Set new fee to fund litter cleanup and prevention programs
In Plain English
The city wants to create a new fee that property owners would pay to fund litter cleanup and prevention efforts. The money would support the Environmental Quality Fund and the I Heart Richmond anti-litter campaign. If approved, the city manager can sign agreements to launch these programs in 2020.
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Votes
Accept the staff recommendation
6 to 1
Why This Vote Matters
Property owners will pay a new fee to fund litter cleanup and prevention programs, after the council approved the measure with broad support in a 6-1 vote. The money will support the Environmental Quality Fund and the "I Heart Richmond" anti-litter campaign, with programs set to launch in 2020. Councilmember Bates cast the lone dissenting vote, continuing his pattern of occasionally opposing environmental measures while his colleagues have consistently supported them. The approval gives the city manager authority to sign agreements needed to get these litter prevention efforts underway.
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