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Richmond Council ratifies local emergency declaration after winter storm

2091383 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

The Richmond City Council unanimously adopted a resolution consenting to the mayor’s designation that a local emergency existed beginning Jan. 5, 2025, following a winter storm that caused water and transportation disruptions. Council members who spoke urged infrastructure reviews and a third‑party investigation.

Richmond City Council on Jan. 7, 2025, unanimously adopted a resolution consenting to the Director of Emergency Management’s declaration that a local emergency existed in the city beginning Jan. 5, 2025, because of a winter storm that produced freezing rain, sustained subfreezing temperatures and related outages.

The adoption followed a presentation by Stephen Willoughby, the city’s director of emergency communications, preparedness and response and coordinator of emergency management, who said the National Weather…

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