ENVIRONMENT
….Preservationists are girding themselves for another fight over the site….residents have reported seeing the project’s developers and Peter Chapman, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer for economic development, meeting in Libby Hill Park…. styleweekly.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
Richmond Riverfront Plan… is expected to emerge from its formative stages for formal review by the Richmond Planning Commission as early as next month…. timesdispatch.com
Expansion plans for a neighborhood near Bryan Park have hit a snag. The city has denied a controversial request by a local developer for a construction easement on park land, 3rd District City Councilman Chris Hilbert confirms…. styleweekly.com
Phrases like “a concept of one river and one city in a single system” and “this is the Central Park of your city” were tossed around as architects from Hargreaves Associates presented an update on the Richmond Riverfront Plan to the City of Richmond Planning Commission Tuesday….The commission members all agreed that “what we need is leadership to carry this through” and that “governance means leadership.” richmond.com
Microsoft app meant to detect bad neighborhoods
….route can be developed for a person taking into account factors that specifically affect a pedestrian….stereotypical thought,” says [councilor E. Martin Jewell]….
STEREOTYPE: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment.
[Doesn't this fit councilor Jewell?]
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Mom: Son told to ‘drink own spit’ at Richmond Juvenile Detention Center
….staff member told her son to drink his own spit after the boy asked if he could have a drink of water….her son tried to commit suicide – and that she only found out about the incident via a court document….NAACP first blew the whistle on the problems….Why did it have to be brought to our attention by the NAACP?” said [councilor Kathy C. Graziano]….
[How could councilor Graziano not know?]
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School bus lawsuit filed in Richmond
….4-year-old autistic boy has filed a lawsuit alleging that negligence by Richmond school employees allowed her child to be left on a bus in sweltering heat….employees were and continue to be insufficiently trained….seeks $500,000….
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Richmond Police not enforcing noise ordinance
….residents often are awakened after midnight by the incessant pounding….racket disturbs residents of Richmond all over downtown….dozens of complaints….Richmond Police Department and Richmond City Council have really failed….
Seeking a Crime Count
….crime statistics of the City of Richmond on Richmond Police Department’s website….incident reports of these two crimes did not come up when I searched….the three homicides that occurred in Church Hill last month were also not part of the data….Is it possible that Richmond police may be attempting to skew their crime statistics….
via styleweekly.com
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Juvenile Center on Probation
….[Juvenile Detention Center] facility was placed on probation for the second time since 2009….board could move to have the facility’s certification revoked….$344,000 in emergency funds….
via styleweekly.com
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Rattle and Run
Downtown’s bucket drummers come under fire for alleged noise ordinance violations.….residents often are awakened after midnight by the incessant pounding of street percussionists….complaints to Richmond police haven’t deterred the bucket drummers….we seem to be getting the runaround….
via styleweekly.com
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Lawsuit over parade permit denial tossed
parade permit ordinance provided no authority for charging for police escorts….police are entitled to properly charge a reasonable fee to meet the expenses required to maintain public order….not up to a federal court to deny a local government the flexibility of adjusting fees in light of varying conditions….
FBI takes over Richmond deputy’s inmate-assault case
…former Richmond deputy, Jermaine Dove….Dove removed the inmate from his housing unit without an order to do so….Dove allegedly struck the inmate with his hand….misdemeanor assault case….alleged civil-rights violation….might be seeking to see if the incident is part of a pattern….there have been other allegations arising out of the jail….In September, a Richmond jury returned a $2.4 million verdict against Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. and the jail’s former chief physician….
A Mighty Trail for a Mighty River
…Department of Conservation and Recreation….James River Heritage Trail….plan networks the whole 10,432-square mile James River watershed….proposed hiking, running, and biking path….draft document….
It may take decades to see results of a grand vision for Richmond’s riverfront to completion, but it has certainly been made clear to us that what we have with the James River as a centerpiece is a valuable natural resource that must remain the focus of our future.
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The public comments again addressed concerns with fears of Dominion encroaching on Oregon Hill and the restoration of the Kanawha Canal, which were not addressed in this presentation.
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The proposed amphitheater and green space considered on the existing New Market property northwest of Tredegar Iron Works was questioned by one man, and Jim Hill of the city’s Department of Planning and Development Review said it was still being discussed with Venture Richmond as an open space and performance venue for events like the Richmond Folk Festival.
via Richmond.com.
IN THE GENERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
CRIMINAL DIVISION
CITY OF RICHMOND
Vs. Case Nos. GC10002596, 2598, 2599, 2600
TIMOTHY ROBERT MORRIS
MICHAEL GEORGE BOURLOTOS
LEAHM. CLANCY
ROZALIA ME’CHAL JANICKI