From Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) email:
ADVISORIES:
Street Cleaning happening this week. Check the signs, move your car! Even disabled vehicles must be moved. If your car is towed: Siebert’s Towing, 642 W. Southside Plaza. (804) 233-5757; seibertcos.com
Parking Violations: Due to the increase in pedestrian traffic casualties, the city is cracking down on parking violations, in an effort to ensure drivers and pedestrians have sufficient safe sightlines at intersections. Your car may be ticketed if parked (some examples): Within an intersection; Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; On a crosswalk; Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; In front of a ramp leading to the crosswalk at an intersection or located at any other point along a curb, constructed for use of persons with disabilities; In a public alley in such a manner as to leave less than ten feet of the width of the alley available for the free movement of vehicular traffic. More: City Code here:
https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH27TRVE_ARTVISTSTPA
OHNA Monthly Meeting
The next meeting of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association will be Tuesday, April 28th, 7pm, on Zoom.
NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS
Third Annual OH Open Garden Day: May 16. Sign up to have your garden included at Foohp@GoogleGroups.com.
FOOHP Meeting: April 11, 9am, Pleasants Park
Pleasants Park Workday: April 11, at 10 am. Bring your gloves!
Community Garden News
Tarps needed! any size. Bring to the Community Garden Shed
CG Hangs: Every Saturday, 9-11 am, at the Oregon Hill Community Garden in Linear Park (between China St and Holly St). Visit the garden, help with tasks!
OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
VCU Pedestrian Safety Fair: Weds April 8, 11-1. VCU Compass, 199 N Linden St
5th District Townhall: Thursday, April 16, 6pm. First Unitarian Universalist Church (1000 Blanton). Hear from: Andy Boenau, Richmond Director of Transportation (RDOT); Police Chief Rick Edwards; Office of Immigrant & Refugee Engagement – Karla Almendarez-Ramos
RVA Circuit Court Deed Alerts: Due to fraud concerns, the Circuit Court has joined a program to enable property owners in the city to sign up for alerts if a document with specified name or Tax Map/Parcel ID# is filed in the clerk’s office. Learn more: https://risweb.vacourts.gov/VADeedAlert/#/login
And: THANK YOU! to the VCU “Big Event” volunteers and Stephenie Harrington!
Projects included cleanup around Open High and the Apiary, and filling up Community Garden beds with Soil. Great work!!
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association
Valerie L’Herrou, President
John Bolecek, Treasurer
Amanda Bradley, Co-Vice-President
Bryan Clark Green, Co-Vice President
Jennifer Hancock, Co-Vice President
Susan Hill, Co-Vice President
Phaedra Hise, Co-Vice President
Scott Racette, Secretary
JOIN OHNA: https://forms.gle/joCpHqcPrShu8qf86
For events and more: https://ohnarva.org/