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Lynchburg City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday night to approve $3.5 million in CARES funding to expand the Lynchburg City Schools in-home network, launching Project WISH, a program aimed at
Following recent state legislation that requires Lynchburg to move its longstanding May local elections to November, Lynchburg City Council voted to pursue holding those elections in odd-numbered years, rather than
With the areaâs vaccination rollout underway, and city restaurants and venues loosening restrictions, a staff report to Lynchburg City Council on Tuesday showed a projected increase in city revenues for fiscal year 2022 of about $3.4 million more than originally proposed. Revenues that have stayed low during the course of the pandemic, such as lodging and amusement taxes, are expected to see significant jumps in the fiscal year 2022 budget as area businesses and services continue âopening back up,â according to Chief Financial Officer Donna Witt. Also contributing to the projec...
Lynchburg residents seeking greater acknowledgement of local activists and civil rights leaders will have a voice at an upcoming public hearing, slated to discuss the often divisive issue of formally renaming 5th Street and to consider other options to promote equity in the city. Lynchburg City Council revived the decades-old conversation at its Tuesday meeting, reviewing the official street renaming process and discussing the potential to formally rename 5th Street to âMartin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard,â removing the name â5th Streetâ altogether. Council unanimously agree...
Almost a year after its initial search for a new city manager began, Lynchburg City Council has selected a new consulting firm to spearhead the effort. In early December, council approved its contract with Fahrenheit Advisors, a Richmond-based consulting and advisory firm that has worked with the city previously, recently partnering with the Lynchburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority for its CEO search. According to the contract, the total cost of the search will be $35,000, with $5,000 due at the start, $5,000 payable 60 days after the start of the engagement or after a slate of candidate...