The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, East End 7th District, will hold a meeting for the continued review and discussion of the draft Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan. This meeting will make about a dozen community meeting held for citizens to discuss and plan this important and historic undertaking. This meeting is free and open to the public and Councilwoman Newbille invites and encourages all citizens to come out to participate in the discussion.
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Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Councilwoman Cynthia I. Newbille holds meeting for continued review and discuss draft of Richmond’s Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan
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 for the continued review and discussion of the draft Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan. This meeting will make about a dozen community meeting held for citizens to discuss and plan this important and historic undertaking. This meeting is free and open to the public and Councilwoman Newbille invites and encourages all citizens to come out to participate in the discussion.
The meetings will include presentation, discussion and review of draft plans written as a result of the seven-day Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan - Community Planning “Charrette” held in June of this year. These meetings are being held to provide additional community review and input and have included numerous community meetings throughout the East End 7th District during the past four month.
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.
Councilwoman Newbille hosted the first post-Charrette draft review community meeting on August 7, 2010. In preparing the revitalization plan, a consultant company 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.
The term Charrette is used to describe a collaborative planning process that brings individuals, entities and organizations together in a structured environment in order to discuss a specific challenging subject and design a planned solution.
WHEN Thursday, 30 September 2010
6:30-730 p.m.
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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