A Culture of Actual Accountability?; Have You Seen My $50,000?; Frivolous Freedom From Information.

RVA 5x5 - May 5, 2025

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STORY #1 — A Culture of Actual Accountability
The water crisis on January 6th immediately and obviously grabbed everyone’s attention because it left city residents without safe water for six days and came on suddenly; people were scrambling for water long before the city even notified the public that afternoon. The city’s Finance department has had challenges for years, but lately, it better resembles the flooded water plant the morning of the meltdown because it is has been inundated and can not effectively deliver what it is supposed to.

Sheila White has been the director since Mayor Stoney put her in charge four years ago and it has been one deluge after another of mistakes and stories from the meals tax fiasco, to 66,000 p…