Questions from individual citizens did not get answered, but with more interest in the canal, now Better Government is posing questions. From Better Government:
May 13, 2013
VIA EMAIL TO: ray.tarasovic at richmondgov.com
Police Chief Ray J. Tarasovic
Police Headquarters
200 West Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23220Re: Canal Wall Destruction Investigation
Dear Chief Tarasovic,
On April 16 Better Government Richmond sent you a letter regarding criminal and civil investigations of the destruction of the pre-Civil War canal wall on City property that took place in October 2012. We asked if the Richmond Police Department had conducted an investigation of this apparent crime and, if so, the status of the investigation. A copy of the letter was sent to Mr. Gene Lepley, Jr., your Director of Media Relations.
We have not received any response from you. This is disappointing since you describe yourself as a “transparent person” and say you “believe in sunshine.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 20, 2013)
We repeat our request for information. Please send us free copies of the records that indicate the current status of the investigation. Please see §2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia for your response options.
Sincerely,
Board of Directors
Better Government RichmondBetter Government – US LLC
By: C. Wayne Taylor, SecretaryCopy:
Mr. Gene Lepley, Jr., Director of Media Relations
Mr. Michael Herring, Commonwealth’s Attorney
Honorable Parker C. Agelasto
Press
I certainly appreciate the efforts of the Better Government group at getting some answers from the Police Chief on who hired the contractor to demolish the Tredegar wall on city property seven months ago. This does not seem like it would be too difficult a mystery for the Police Chief to solve.
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