The first step to make the 2010 census as accurate as possible is being taken. Actually, it’s quite a few steps. In the Richmond area, temporary workers for the U.S. Census Bureau will walk street to street beginning April 13 to verify addresses in preparation for next year’s population count. The canvassing has started in other areas and is set to conclude by mid-July.

Though still more than a year away, the first steps were taken yesterday for Richmond’s involvement in the upcoming 2010 census. The local Census office, located in the former Fulton Elementary School in Richmond’s East End, officially opened to great fanfare as Mayor Dwight C. Jones and state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, addressed about 50 people.

Though still more than a year away, the first steps were taken yesterday for Richmond’s involvement in the upcoming 2010 census. The local Census office, located in the former Fulton Elementary School in Richmond’s East End, officially opened to great fanfare as Mayor Dwight C. Jones and state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, addressed about 50 people.