmond City Hall
The hiring took place just as the Dance-McQuinn fight was heating up ahead of the Aug. 9 firehouse primary. Three days after Thompson’s start date, the McQuinn campaign circulated a list of 85...
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