Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond,
Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Thursday,
12 June 2014
Councilman Chris A. Hilbert encourages Richmond Northside 3rd
Voter District residents to attend Richmond Neighborhood Planning Workshops for
VUU and Chamberlayne Industrial areas
All Richmond Northside 3rd Voter
District residents invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond,
Virginia U.S.A.) – The Honorable Chris
A. Hilbert, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Northside 3rd Voter
District, in Richmond, Virginia, encourages Richmond Northside 3rd Voter
District to participate in the upcoming Richmond
Neighborhood Planning Workshops for Virginia Union University (VUU) and
Chamberlayne Industrial areas.
Produced
by the Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review, the meetings are
being held to assist with planning efforts for the areas surrounding Virginia
Union University, Brook Road and Chamberlayne Avenue. The
meetings are free and open to the public and all Richmond Northside 3rd Voter
District residents are invited and encouraged to attend.
At the first public meeting on Monday evening, attendees will be
introduced to the design team who will lead a public discussion on the
strengths and weaknesses of the area and a vision for its future. On Tuesday
and Wednesday, the team will engage attendees in an on-site design studio of
preparing design alternatives to address the issues raised at the public
meeting.
On
Thursday, June 19, 2014, the team will present initial design solutions
followed by roundtable discussions for public evaluation. A final public
meeting will be scheduled and held in early fall to present more fully
developed recommendations based on resident evaluations.
Once complete, the plan is expected to guide the programming and design
of future land uses, inform Richmond’s capital improvement process, identify
strategic partnerships with private landowners, and generally outline the
relationship of the built environment to the growth and vitality of the area.
The final product of this effort will be a plan to be adopted by the Richmond
Planning Commission and Richmond City Council as an amendment or supplement to
the Richmond City Master Plan.
WHEN Meeting Monday,
June 16, 2014; 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting:
Design
Studio Tuesday, June 17, 2014;
9:00
a.m. to Noon & 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Meeting:
Design
Studio Wednesday, June 18, 2014
9:00
a.m. to Noon & 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Meeting Thursday, June 19, 2014; 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE Dovetail Construction Company
1620
Brook Road; Richmond, Virginia
CONTACT For more information,
please contact James Hill, Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review,
at 804.646.7552; or james.hill@richmondgov.com
and/or
The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Councilman, Richmond City Council Richmond
Northside 3rd Voter District, at 804.646.6055 or chris.hilbert@richmondgov.com.
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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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