government archive
June 26, 2008
good questions to ask candidates?
I’m working on setting up interviews with the 3 candidates for the council seat that Pantele is vacating to run for mayor. What would be some good questions to ask the candidates?
June 18, 2008
Downtown Master Plan public meeting set for July
The City of Richmond Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday, July 7 @6:30PM on the June 2008 Revised Draft Downtown Master Plan. The public is encouraged to attend the public hearing to share thoughts on the plan with the City Planning Commission.
June 13, 2008
free summer meals available to children
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities serves free meals to children between the age of 1 and 18 at more than 120 locations throughout the city from June 16 to Aug. 29 through its participation in the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Meals for Kids Program. Last summer, the department served more than 306,000 free meals to children in the Richmond area.
June 11, 2008
council, school board candidates
In the contest for the 2nd district council seat, there are 3 candidates: Tyron Bey, Patrick D. Kjellberg, Charles R. Samuels. Incumbent Lisa Dawson is being challenged by Kimberly B. Gray for the school board seat. [via]
June 8, 2008
Samuels to join Bey in race for Pantele’s seat
The Richmond Free Press is reporting that “Charles R. Samuels, an attorney and former president of the Fan District Association [...] is running and plans to submit his paperwork before the deadline.” Tyrone Bey has already announced his intention to seek the city council seat being vacated by Pantele in his bid to become mayor.
May 31, 2008
Bey seeking 2nd District Council seat
The RTD has a list of people who have already submitted papers with the city’s office of the general registrar indicating that they will run for office this November. Candidates have until June 10th to file. So far, Tyrone Bey is the only candidate for the 2nd District City Council seat being vacated by Pantele in his bid for mayor, and no challengers have stepped forth for 2nd District School Board Representative Lisa Dawson.
May 29, 2008
Pantele launches bid for mayor
As called by the Free Press 3 weeks ago, 2nd District Representative and City Council President William Pantele used last night’s fund raising event to announce his candidacy for mayor:
“I want to fulfill the promise of this great capital city,” he said. “Five years ago, we were frustrated by the poorly-run government, the poor ethics and the city was not reaching its potential so we moved to an elected mayor form of government to put aside politics, unify the region and realize those dreams. Today, we’re still unfulfilled. [via]
May 9, 2008
Pantele for mayor?
The Richmond Free Press is reporting that 2nd District Representative and City Council President William Pantele will soon be joining Delegate Jones, Paul Goldman, and Lawrence Williams in the upcoming mayoral race. Pantele would have to give up his council seat to run…
March 27, 2008
last night’s 2nd District meeting
Richmond’s newest neighborhood news site, Monroe Ward, has some info from last night’s 2nd District meeting.
March 24, 2008
about that sidewalk on Kinney Street…
This week’s edition of richmond.com’s Why Richmond, Why?!? looks into what it takes to get resolution to citizen requests for a sidewalk on the 800 block of Kinney Street.
From the article:
New sidewalk requests are prioritized based on how they would best serve pedestrians in the city and then built when funding is available. There are currently more than 90 open requests that would cost more than $7 million to build.
The 800 block of Kinney Street is prioritized in the top quarter of open sidewalk requests and would cost approximately $100,000. The high cost would come from dealing with trees and a steep land bank in the construction area. The sidewalk may be constructed in the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and goes through June 2009, depending on the priority of other requests and the availability of funds.
