The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on Wednesday in response to ongoing protests over a proposed warehouse for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Hanover County.
In a one-sentence statement, the company, Jim Pattison Developments, said, "The transaction to sell our industrial building in Ashland, Virginia, will not be proceeding."
The two sides have reached a compromise that will see 2.5% of the real estate taxes collected by the city each year routed directly into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Mark Krudys said city officials are using "minor" code violations to lump his clients in with illegal vape shops, searching and shutting them down in violation of their Constitutional rights.
Avula said correcting noncompliance with code requiring the publication of spending data wasn't his “highest priority” — but said the “recent press” by media and Councilwoman Gibson “ratcheted this up.”
Earlier this month, Scoot Education settled a California lawsuit in which the plaintiffs alleged a middle school teacher assaulted a 13-year-old student. Scoot's CEO said, “We didn’t do anything wrong."
In early May, the city auditor’s office published a report that identified nearly $5.8 million in double payments that city officials had issued since July 2023.
City Council on Monday voted in favor of a program that allows property owners to defer portions of their real estate tax bill if it increases by more than 5%.
