The second of the recently announced neighborhood-level Downtown Plan meetings is scheduled for Monday for the VCU, Monroe Ward, Oregon Hill, and Carver areas. The meeting will be at the William Byrd Community House (224 South Cherry Street) tonight from 6-8PM.
The City of Richmond Planning Commission invites property owners and interested members of the public to continue the discussion on the Draft Downtown Master Plan at neighborhood-oriented meetings. There are 6 meetings scheduled for Manchester, VCU/Monroe Ward/Carver/Oregon Hill, Shockoe, Broad Street & Jackson Ward, James River, and City Center.
The next meeting of the Sierra Club’s Falls of the James group will feature city officials to discuss recent flooding (hello Battery Park!), rate fee changes, and how well the utility is actually addressing water quality and stormwater runoff. The City has already held public meetings in various locations but this will give another chance to citizens to learn and question proposed changes in how Richmond manages H2O.
Richmond residents can register to receive free training in basic skills during an emergency as part of winter preparedness as part of Survivor Day training sponsored by the City’s Office of Emergency Management. The four-hour training session in fire safety, first-aid, anti-terrorism and weather response measures will take place from 9AM to 1PM on Saturday, January 5, at the Landmark Theater.
For more info, contact Patty Parks at librarian@wbch.org or 643-2717.
The final Byrd House Market of the year of the year is today, Tuesday December 11, 2007 from 3 until 6 PM. Stop by and pick up something from the unique craft vendors and “some yummy holiday treats for the body, mind and heart”.
The first public hearing on the recently released updated Downtown Master Plan will be Monday, Dec.3rd at 6:30PM at the City Planning Commission meeting in the 5th floor conference room in City Hall. Backers of this vision of Richmond’s future are urging citizens to turn out to show their support for the plan.
Due to a water main break, the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting was cancelled last night. A new date will be announced soon.
(Also, the previous post had date of the scheduled meeting as Monday, when in fact it was supposed to be last night, Tuesday).
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, next-to-last “Renegade” Byrd House Market, Story Time In the Library…
In checking out the artists’ sites for the show Side Streets opening tonight at the new Glave Kocen Gallery, I found these great location paintings by Melissa Burgess.