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Committee backs $500,000 line item for right-to-counsel eviction program, recommends Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
Summary
The committee voted to forward ordinance 2025-001 to council to transfer $500,000 to create a Right to Counsel for Evictions program, recommending awarding the funds to Central Virginia Legal Aid Society and coordinating referrals with Southside Community Development Corporation.
The Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee voted to forward ordinance 2025-001 to City Council with a recommendation to approve a $500,000 transfer to create a Right to Counsel for Evictions program.
Michelle Brown Peters, deputy director for housing and community development, said the ordinance would move funds adopted in the FY2025 budget into a new non-departmental…
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