A Delayed Traffic Safety Project, a Change in VSHL Policy, and Remote Learning Returns
Cheers RVA!
Today we’ll see a mix of snow and freezing rain, with as much as 2 - 5 inches of snow, sleet, and ice accumulating in some areas, with a high in the mid-30’s.
Richmond is right in the middle of forecasts of snow vs sleet and freezing rain, so expect variable weather across the region. Roads are likely to ice over with temperatures dropping below freezing in the evening.
The NWS Winter Storm Warning extends to Wednesday afternoon. Be careful out there!
the pulp:
Public schools in Richmond and the surrounding counties will be closed today due to the wintry mix, with Henrico and Richmond having remote learning.
Richmond Public School leaders have placed Chief Talent Officer Maggie Clemmons on administrative leave while an internal investigation takes place amid numerous complaints from employees of a hostile environment in the talent and finance department, from WRIC.
The Virginia High School League leaders will change their policy on how transgender students will be allowed to participate in sports, in compliance with a recent executive order via WWBT. The previous policy allowed transgender athletes to apply for a waiver to compete on the team that matches their gender identity.
Novelist Tom Robbins, whose famous works include Jitterbug Perfume and Skinny Legs and All, died Sunday at the age of 92. Robbins attended Richmond Public Institute (later VCU) and after graduation was a copy editor for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, developing a reputation in town as a “coffeehouse poet”, via his obituary in the New York Times.
the dive:
John M. from South Richmond News reports the Jahnke Road Improvement project that is set to bring a shared-use path, sidewalks, and an extended median has been pushed back to 2027 at the earliest.
The project has been in the works for nearly two decades, and continues to see hurdles in development:
The project DID actually eventually go out for bid in late summer of 2024, but as both bids exceeded the project budget it was not awarded to either of the 2 contractors who put in bids. The project is set to be re-advertised this spring.
In the works since 2008 and once set to be completed by Winter 2018, this pushes the long-delayed project to 2027.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
Have a prudent day RVA!
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