CITY OF RICHMOND Credit: Ron Cogswell/Flickr Richmond mayor proposes budget with increased fees for some services, flat funding for schools Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones proposed a budget Friday that maintains the city’s real estate and meals tax rates but calls for increasing a slate of fees for city services, including street parking, refuse collection, vehicle licenses and business licenses. The $709 million spending plan calls for level funding for the city’s school system, which had asked for an $18 million budget increase to pay for raises for teachers and its academic improvement plan. Jones said the fee increases, [...]