Monday, January 5, 2015
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:35 p.m. · 2 items · 1 votes
What happened
The council approved $18 million in bond financing to rehabilitate 156 affordable housing units at Friendship Manor and Triangle Court. The Richmond Housing Authority will use tax-exempt bonds to fund major repairs at the two complexes that house low-income families.
The council also changed zoning for undeveloped Seacliff Drive parcels to allow planned development. The rezoning passed 4-2, with Beckles and McLaughlin voting no. The change allows developers to propose custom projects instead of being limited to commercial stores or marine industry uses.
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Attendance
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Nat Bates(Absent)
Jael Myrick(Present)
Tom Butt(Present)
Jovanka Beckles(Present)
Jim Rogers(Present)
2 items
Change zoning for undeveloped Seacliff Drive parcels to allow planned development
Passed 4-2Police & Community Safety
Approve $18 million bond financing to rehabilitate 156 affordable housing units
Housing & Homelessness