Clarification on article
7/17/2015, 4:09 a.m.
Re “Brush-off in Richmond pays dividends in Norfolk,” July 9-11 edition:
The article about training public housing residents in Norfolk for construction jobs was correct except for the suggestion that I had talked to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones or his predecessor, L. Douglas Wilder, about the program.
To clarify: I have not discussed the university of crafts that I proposed for Richmond with the current mayor or the previous mayor.
However, I did discuss with members of City Council and with Peter Chapman, a key member of Mayor Jones’ administration, converting the old Armstrong High School into a university of crafts where city adults could receive training in construction trades. Mr. Chapman was Richmond’s deputy chief administrative officer for economic and community development.
The discussion with Mr. Chapman, who has since taken a similar post in Norfolk, went totally south.
Again, great article but the above needed to be corrected.
A. HUGO BOWERS
Richmond
The writer is CEO of BFE Strategies Inc.
