Richmond City Council Reporter and Telegraph: February 2010

Part 1/4 - Citizens Comment in Support of Noise Law @ Public Safety Jan. 19, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Finally catching up on a backlog of meetings. Above, during the Citizen Comment Period three of five speakers addressed the Noise ordinance, Ordinance 2009-236, asked questions of the committee to see if it could address their particular issues. One woman spoke of her next door neighbors, obnoxious college students who drink, party and cuss constantly and are ruining her quality of life. Another woman spoke about her neighbor's HVAC machine that made a lot of sound and impacted the quality of her life.

Part 1/5 Richmond City Council - Prayer, Pledge, Amending Agenda, Citizen Comment Period - Feb. 8, 2010 from Silver Persinger.

Above. During the Citizen Comment Period five citizens complained about the Storm Water Assessment Fee. The people who complain the loudest are churches and businesses. The bigger the roof and parking lot, the bigger the bill and complaint. Speakers for the citizen comment period included: Ronald E. Mabry with Veterans First a group that works to house homeless veterans asked Council to give his group an old school building at Laburnum & Brook Road, Rev. Matthew Brown from Branch's Baptist Church on Storm Water Fee, Rev. Bryan Roberts from Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ on Storm Water Fee, Samuel Seward on Budget Concerns, School Board and marijuana, Nick Eubank (Owner, Eubank Truck, Inc.) on Storm Water Fee, Amelia Lightner yielded her time to Rev. Ralph Hodge from Second Baptist Church, Charles S. Gilbert from the Acca Temple on the Storm Water Fee, Willie Earl Bradley (Owner, Bradley Development) on Section 3 HUD program.