🕳️ The city of Richmond is planning a 2-week pothole repair blitz and wants locals to report any potholes they need filling to 3-1-1. (News release)
📝 Henrico's proposed budget for its next fiscal year would reduce residents' taxrates on real estate (to 83 cents per $100 of assessed value from 85 cents) and cars (to $3.35 from $3.40). (Henrico Citizen)
💰 Mayor Avula said the city has spent $5 million upgrading its water plant. (The Richmonder)
He didn't give a breakdown of those costs but officials noted it reflects the repairs recommended in the preliminary water crisis report.
🧶 Crafts retailer Joann is going out of business and shutting all of its 800 stores nationwide, including its West End and Chesterfield stores. (Axios)
