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Council approves $5.8 million restitution to Marvin Grimm; advocates decry use of delinquent-tax proceeds
Summary
Richmond City Council adopted an ordinance to transfer $5.8 million from the delinquent tax sale special fund to make a restitution payment under Virginia law for Marvin Grimm. Housing advocates and community groups urged the council not to use funds that they say were intended for affordable housing.
Richmond City Council on Sept. 8 approved an ordinance to amend the FY 2026 special fund and general fund budgets by transferring $5,800,000 from the delinquent tax sale special fund to create a restitution payments line item and appropriate those funds to make a restitution payment pursuant to Virginia Code Section 8.01-195.13.
The ordinance drew sustained public comment and debate before the vote. Tracy Hartney Scott, housing chair for the Virginia State Conference NAACP, said, “There is no question what happened to Mister Grimm was a travesty of justice,” but urged council to identify “an alternative funding source that does not undercut the city's affordable housing effort.” Alex Krieger of RISC (Richmond Involved to Strengthen Our Communities) asked council to follow existing ordinance…
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