Daily Archives: December 11, 2014

Recent Crimes

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From RAIDSonline.com:

HIT AND RUN
9XX CUMBERLAND ST
Dec 9, 2014 at 6:25 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department

SEXUAL BATTERY
XX N LAUREL ST
Dec 9, 2014 at 3:38 am
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department

DESTRUCTION PROPERTY/CITY/GRAFFITI
7XX HOLLY ST
Dec 9, 2014 at 8:00 am
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department

DESTRUCTION PROPERTY/CITY/GRAFFITI
7XX HOLLY ST
Dec 9, 2014 at 8:00 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department

DESTRUCTION PROPERTY/STATE PROPERTY
B0XX S LINDEN ST
Dec 10, 2014 at 1:30 am
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department

THEFT FROM BUILDING
7XX CHINA ST
Dec 10, 2014 at 10:14 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department

Deed Restrictions On Grace Arents School (Open High Building)

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After recruiting the help of several people, including a former City employee, Councilperson Parker Agelasto was able to find legal documents pertaining to deed restrictions on the Grace Arents school building that currently houses Open High School.

Links to large pdf:
Grace Arents School Deed Documents
Arents Grace School Deed actual

Neighbors are grateful as this will hopefully prevent the City from unwisely ceasing to use the building for the function for which the land was given to the city. Oregon Hill neighbors have largely been very supportive of keeping the successful Open High program in the neighborhood. Longtime residents also recall a somewhat similar situation some time ago where the City tried to sell off Pleasants Park, the ‘pocket park’ at Laurel and Albemarle (site of Laurel Street Methodist Church that burned down) to a developer, but re-located deed restrictions prevented it from happening.

In addition here is a photo of the deed whereby the St. Andrews Association conveyed the Grace Arents School property at Pine and China Streets to the City of Richmond in 1911 (DB 210c, Page 497; March 14, 1911). The deed specifies that the land will be used for a free school for city children.

Grace Arents School deed, DB 210c P 497 March 14, 1911 copy

Water Leak at Idlewood and Cherry

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A neighbor reports this morning:

water leak at idlewood and cherry has taken a turn for the worse. I noticed cars sliding on the long patch of ice that the leak turned into over night while trying to stop at the light. I called it in. I know someone else mentioned calling it in a week or so ago, but the city reported being unable to find an open case on the matter.

Here is a previous See Click Fix on it:

Issue ID: 1382972
Viewed: 8 times
Neighborhood: Oregon Hill
Reported: on 2014-11-30
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Cherry & Idlewood St.: The water is still seeping out of the manhole cover as of Sunday night. I think it had stopped for while on Sunday, but I’m not sure. It’s a fairly small amount of water. BY the way, does “Open” mean no one from the City has looked at this post yet? It’s a holiday weekend, so I imagine there’s not a lot of staff til Monday….