Richmond City Council signs off on bag tax, postpones speed camera vote
Monday night, Richmond City Council voted to institute a 5-cent tax on plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores in the city, starting Jan. 1, 2026.
Council also received an update on the situation at the city’s Douglasdale Road water treatment plant and postponed a vote on plans to add more speed cameras at high-risk intersections including the 600 and 700 blocks of South Belvidere Street — located in Councilor Stephanie Lynch’s 5th District.
Read more from Monday’s meeting here.
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