Following presentations at the December 15, 2015, City Council meeting by City Manager Bill Lindsay and by Russ Branson of Public Financial Management, Inc. (part of the  National Resource Network), two follow-up stories by local journalists headlined:

Richmond could be nearly $40 million in debt by 2021, an independent financial consultant told City Council at a presentation of the city’s five-year financial forecast on Tuesday. 

Watching Richmond officials deal with city finances is like viewing a slow-motion train wreck. Let's hope someone applies the brakes quickly.