The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, East End 7th District, will hold a meeting in Richmond’s East End 7th District to discuss and review the preliminary draft report that was written to encompass the results of the seven-day Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan - Community Planning “Charrette” held in June. This will be the first of a number of planed post “Charrette” meetings to be held. The meeting is being held to provide additional community review and input.
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COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
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Thursday, 29 July 2010
Councilwoman Cynthia I. Newbille to hold meeting in the East End 7th District to discuss and review results from 7-day Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan - Community Planning “Charrette” held in June: First of a number of Post Planning meetings to be held
Entire East End 7th District invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT
The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, East End 7th District, will hold a meeting in Richmond’s East End 7th District to discuss and review the preliminary draft report that was written to encompass the results of the seven-day Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan - Community Planning “Charrette” held in June. This will be the first of a number of planed post “Charrette” meetings to be held. The meeting is being held to provide additional community review and input.
The Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan - Community Planning “Charrette” was held in the East End 7th District during a seven day period from June 1-7, 2010. This series of community meetings involved nearly 2,000 residents and stakeholders and included Councilwoman Newbille, Mayor Dwight Jones, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA), and Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital. The goal of these meetings is to create a vision and plan for the revitalization of the Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor in Richmond’s Historic East End.
In preparing this plan, the consultant company DPZ was hired to assist with facilitating the Charrette and preparing reports to aid in producing a Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan.
WHEN Saturday, August 7, 2010; 10:30 a.m. - Noon
WHERE City of Richmond East District Initiative Building
701 N. 25th Street (In Richmond’s Historic East End)
WHO The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, East End 7th District
CONTACT For more information, please contact Sam Patterson, 804.646.3012; or sam.patterson@richmondgov.com
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