Petersburg City Council adds ordinance rescission to agenda, approves $1M for downtown-to-casino improvements and $32,090 for homeless-prevention aid

Petersburg City Council members moved to add and adopt an ordinance to rescind ordinance 23-ORD-51 related to the North Adams and Sycamore Grove projects and approved two budget actions: a $1,000,000 allocation to improve the landscape and visual pathway from downtown to the casino site and a $32,090 appropriation to the Virginia Community Resource Center for a homeless-prevention collaboration limited to Petersburg residents.

The council first voted to reconvene after a closed session and then, during the open portion of the meeting, Councilman Covert moved to suspend the rules and add an ordinance to rescind 23-ORD-51; the motion was seconded. Councilman Covert then moved to adopt the ordinance to rescind 23-ORD-51 (concerning the North Adams and Sycamore Grove projects); that motion was seconded. The transcript does not record a roll-call or voice vote result for the rescission motion.

Council member Myers moved to direct the city manager to allocate $1,000,000 as part of the city's budget to improve landscaping and the visual…