I would like to address the unsafe conditions of the major highway that runs through richmond. If we are aware that the highway is unsafe, speaking of the safety corridor, instead of creating high fines for citizens to pay, why not redesign the highway to be safe. The area in which drivers are entering onto 95 south and 64 east starts, is an extreme safety hazard. You have motorist attempting to get onto 95, while other motorist are attempting to get onto 64, and others who are continuing on. There needs to be something done to reduce the congestion at that particular exit and entrance way. It is a major cause of accidents. The city has money to rebuild and build the city up, but no concerns for the safety of the motorist traveling through and around these areas. Another subject is the schools. The city does not seem to care about the city children who want to learn, nothing is being done for them. Building a new alternative school for problem children, what about the children who want to achieve, they are left behind in old, congested schools. While the problem children go on to brand new schools. Let the children who want to achieve know you care!...No child left behing..what about the good kids left behind in these old, congested schools. Why doesnt VA use some of the lottery money for schools in the capitol of Va...use some of the funds to build up our schools...instead of leaving old abandond buildings around to eventually spend millions of dollars to fix them in the future. Does this city care anything about the people who live in it!!

Why is there 4-5 Restaurants/Clubs in a 5 mile radius in the 8th district off of Broadrock and Walmsley and everytime you turn around someone is fighting or getting in an accident and the cops are always there. How are they able to open up so many business so quickly and the people that live here have a hard time trying too get a business. I feel thet it is so wrong for the immigrants to get more assistance then the people of Virginia who are elderly,poor, and sick.

When I try to Email Ellen Robertson the council person for District 6, I get a message saying delivery failure (Denied by Policy) What gives?

People who live in the vecinity of the river and the canal walk pay a special overlay tax which in my case amounts to almost $650.00 per year. It seems to me that since we pay these taxes, that the City could do a better job of keeping these areas trash free. The area at the Western end of Brown's Island where people swim and swing on a rope tied to the train trestle was covered with trash including beer and liquor bottles. What a welcoming sight for visitors during the Xrerra games. I have taken pictures of this trash buildup and sent them to the RTD with no response. This City has a very valuable asset in the James River and it is too bad that no one thinks enough of it to keep it clean and looking nice.

What is a cut-off time for loud music being played in the neighborhood? If neighbors live next door to you how much fighting,drinking, and spinning wheels do you have to put up with in order to release them from there home. Cops have been out here too many times and people are getting scared and weary.

Why is it that over on Ernest Rd. and Cronin Dr. neighbors can let there dogs run loose during there business and don't have to clean it up? Why isn't there a sign and a fine for this. It's unfair when someone else has to clean up mess out of there own yard from another dog when that person doesn't even have animals.

Hello, I am very frustrated about the Social Services long term care. My husband is currently at the nursing home with Brain Injury, Diabetics. His evaluation was supposed to be done in January 2008.I sent in all the necessary documentations for the evaluation on Jan 19. Since then I've called month after month to get some a respone on his evaluation. His case worker at that time had been fired prior to me calling month to month. I never rec'd any information on his case. Remind you that it is now April. I called and called. One worker in that department (LTC) volunteered to help me. As I stated earlier all needed documentations were already sent to them. Still no word. They had misplaced most of my documentations that were sent to them. The worker that was helping me said that I needed more documentations. I told her that I strongly diagreed because in January all documentations were sent even with a letter stating which documents that I would liked mailed back to me upon viewing. Then I asked her a question as I again faxed her more documentations that I feel was not my neglenance but the case workers. My question was as the evaluation takes place is my shelter, dependent , food, clothing costs taken apon the evaluation. She then send me a letter stating that my husband was no longer eligible for medicare. Remind you that the only thing that changed was my rent.
I called her to have this situation explain to me. She was very rude. So I again faxed her a letter stating the question that I asked so that she could have some clarity. Now it is May 2008. Again I've called and called. No response. I called again around May 19th her voicemail nows states that she no longer works for Social Services. What do I do? No letter again has been sent to me to asay what's the process or nothing. The same letter that she sent me stating that my husband no longer is eligible was also sent to the nursing home. It is really stressing me out and I truly need some help, Communication agmost the case worker is very poor. At the nursing home they need also to know what the status of his medicare is. I can't tell them anything because no one has told me any thing. He is currently in & out of the hospital with illness. I have to work don't know what's next. But I need some help seriously as a citizen of the US I feel that I have no been helped. It is now June still no response. Wilder Please Help me!!!!

Why are the roads in Richmond in such a poor state? There never seems to be any repairs of current roads. Isn't there money in the budget allocated for such repairs. Why are officials attempting to raise toll fees when road repairs are completely absent?