Oregon Hill residents may have detect some smoky smells in the neighborhood from a fire burning on Belle Island.
TV station WTVR reports that one firefighter suffered minor injuries while attempting to douse a fire among among some logs near the water on Belle Island. Because of the injury, fire fighters are going to let the fire burn for now and reassess the situation in the morning.
From Richmond Public Library:
Richmond Public Library is excited about bringing Kristen-Paige Madonia Gordon, one of our extraordinary YAVA authors, to our next teen book club 4 girls! Please join us for an afternoon of literary fun, yummy snacks, and a sharing and caring environment for teen girls. Okay, moms, aunts and grandmothers can hang out with us too.
From email announcement:
Hello all
OHNA (Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association) will be holding its monthly meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22nd at 7 pm, at St. Andrew’s, in the chapel.
Thanks
Jennifer
This bible is stowed away on the public sculpture at the corner of Belvedere and Idlewood, perhaps for future reference.
It looks like a new small house is going up on the 300 block of S. Cherry, near the old stone cutter’s storefront. There used to be a larger attached house there.
From yesterday:
Photo courtesy of Wendy McSnarlin.
The monthly 4th Precinct MPACT (Mayor’s Participation, Action & Communication Team) meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the library of Linwood Holton Elementary School (1600 West Laburnum Avenue).
From email announcement:
This month we invite you to attend a MPACT conversation with special guest speakers, Sector 412 Lieutenant Keyshawn Manns and 4th Precinct Personnel. Officer Paul Lewis, Richmond Police Department, will discuss the Neighborhood Watch Program. Sarah Henrikson, with the Department of Public Utilities will discuss the Wastewater Division, Pretreatment Department. Join us at this meeting to hear from your neighbors, share your ideas, and identify solutions we can implement together to build a better Richmond!
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup.
Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
From City press release:
Public Meeting to Detail Main and Franklin Streets
Separated Bike Lane Project
~Community meeting scheduled to obtain resident input ~Richmond, VA – The initial design details for the proposed Separated Bike Lane Project, also known as a Cycle Track, will be available at a public informational meeting next week. The bike lanes start at Ninth Street on both Main and Franklin streets and end at Laurel Street. A separated bike lane is a path with the on-street infrastructure of a conventional bike lane however, it is physically separated from motor traffic and distinct from the sidewalk.
The meeting to review the plans will be on Wednesday, March 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Richmond Main Library, 101 East Franklin Street. Residents are invited to attend this meeting to learn more about the project, the roadway analysis and to review the designs as well as provide feedback and recommendations.
The City’s Department of Public Works and Department of Planning and Development Review will be joined by VHB, the consultant, to address questions and concerns during the community meeting.
This project was first proposed in the Strategic Multimodal Transportation Plan known as Richmond Connects and it was also included in the Bike Master Plan. Federal funds will cover 80% of the project’s $300,000 cost with the city providing $60,000 in funding.
Once completed, this cycle track will provide a continuous east/west route along with a connection to the Floyd Avenue Bike Boulevard.
For more information on City services, please visit www.RichmondGov.com.
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