On December 21 Jame River Park System will co-host a midday nature hike for the public around Belle Isle to be led LERN naturalists Bill Shanabrauch and Stacey Moulds (Local Ecotype Richmond Natives) at 12 PM. Meet at the Belle Isle side of the suspension bridge.
In the evening, JRPS Programs hosts a night hike at 6 PM. Hot chocolate provided by Friends of James River Park. Both events meet at the Belle Isle side of the Suspension Bridge. Email programs@jamesriverpark.org for more information.
From email:
Monthly Meeting Agenda
Tuesday 18 December 2023
7:00PM
This meeting will be held by Zoom, at the link below.Topic: OHNA Monthly Meeting – December 2023
Time: Dec 19, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
(Editor’s note: Meeting information redacted but please email ohnarva@gmail.com if you would like to receive it)Welcome
• Treasurer’s ReportCommunity Updates:
1. Lt. Brian Robinson, City of Richmond Police Section Lt, 4th Precinct
2. Officer Luke Schrader, Police Liaison, VCU
3. Ms. Verenda Cobbs, VCU
4. Ms. Stephanie Lynch, 5th District Councilperson
5. Ms. Colette McEachin, Richmond Commonwealth’s AttorneyUpdates:
1. Continued automobile accidents in and around neighborhood.
· While some traffic calming measures are planned to coincide with repaving in 2024, are these enough?2. Any updates on the restaurant planned for the former Mama Zu space?
Continued Business
3. A volunteer has agreed to head up a committee looking into locations for a dedicated dog park in Oregon Hill and addressing the various city requirements for such an undertaking.
· A Friends of Oregon Hill Parks has been created to plan park improvements, plantings, and to e investigate a location for a dog parkNew Business
4. Any other new items?
Bryan Clark Green, President
Harrison Moenich, Co-Vice-President
Jennifer Hancock, Co-Vice-President
Mike Matthews, Secretary
John Bolecek, Treasurer
(Editor’s note: posted with permission)
Hi Neighbors!
My name is Tyler, and I’m having an open house art show to share some of my paintings and furniture making with the neighborhood. Please feel free to stop by tomorrow afternoon at 329 S Laurel!
This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.
Please go over what can be recycled.
NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)
Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
The Morristown, N.J.-based Covanta said in a news release the new system will annually prevent the creation of 15,000 tons of greenhouse gases from the production of new aluminum, copper and other metals from raw metal materials.
Residents and visitors alike are enjoying and appreciating new brick sidewalks on the 600 block of S.Laurel. They have been waiting for years, but the work was done in about two months.
From email announcement:
Monthly Meeting Agenda
Tuesday 28 November 2023
7:00PM
This meeting will be held by Zoom, at the link below.
Topic: November OHNA Meeting
Time: Nov 28, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
(Editor’s note: Meeting information redacted but please email ohnarva@gmail.com if you would like to receive it)
Welcome
• Treasurer’s ReportCommunity Updates:
1. Lt. Brian Robinson, City of Richmond Police Section Lt, 4th Precinct
2. Officer Luke Schrader, Police Liaison, VCU
3. Ms. Verenda Cobbs, VCU
4. Ms. Stephanie Lynch, 5th District Councilperson
5. Ms. Colette McEachin, Richmond Commonwealth’s AttorneyUpdates:
1. Pleasant’s Park upgrades
· Thank you to all of the volunteers who came to the two Saturday workdays to help construct the new fence in the park, paint new picnic benches, and otherwise clean up the park. Thank you also for Parks & Recreation for bringing out the heavy equipment and staff to remove the old chain -link fence and to dig the holes for the new posts.
· Thank you to everyone who sawed boards, dug holes, broke up brick in the holes (ugh), set the posts in concrete, attached the new boards, and did all the many other tasks it took to complete this project.
· Parks & Recreation provided the heavy equipment and knowledgeable staff; OHNA purchased the new materials, and the neighborhood provided many volunteers to see the job through.
· Once the new wood has been able to age a bit, we will return to apply a protective stain to the fence.2. Infrastructure walk held 4pm – 5:30 Friday Oct 27.
· Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped out.Continued Business
3. A volunteer has agreed to head up a committee looking into locations for a dedicated dog park in Oregon Hill and addressing the various city requirements for such an undertaking.
· A Friends of Oregon Hill Parks has been created to plan park improvements, plantings, and to e investigate a location for a dog parkNew Business
4. OHNA elections
· Anyone interested in running?
5. Any other new items?Bryan Clark Green, President
Harrison Moenich, Co-Vice-President
Jennifer Hancock, Co-Vice-President
Mike Matthews, Secretary
John Bolecek, Treasurer
Neighborhood volunteers will be hard at work this Saturday and invite others to join them-
Please join Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association and Parks and Rec in overhauling Robert Pleasant’s Park! We will arrive at 9am and work until we finish the remaining two sections of fence in the park. We will also move some pavers to make a designated area for a pollinator section of bushes and native wildflowers (to be planted in the Spring). Refreshments will be provided for breakfast and lunch, as well as plenty of water. Please come dressed appropriately for the weather, with work gloves! If you can bring shovels (flat and trench) that would be helpful!
Please see link here:
https://www.meetup.com/rva-clean-city-sweep/events/297194814/
Councilperson Stephanie Lynch has highlighted two meetings this week in her 5th District newsletter:
We have two big meeting this week! The first will the virtual Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP) tomorrow – Wednesday, November 15 (flyer below).
The second meeting will be the last 5th District Town Hall for the year on Thursday, November 16 at 6pm at Patrick Henry School of Science & Arts (3411 Semmes Ave). We will have DPW Director Bobby Vincent and Police Chief Rick Edwards (flyer below). Please note that we will not have access to the building until 6pm.
It’s that time of year when everything happens at once- the Richmond Folk Festival and Halloween Parade are done and gone.
If you missed them, there are plenty of photos and videos online-
There was also the Richmond Marathon and the King Of The James sports events.
At some point, some things that should have received more attention did not- sorry to miss the Glossed Over Photo Club event this past Saturday.
Please mark your calendar for upcoming events- including more volunteer work days, meetings, OHNA elections, etc. – as we ease into the holidays!