RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson invites all former RRHA Dove Court residents to Community meeting tomorrow
All Former Dove Court Residents are invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, invites all former Richmond Development and Housing Authority Dove Court residents to attend a second community meeting tomorrow. This meeting is free and open to the public and all Former Dove Court Residents are invited and encouraged to attend.
This meeting represents a continued commitment and continuation of dozens of neighborhood and community meetings that Councilwoman Robertson has led, hosted, assisted and attended over the years on behalf of the important community redevelopment of the Dove Street area.
The meeting will include the following agenda:
• Meet Richmond Development and Housing Authority's new CEO, Adrienne E. Goolsby
• Status update on the new mixed-income Dove Street Redevelopment effort
• Presentation of images of what the new Dove Street Redevelopment area would look like
• Information and eligibility requirements for applying for a rental unit in the new redeveloped Dove community
• Support services for enhancing applications, should former residents wish to apply for a unit in the redeveloped community
Phase One of the new Richmond Development and Housing Authority Dove Court construction is slated to include 80 apartments and $15 million in investment, followed with 48 apartments and $12 million in investment. Private development investment will be $82 million. The overall plan for the project is to include a new Richmond Public School, Richmond Community Service Center, and a new east coast trail connector to the Richmond Cannon Creek Greenway Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail (currently under construction) and up to 140 homes for sale.
WHEN Thursday, July 19, 2012
6:30-7:30 p.m.
WHERE Richmond Development and Housing Authority
901 Chamberlayne Parkway
Richmond, Virginia
WHO The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District
CONTACT Former Dove Court residents should contact the Richmond Development and Housing Authority, at 804.780.4936 (tel) or info@rrha.com (email) with any questions
or, for more information, please contact
Ms. Cybelle O’Sullivan-McDaniels, Liaison to The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th District, at 804.646.7964 (office) or cybelle.o’sullivan@richmondgov.com; www.ellenrobertson.com (website)
Background _________________________________________________________________________
Once the location of Dove Court, a public housing complex, operated by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA), plans for the area include building new mixed-income rental and for-sale housing on the former Dove Court site.
Representing a project area of approximately 50 acres, the site is located between the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike and 1st Avenue and adjacent to the Barton Heights, Green Park and Highland Park neighborhoods, encompasses the site of the former Dove Court public housing development, the site of the former Carrington Gardens/Northridge Apartments, the Dove Street Park, the Virginia National Guard Armory site, private property acquired by RRHA northwest of the Amory and the Richmond Public Schools Overby-Sheppard Elementary School.
The project is expected to create an integrated, mixed-income community filled with increased educational, economic, and recreational resources.
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