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Notice on 816 Riverside Park
On Monday October 6, 2008 at 1:30 p.m at the 5th floor conference center, the Planning Commission will consider ordinances 2008-199 and 2008-200 approving a spot blight abatement plan for 816 Riverside Park and declaring a public necessity to authorize the acquisition of 816 Riverside Park for the purpose of implementing the spot abatement plan.
It should be noted that this structure has been a nuisance for a while, attracting squatters and curiosity seekers. While rundown and neglected, it is a pre-Civil War house that sits next to Hollywood Cemetery. The neighborhood is against demolition since the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure to the Oregon Hill Historic District. I won’t get into its history of ownership here, but lets just say it has been interesting.
Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House Seeks Food and Craft Vendors for Holiday Show
The Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House are having a Holiday Food and Craft Show on Saturday, December 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are looking for diverse, creative crafters and food makers of all ages and levels to provide a unique shopping experience for our community.
Attached is an application for vendors with details and fees. You are encouraged to apply and enjoy interacting with our wonderful community in the welcoming, caring atmosphere that the WBCH has fostered for over 80 years.
We will be publicizing the event in all local community and media calendars and sending announcements to the BHM and WBCH mailing lists. The show will include handmade and homemade craft and food products only (no resold products or franchises). There will be crafters of all levels and children and family crafters are encouraged to apply. All vendors will be asked to provide one item for a raffle, which will be drawn on the half hour.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Morand at chattykgm@aol.com or call (804) 615-6295.
Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council Annual Meeting on Sept. 28th
The Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council (OHHIC) is an all-volunteer nonprofit community development corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing for first time home-buyers while restoring Oregon Hill through renovations, protective easements, and sensitive infill construction.
It’s too late to register as a member in order to vote or run in the upcoming election for the Board of Directors, but its never too late to become a member and volunteer. Everyone is welcome to attend the annual meeting on Sunday, September 28th at 4 pm at the Jacob House (619 W. Cary St. (at Pine)).
Topics at this year’s meeting include:
– Voting for new board members
– An update on the development of the 600 block of S. Laurel St.
– Discussion on making the Jacob House more available to local nonprofits
And more!
OHNA Rewards Residents for July Incident
At last month’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, the membership voted to recognize and reward Marty, Mark, and John for their part in apprehending a robbery suspect this past July. Since then, I have heard that federal officials became interested in the suspect concerning some previous crimes.
The awards were rather meager- restaurant gift certificates, and ceremonial keys to the neighborhood. But as I stated in the letter that accompanied them, neighborhood residents are very thankful for their action. As King, I did offer Marty a knighthood, but he graciously declined.
Belvidere Plans
Last of the current trilogy of planning posts. As mentioned before, Oregon Hill residents are very concerned about Ved Jain’s plans for Belvidere St. It does not help that rezoning has still not gone through. It does not help that greenway plans still need to be settled. Click on this link to see the plans submitted so far (link loads a large .pdf file, may take some time), and then read below for one resident’s written concerns (please feel free to add more in comments):
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Ready for the VINYL CONFLICT?
Salvation Tattoo moved from 324 S. Pine to 819 W. Cary, but VINYL CONFLICT will be opening at 324 S. Pine noon this Saturday, September 13th. There will, of course, be new and used vinyl records of the punk, hardcore, metal, power pop, indie, new wave, grind, sludge, and pop punk persuasion as well as a few other things. Used and new cd\’s, tapes, dvd\’s, stickers, patches, t-shirts, and other items will be available for your consumption as well. Keep your fingers crossed, there might even be a cameo by Keith Babe\’s hot dog cart at the opening.
SynerGeo Community Dinner Monday
Hi Everyone-
We are having our September Oregon Hill Community dinner THIS Monday
at 6pm!!!! Our doors will be open to anyone who wants to come and share
a meal with neighbors and meet our new 2008/2009. We do ask if you can
to bring something to share, even if its small or a paper good
donation. In order to keep these dinners going, we do need help from
the neighborhood! There will be music at the dinner by our new music
director, Bean Weatherford. Some of you may have seen him play at the
Byrd Farmers Market with his childrens band: The Ps and Qs. And it is
going to be his goal to find musicians in the neighborhood to play at
the upcoming dinners(which are every 3rd monday of the month!!)
We all hope to see you on Monday! Please help us by spreading the word
to friends/neighbors.
Have a great night
Katie Cowles
SynerGeo Inc.
349 S. Laurel st.
www.synergeo.org
1990 Park Plans
Still on the theme of plans. Last post was of a prospectus for a museum that never happened. This post is of something that did happen- the linear park along Belvidere. These plans (link takes you to .pdf file, which may take a little time to load) are dated 1990, but the idea for the park goes goes back much further. Before the new Lee Bridge was built and U.S. 1 was created, Belvidere was a one lane, tree-lined, residential street like Laurel St. Sadly, the last house that faced Belvidere was destroyed earlier this year. The park concept was thought of as something that would offer a buffer from the increasing traffic of Belvidere and also lead to peaceful passage to the river. The hope was also that it would extend north to Monroe Park and northern neighborhoods as a real greenway for the City. The river connection finally came into place with the help of grants and attention from resident Napi Ippolito. Although grant money and assistance has been sought for the northern extension from Idlewood, that has not yet happened. I know a lot of us were hoping that this small greenway could become part of the East Cost Greenway. Anyway, I am hoping others can add more in the comments on this post.
Tolls Go Up
Times Dispatch shares the bad news.
The work week is going to start with higher tolls for many Richmond-area commuters.
The tolls go up tomorrow on the highways, bridges and ramps owned by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority.
Where exactly is all the money going?