The city recently set aside $500,000 from a budget surplus for fighting blight. Chapman is developing a plan on how to spend that money. He will present it to council in the next month.
via nbc12.com Rachel DePompa.
October 23, 2010
September 30, 2010
City News: City Receives Funding For Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The city of Richmond has been allocated $2.4 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to address foreclosed and abandoned properties in the Highland Park, Barton Heights, and Church Hill neighborhoods.
via blogspot.com nbc12.com.
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September 10, 2010
City Cemeteries Overgrown
Even though it’s been a dry summer for grass growing, Richmond city hasn’t come close to keeping up with the mowing and weed whacking at it’s two active cemeteries, Riverview and Maury/Mt. Olivet.
via wtvr.com.
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September 9, 2010
Va. gets $6.2 million grant to buy foreclosed houses
Richmond receives $1.25 million
via timesdispatch.com.
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August 20, 2010
Vacant Properties – On Turning Around Vacant Properties in Greater Richmond
City of Richmond, Virginia
More than 100 people turned out to see City of Richmond officials and panelists from Baltimore speak on the state of vacant housing and neighborhood stabilization policy alternatives at a seminar on Friday morning at the Federal Reserve Bank on Byrd Street. chpn.net timesdispatch.com nbc12.com
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