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Richmond's Broken Promises | Richmond News
Richmond’s big development projects are unraveling under scrutiny—promises to communities got gutted, leaving a $24M tax incentive lost and a $13M transportation gap exposed. The city tapped emergency funds for land it should’ve secured years ago, and the winning development partner? Still not officially locked in, now tangled in federal lawsuits. At the heart of it: communities had no say, no power to enforce promises. The solution? Richmond’s People’s Budget model—where residents set tangible priorities first, before deals are signed. That way, priorities can’t be easily rewritten. But the…
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