The rest of this article shows all of the other forums as listed by www.RichmondGoodLife.com

* September 23, 2008 6-8:00 PM The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly Presents Forum I: “The Future of Downtown Richmond”  Topics to include: Development, Master Plan, Revitalization, Preservation, the River and Core City Services to Downtown Businesses. Co-Sponsors: The Alliance for the Performing Arts, The Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Sierra Club. Renaissance Conference Center, 107 W. Broad St.
* October 9, 2008 7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. inVision Richmond (Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce) presents Mayoral Candidate Forum Willow Oaks Country Club 6228 Forest Hill Avenue
* October 14, 2008 6- 8:00 PM The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly Presents Forum II: “Living and Working in Richmond,” Topics to include: Growth, Safety, Environmentalism, Workforce Issues, Housing, Health Care and Regionalism.  Co-Sponsors: The Alliance for the Performing Arts, The Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Sierra Club. Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard
* October 28, 2008 6- 8:00 PM The League of Women Voters and Style Weekly Presents Forum III: “Arts, Culture and Education,”  Topics to include: Arts, Culture, Tourism, Richmond Public Schools Co-Sponsors: The Alliance for the Performing Arts, The Downtown Neighborhood Association, Homeward, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Venture Richmond and the Virginia Sierra Club. The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St.

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“To further advance our ongoing successes, I am announcing this week that the City’s Code Enforcement personnel will transition into a new department.
Code Enforcement will be part of a new Bureau of Permits and Inspections (BPI) that will provide the “one-stop shopping” services long requested by our local builders and contractors. BPI staff will also finally have a new location providing the space needed to operate more efficiently.

BPI will be located at the 3600 Building on West Broad St. As you can see from the study done last year, the current set-up and lack of space at City Hall seriously inhibits staff/customer interface. The new location will provide much-needed room for customers and ample free parking in a more accessible location. Contractors have even agreed to pay higher permit fees if the result is enhanced software and a faster review and approval process.
Simply put, the plan to enact one-stop shopping in permits and inspections is impossible without more space. BPI’s reorganization will achieve that goal.
Cleaning up our City is an important ingredient for fighting crime and even with the evident improvements in recent years, we must continue. The new BPI process and continued proactivity will go a long way toward ensuring that the health of all of our neighborhoods – and our City as a whole – remains strong for future generations.”