During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.

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Richmond Mayor says DPU director’s decision to step down was ‘amicable,’ new director announced

Financial documents from the Municipal Finance Authority of BC show in 2023, the mayor brought in more than $362,000, which is more than $30,000 higher than previously reported.

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Richmond mayor’s pay higher than previously reported, new documents reveal - BC

Richmond Department of Public Utilities Director April Bingham resigned a week after water outages paralyzed Virginia‘s capital city. The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant. The crisis ended when the boil advisories for the area were lifted on Saturday. The incident is under investigation by the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) said. On Wed…

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Richmond utility director resigns as water crisis under investigation - Washington Examiner

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In a one-on-one sit-down interview, Richmond Mayor Danny addressed the process of hiring a new director for the city's Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and why the former director, April Bingham, decided to resign. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the city announced that Bingham had resigned from her position as DPU director. In that same press release, the city announced the DPU's new leadership, with Anthony “Scott” Morris to …

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Richmond mayor says he doesn't know whether citywide water crisis could've been prevented

Anthony 'Scott' Morris named interim director of the city's Department of Public Utilities

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Bingham resigns as Richmond utilities director

This story was updated at 1:16 p.m. Richmond Mayor Danny Avula is bringing in a state water official to serve as the city’s new interim director of the Department of Public Utilities after former DPU Director April Bingham resigned Wednesday.Bingham’s resignation comes after DPU has faced heavy scrutiny over last week’s failure at the city’s water treatment plant, which left the city without usable water for most of the week.In a news release, A…

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Richmond DPU director resigns amid water crisis; interim director appointed

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