Community Discussion on Shockoe Bottom Alternative Vision

This Thursday evening at 7 pm there will be a meeting at the William Byrd Community House to discuss alternative plans to the proposed Shockoe stadium. This is the sequel to a previous meeting.

From the FaceBook event page:

We invite Metro Area Richmond residents to come learn about the history of Shockoe Bottom and an alternate vision for its future.

This is an opportunity for the African American community to weigh-in on an alternate plan for the Bottom.

Please feel free to direct any comments or questions to:

People for a Just Richmond Coalition
AJustRichmond at gmail.com
804-803-1453 (Voice Message)

We are including a link to the alternate vision for your review:
[http://shockoebottom.blogspot.com/p/our-proposal.html]

We are also including the No Stadium BlogSpot for additional information for your review as well…
[http://shockoebottom.blogspot.com/]

City Planning Commission Postpones Vote On Amphitheater

Excerpts From the Times Dispatch article:

The Richmond Planning Commission voted Tuesday to postpone a vote on Venture Richmond’s amphitheater proposal for Tredegar Green after hearing concerns about the possible impact on future plans to re-water the James River and Kanawha Canal.

But commissioners continued a vote on a final plan review until early March to allow the City Council to take up an amendment to Venture Richmond’s lease that would require the organization to raise the height of the canal towpath to about 85 feet if, at some point in the future, the planned 83 feet proves insufficient to allow boats to navigate the canal west to Maymont.
The vote was unanimous with the exception of Commissioner Melvin Law, who abstained. The lease amendment was raised as a solution after the Planning Commission was advised that it did not have the legal authority to attach a future obligation to the property that’s not directly tied to Venture Richmond’s plans.

“I don’t want to put it at 85 feet just because somebody from Oregon Hill wants it that way,” Berry said.