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Richmond 300 to host second community meeting for Greater Scott’s Addition Redevelopment Study December 16

 

Greater Scott

As part of the Richmond 300: Guide for Growth master plan effort, the Department of Planning and Development Review is taking a closer look at the Greater Scott’s Addition area, which includes the Diamond and its environs.
 
The second Greater Scott’s Addition community meeting, titled “Identifying the Opportunity,” will take place on Monday, December 16, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad Street. 
 
Attend this meeting to learn about past proposals and discuss the future of the Greater Scott’s Addition area as we seek to develop guiding principles for the area’s redevelopment.
 
Councilmember Kim Gray hosted the first meeting to talk about Greater Scott’s Addition on July 23, 2019 at the Science Museum of Virginia. The meeting included remarks from: Ms. Gray; Trevor Dickerson, President of Scott’s Addition Boulevard Association; Dr. Jeremy Hoffman, Chief Scientist at the Science Museum of Virginia; and Mark A. Olinger, Director of the Department of Planning and Development Review of the City of Richmond.
 
Please visit www.richmond300.com/relatedplans for more information on the Greater Scott’s Addition Redevelopment Study.

 

Navy Hill Town Hall Video and Presentation Materials

Navy Hill

For those residents of Richmond who have not been able to attend one of Mayor Levar Stoney's four Navy Hill town hall meetings, video footage of the presentation and the accompanying Powerpoint have been made available.

Click here to watch the video of Mayor Stoney and Director of Economic Development Leonard Sledge giving the presentation.

Follow along with this link to the Powerpoint presentation.

The last of Mayor Stoney's Navy Hill town hall meetings is this evening, 6 p.m., at Albert Hill Middle School.

Attention Public Housing Residents: RRHA to Freeze Evictions for Remainder of 2019

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority recently issued a press release containing vital public information entitled, "RRHA to Freeze Evictions for Remainder of 2019."

According to the release, for the remainder of 2019 no public housing resident will be removed from their unit due to debt owed to RRHA.

RRHA has also committed to "an agency-wide evaluation of... public housing families' rental accounts and give tenants that are in arrears the opportunity to come current" as well as a re-evaluation of current rent collection policies.

ALL SCHEDULED EVICTIONS ARE CANCELED.

Please spread the word to affected persons. Per the release, public housing residents should contact Ralph Stuckey of RRHA at 804-780-4291 for next steps.

Federal, General, and Affordable Housing Trust Fund applications now available

The applications for federal, city general fund and Affordable Housing Trust Fund grants are currently available.

Workshops will be held on November 14th from 10-11:30 at the Main Library 101 E. Franklin St. and from 6 pm to 7 pm at the Police Academy 1202 W. Graham Rd.

Current Funding for Affordable Housing Trust Fund Federal Funds FY 2021 - Application Checklist

City of Richmond FY2021 Federal Funds and Current Funding for Affordable Housing Trust Fund - Application Guidelines

City of Richmond FY 2021 City General Fund - Application Guidelines

City General Fund - Application Checklist

City Offices Closed Tuesday, November 5 for Election Day

City government offices, including City Hall, will be closed on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 for Election Day. City offices will reopen at regular business hours on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The General Registrar’s Office on the first floor of City Hall will be open on Election Day.

Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities offices and all city community centers will be closed Tuesday, November 5, except for those that are serving as polling stations. The following community centers will be open on Tuesday, November 5 for the purposes of voting only: Bellemeade, Blackwell, Hickory Hill, Hotchkiss, Humphrey Calder, Powhatan, Randolph and Southside.

All branches of the Richmond Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 5. The Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library will be open for voting purposes only.

Richmond Animal Care and Control will also be closed Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

Refuse collection will be delayed by one day, as the city’s Solid Waste Management Division will be closed Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

The East Richmond Road Convenience Center and Hopkins Road Transfer Stations will also be closed on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Each facility will resume normal operations on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.
 

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