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Charles Gillette’s WWII Memorial

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Today seems like an appropriate day to follow up on this issue.

Please visit the Cultural Landscape Foundation’s page on Charles Gillette (linked), who designed and supervised construction of Monroe Park’s WWII Memorial.

The imposing 800 amp electrical station which has been installed abutting the Memorial is an eyesore and needs to be moved.

So, public officials, can you please share any updates on this issue? We are most fortunate to even have a Gillette piece in Monroe Park and we simply ask that it be accorded the respect it deserves, especially considering the subject matter- honoring those Richmonders that gave their lives to bestow our right to live freely.

Please also see earlier press release from the Sierra Club Falls of the James, which mentions this issue.

This is a good reminder that this is OUR memorial, in OUR park, in OUR City, in OUR Commonwealth, in OUR country! Or is the collective silence from public officials and the corporate media about Monroe Park’s renovation issues supposed to tell us otherwise?! What’s happened to Monroe Park, a public park, is contrary to American values.

Parking Permit Debates Go Public

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THere’s been a lot of discussion among neighbors both recently and over the years about parking permits. Style Magazine has an article that bares some of the frustrations involved.

Excerpt:

Egger emphasizes he’s not anti-permit but believes the proposal could be better thought out. He says nonenforced blocks will likely be flooded with student cars from Virginia Commonwealth University. Hancock acknowledges that this critique also applies to Oregon Hill’s short streets, which would allow longer parking. She says the issue will be discussed at a meeting, and that she’s also observing how other neighborhoods suggest employee parking solutions.

“We have been discussing this for a number of years now,” Woodson says. “But the petitioning is a fairly recent thing where we’re actually determined to do this. Should Randolph get parking permits this fall, Oregon Hill will be the only neighborhood that abuts VCU that does not have permits. And we’re already getting killed.”