Fairness + Accountability = Thriving City; Fearing A FOIA Discovery; School of Irony.

RVA 5x5 - May 3, 2024

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STORY #1 — Fairness + Accountability = Thriving City
The city seems to be trying to plug all of the holes in their boat, also known as the U.S.S. Meals Tax Fiasco, that has been taking on water for months. It seems that the city is finally wiping out the erroneous meals tax payments and interest they had charged numerous restaurant accounts in recent years, that often amounted to tens of thousands of dollars, without ever telling them the bills were so enormous.

Tyler Layne at CBS6 reported last week that Matt Mullett, the owner of Richbrau Brewing recently got a call from the city’s Finance Director who said the city would clear his $50,000 bill that accrued from bad advice he received four years ago from the Finance Department when they told him he did not need to collect meals taxes on draft beer, even though the department had lost a case just a few years prior.

In addition, Mullet’s busi…