RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL
Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Thursday,
1 May 2014
Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson to
hold meeting in the Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District: Showcase of Creative
Urban Housing Choices; What Developers are Building in Your Back Yard
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) - The
Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Gateway
6th Voter District, will hold a district-wide meeting in the Richmond Gateway 6th
Voter District. This is part of the regular meetings she typically holds each
month, which include information on her Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
goals and accomplishments; thematic agendas of current interest; and, special
guests. These meetings are free and open to the public and all Richmond Gateway
6th Voter District residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Free
refreshments will be served. The planned program for this meeting includes the
following:
Agenda:
Showcase of Creative Urban Housing Choices; What Developers are Building in
Your Back Yard
Invited Guests
·
Venture Richmond: Downtown - Richmond’s fastest growing
neighborhood designed for the “young at heart” and “empty nesters”
·
Southside Housing Development: First-time home owners; Starter
cottages to large restored historic Victorian homes
·
Housing Opportunities Made Equal: Knocking out discrimination in
housing
·
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): Getting
rid of blight and vacant homes on your block
·
Richmond Association of Realtors: Rental and ownership trends
·
Richmond Affordable Housing: Building choices in all neighborhoods
·
Home Builders Association of Richmond: “Why Richmond is the place
to build”
·
Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review Division of
Code Enforcement: Working with “City Hall”
·
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Transforming public
housing into mixed income neighborhoods
·
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Housing vouchers
·
Better Housing Coalition: A-Class housing
·
Fountainhead Properties: Postindustrial warehouses made into homes
Note: Special recognition to be held
in honor of Mother’s Day
WHEN Saturday, May 10, 2014
10:00 a.m. –
Noon
WHERE Richmond
Times-Dispatch Building (downtown)
300 East Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
WHO The
Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman
Richmond
City Council, Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
CONTACT For
more information, please contact The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman,
Richmond City Council, Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District, at 804.646.5348
(tel), or ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)
or
Ms. Amanda D. Shelton, Liaison for The
Honorable Ellen F. Robertson,
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District, at 804.646.7964 (tel);
804.646.5468
(fax), or amanda.shelton@richmondgov.com (email)
- E N D -
Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council is to
represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
providing government
policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
