Pipefitters file racial discrimination suit against city
More than a year after Richmond found evidence of racial discrimination in its Department of Public Utilities, eight pipefitters have filed suit against the city in federal court, alleging the city has...
View ArticleHow does Richmond let a resident run up a $15,000 utilities bill?
Department of Public Utilities spokeswoman Angela Fountain said “this fell through the cracks. It certainly did.” Link
View ArticleCity stormwater utility customers offered amnesty
City officials had pursued a “soft approach” to collections after launching the utility in 2009, which means there have so far been no consequences for not paying bills. - The city has refused a...
View ArticleAdvocates press city for utilities report
Advocates for lower Richmond water and sewer charges have thus far been stonewalled by the city administration in attempts to obtain a consultant’s study that will be central to the utility rates the...
View Article‘Breakdown in communication’ held up gas leak fix
The City of Richmond says a “breakdown in communication” was the reason that the 2400 block of Burton Ave and the Church Hill House, a senior facility, did not get their gas back on following a...
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Richmond won’t disclose terms of pipefitters settlement
Richmond officials won’t talk about the cost to taxpayers of settling a lawsuit filed against the city by eight pipefitters over racial harassment and discrimination in the Department of Public...
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Richmond paid $1 million to pipefitters to settle suit
Richmond said today it paid $1 million to the eight pipefitters who filed a suit against the city in federal court over racial discrimination and harassment in the Department of Public Utilities. Link
View ArticleRichmonders flood CBS 6 with water bill woes
Fountain with DPU said she can’t comment on this case, but will instead contact Anderson directly to try and resolve this issue. Link
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