Professional_Book912 t1_izy4thh wrote
Reply to comment by dalhectar in Respectfully RIP Rep Donald McEachin, but Stoney should not be on the shortlist to replace this man by UlruthOldran
Budget on time? You mean the CAFR? That is a report they should be getting in on time anyway.
Really? Andreas Addison had an article not to long ago about how long the process takes. What sped up?
Ah yes, the aging infrastructure that has to be replaced. He didn't make that happen. It is a necessity. Otherwise we should thank him for updating the fire station too. (even more appropriate since SCHOOLS gets funding and is part of the problem)
Venture Richmond led the bike lane charge. It would have happened regardless of the city leadership.
New zoning - you are crediting the mayor with the work of one department.
I think what people want when they say nuts and bolts is someone to come fix the fucking city. There is no mandated time keeping programs, no mandated time off procedures. They are constantly fighting with our partners, like Schools and the Ambo Authority.
I would prefer a mayor that is a leader, and knows how to hire leaders. Right now we are a city of islands doing their own thing. We will never solve the other problems when we can't function as a city.
dalhectar t1_izyao25 wrote
They weren't done on time under Jones.
> Permits that sometimes languished in queues awaiting processing for 50 to 55 days at the start of 2022 have been rolling out after an average wait of one to three days since the summer.
On schools look at the timeframe that RPS has for George Wythe and compare that to Stoney's three. He did 3 schools in 5 years vs RPS deciding to do 1 school in 8.
Venture Richmond doesn't run DPW. Neither them nor Bike/Walk RVA does the road redesigns that dieted car kanes into dedicated bike paths. The City of Richmond did. Local government did that, not an advocacy organization. In my work we have to operate differently as a result of Vision Zero to better accommodate pedestrians at construction sites. Before, no one at City Hall cared if we did anything concerning accomondating pedestrians, now we are held to a higher standard, and that likely saved lives at some of our high profile projects. We don't take orders from Venture Richmond, we take them from the City and their requirements changed.
The Master Plan to which we get zoning that came from it literally involved multiple departments. And the zoning only happens as a result of decisions that City Council & the Mayor decide upon.
We have less fighting now between RPS administration & Stoney vs RPS & Jones or RPS & Wilder. Where we have fights now is the Richmond For All cohort on the School Board vs all else whether internally in School Board or outside the school board.
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