The letter: February 1, 2012 Honorable Dwight C. Jones Office of the Mayor 900 East Broad Street, Suite 201 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Re: Opposition to Proposed 2nd Street Connector The Sierra Club Falls of the James group would like to express our many concerns regarding the recent proposed riverfront development just west of downtown. In [...]
At last week’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, David Gammino announced he was challenging Marty Jewell for his 5th District Council seat. The Times Dispatch is now reporting that Jewell has failed to account for his fundraising. From the article: While he said he doesn’t plan to make it an issue, Gammino said Jewell’s “inability [...]
According to the CVWMA schedule, tomorrow is one of the every other Wednesday, “Red Wednesday”, curbside recycling pickup days for the neighborhood. Also, don’t forget street cleaning continues, with China Street and other side streets scheduled for cleaning on Thursday.
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association is scheduled to have its first meeting of 2012 tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House. It should be an interesting meeting. There is sort of a delayed holiday party (attendees are asked to bring finger food) and delayed election of officers. The buyer of [...]
Last night someone tore down a lot of the temporary street cleaning signs that were put up by the City (as well knocking over a trash can or two and being an asshole in general). Despite this, the City should be starting street cleaning with the west side of S. Laurel Street tomorrow. Beware, cars [...]
From City Council announcement: All Richmond Residents are invited and encouraged to attend WHAT The Honorable E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th District, will hold an Occupy Richmond Community Forum at Richmond City Hall on Friday night. The purpose of the meeting is to have an open forum for members of [...]
Having written about Dominion Power and renewable energy on this site before, there is simply no reason to let up. Here’s the latest, including a solution for the General Assembly in the form of HB 657: Virginia’s “voluntary” renewable portfolio standard is voluntary for utilities, but it’s mandatory for ratepayers. Utilities charge citizens for the [...]
From City Council announcement: First meeting of the Richmond City Council GRTC and Transit Study Task Force to be held First meeting of this important Task Force WHAT The first meeting of the Richmond City Council GRTC and Transit Study Task Force will be held. The purpose of the Task Force is to make recommendations [...]
The Times Dispatch had a report on a recent Planning Commission meeting about the proposed 2nd Street Connector. It did not mention Oregon Hill citizens’ troubles with the project, but it did focus on concerns about what the road might mean for future use of the historic Kanawha Canal. Excerpt: The Richmond Planning Commission on [...]
From press release: RICHMOND, VA (Jan. 5, 2012) . . . Richmond Animal Care & Control, the city of Richmond public animal shelter, welcomes the new year with an all‐out effort to find more loving homes for shelter pets than ever before! Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of activities including cat and [...]
