RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Family Foundation is suing the City of Richmond over the recent sale of a city-owned property to Planned Parenthood for the purposes of building a health clinic.
The suit is being filed by the Family Foundation’s Founding Freedoms Law Center on behalf of a local psychiatry practice, according to an Aug. 14 press release.
The plaintiff is challenging Richmond City Council’s decision to sell the property at 4929 Chamberlayne Avenue — formerly the Brook Hill School — to the Virginia League of Planned Parenthood for $10. The sale was approved unanimously by the board on July 22.
The board said during the July 22 meeting that the property was marked as surplus in 2022 by Richmond Public Schools. The existing school building was also described as dilapidated, with a reportedly leaky roof as well as mold, lead paint and potentially asbestos.
The Virginia League of Planned Parenthood plans to build a $6 million, 10,000-square-foot health clinic on the property. It would become the third such facility in the city.