Oregon Hill neighbors have known for a while, but the Walking Dead is here in the neighborhood, filming beneath the Lee Bridge.
If you need to catch up on the show, click here for link.
Word came over the weekend, but today other news outlets reported on enormous vandalism at Hollywood Cemetery- gravestones and markers toppled.
From WRIC news:
Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith held a news conference Monday morning to address vandalism over the weekend at the Hollywood Cemetery.
Chief Smith is asking the public for any information that could help their investigation of the damage to the historic cemetery. Smith said there are no security cameras in the area.
The vandalism happened in the President’s Circle of the historic cemetery, Chief Smith said. U.S. presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried there.
“This historical cemetery is the resting place for those who actually founded Richmond,” Smith said. “As well as some of the members of the Confederacy.”
Smith said the graves that were desecrated show no markings of the Confederacy. However, it would take some time to find out if there is a connection.
A bicyclist was hit by a car around 4:30 pm this afternoon on Idlewood Avenue.
Neighbors have previously expressed concern about speeding on this street.
This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please go over what can be recycled. 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 you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
Under the legislation, which has been carried by Oregon Hill’s representative, Del. Betsy Carr, D-Richmond, two years running, large restaurants and food vendors — defined as those that are part of a chain with 20 or more locations — will have until July 1, 2023, to stop dispensing food in polystyrene containers. Smaller businesses will have an extra two years to comply with the law, with a deadline of July 1, 2025. Violations would be subject to a civil penalty of up to $50 per day.
The General Assembly’s senate also amended the original bill to extend the ban from businesses to local governments, schools and nonprofits, a change Carr said would level the playing field. Keep in mind, if the Governor approves the bill, it will still be four years and four months before that takeout carton from your local diner is guaranteed to be polystyrene free. And containers with unprepared foods, like eggs, will not banned.
With the recent warm-up, lots of Richmonders are planning their spring planting. Holly Street neighbor Phaedra has announced that there is a now a small seed library in a alley off her street. Residents are encouraged to take seeds or leave seeds. It was built by Jake Urbanski with salvaged materials, including a handle from an old filing cabinet and a bus window from the GRTC. Lizzy Cox painted it.
While there was lots of important neighborhood-centric discussion at last night’s OHNA Zoom meeting, one other thing the neighborhood association did was vote to support ranked choice voting for City offices.
It should be noted that while OHNA has not yet had an occasion to use ranked choice voting for its own elections, it has been part of the organization’s bylaws for several years now.
As interest in ranked choice voting grows locally, voters may want to attend this upcoming webinar to learn more about it:
This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please go over what can be recycled. 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 you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
In recycling news, Recycling Today reports that interest in beverage packaging and electric vehicles has kept aluminum in demand.
In fact, CBS News says there is a looming aluminum can crisis.
More freezing rain expected tonight.
We look forward to seeing you at the next OHNA meeting! We will send out the meeting URL ahead of the meeting on Tuesday. Please arrive ten minutes before 7pm, if possible, so we can admit everyone and allow for connection issues.
If you haven’t registered, and would like to attend, please fill out the survey:
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