City Council sets a new date to consider the high-rise proposal

Vote will take place at the next scheduled City Council meeting on June 9.

June 3, 2014; 1:53 PM • by Eric Steigleder

The Richmond City Council will vote on the controversial condominium proposal next Monday, June 9. 180RVA updated their Facebook page with the following announcement:

COUNCIL MEETING UPDATE: The new date for the decision on the developer’s proposal is now set for:

Monday, June 9th – 6.00pm at City Hall – 900 E. Broad St. in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor

Please turn up in force – We need all our supporters to come to City Council to show that the citizens are angry to see this proposal before them – it’s just not right !

Please wear something GREEN so they can see we are united – Your presence will make a difference!

The sixteen-story (thirteen would be visible above ground) high-rise that has been proposed has been attacked, in part, due to it’s height.

However, in April, developer David White told Richmond BizSense that the height was “nonnegotiable”:

““I can’t make the numbers work,” White said. “The only way I can afford to build this building is to get the money from the height.”

 

June 3, 2014 1:53 PM · in East End Daily 0