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| Mistakes made in jail-planning process |
| By timesdispatch.com - Will Jones |
| Published: 09/13/2011 |
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RICHMOND -- Acknowledging mistakes in its jail-planning process, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones' administration revealed Monday that it will seek relief from state design requirements for the facility. "There have been some mistakes but, in a project of this size, it's not unnecessarily unnatural," Jones said in an interview, in which he insisted that the city's procurement process had not been compromised. Citing new and ongoing concerns about the process, the City Council considered but ultimately rejected an effort to reconsider its 7-2 vote on July 28 to approve a contract for the jail's design and construction. Councilman Charles R. Samuels made the motion to reconsider, but it was defeated on a 5-4 vote late Monday. "This process, in many ways, was flawed, but those missteps will be rectified," Council President Kathy C. Graziano said in revealing what became the tie-breaking vote. Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, who also voted against reconsideration, said he was troubled by the lack of transparency on the project but said it's time to move the much-needed jail project forward. "We can get the redress (because) the administration has gotten the message loud and clear," he said. Read More. |
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