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…This parking problem on the corner of Semmes Avenue across from Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts has existed for many years… richmond.com
The City of Richmond is about to add another property to the James River Park System. A grassy 6+ acres along the Floodwall and Maury Street in South Richmond called the “Stormwater Retention Basin”… richmond.com
….With $400,000 in federal money plus $213,000 in matching funds, the city and Chesterfield County are joining the nonprofit Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corp. to commission a comprehensive “corridor revitalization and livability plan.” The plan would cover a 4.7-mile stretch of Hull Street, between Walmsley and Belt boulevards….The terms of the grant require the city and county to make some changes: adding daily public transportation, doubling the number of pedestrians and bicyclists, and increasing affordable housing by 10 percent…. styleweekly.com
….The appearance resembled a campaign stop for [mayor Dwight C. Jones] in a political challenge to the school system…. timesdispatch.com
An egregious violation of public trust appears to have occurred in Richmond. [councilor Douglas G. Conner Jr.], elected in 2007, has admitted to living outside the city limits, a potential violation of state law, despite the faith placed in him by the voters of the 9th District to responsibly and legally represent their interests….City Council has shirked its responsibility to deal with this crucial matter….When City Council drew its redistricting lines last year, the Grand Brook Circle home suddenly turned up in the 9th District, assuming the plan is approved by the U.S. Department of Justice….styleweekly.com
Related: Voting District Map Change
….Parks & Rec had oscillated between allowing and not allowing the materials and skateboarders to remain over the last several months….[Parks & Rec director Dr. Norman Merrifield] agreed that improved coordination among Fonticello residents and the city would go a long way to improve the situation for both homeowners and skaters…. rvanews.com
…skaters and those who live near and use the park came together before the meeting called by city park officials….They came Wednesday night with a plan – a reprieve for at least a month for the current park and a desire to build a real skate park further into Fonticello, away from houses and traffic. wtvr.com
The press release seems to have a totally different tone than your conversations with Larry Miller. Are Miller and Merrifield on the same page? hillsandheights.org
The City of Richmond is in a battle with a group of skaters who had taken over Carter Jones Park on Baimbridge Street. The City said if the skaters don’t take down their equipment by next Wednesday, the Parks and Rec Department will do it for them. nbc12.com
Parks and Recreation
Friday, February 10, 2012
Department Statement on Removal of Skateboard Ramps
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities has asked users of the skateboard ramps placed on the tennis courts at Carter Jones Park, located at 2813 Bainbridge St., to remove the ramps by Wednesday, February 15. The public notice also advises that if the ramps are not removed by that date, they will be removed by the City.“While the department supports skateboarding as a recreational activity, we have determined that the ramps are being used after the park is closed to the public at sunset and late into the night, which has resulted in continuing complaints from the neighborhood,” said Dr. Norman C. Merrifield, director of the department. “It is unfortunate that the situation has come to this, however we have found that there is no other way to prevent this activity after hours in the park other than to remove the equipment. We will be meeting with the skateboarders for discussion with them in hopes of getting their understanding and cooperation,” Merrifield said.# # #Posted by Richmond Va Park and Rec at 2:58 PM