Street Stuff

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A couple of street/traffic/parking concerns:

A hole opened up in the 600 block of S. Laurel St. where there had been water utility repairs.


It has been reported to the City and there is a large traffic barrel sitting over it right now.

Also, the City made an announcement concerning upcoming work. From Monday, June 17 to Tuesday, October 29 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., around the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and Laurel Street,
contractors will be installing signal poles, traffic signal controllers, countdown pedestrian signal heads, push buttons and other traffic signal equipment. Some lanes of travel will be temporarily closed during this process.

In addition, street cleaning will be taking place next week. Watch for the signs or risk getting towed!

“The Magic Of Belle Island” – Community Movie Night

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From announcement:

Join us for Oregon Hill’s Outdoor Movie: The Magic of Belle Isle. Morgan Freeman plays Monte Wildhorn, a famous Western novelist whose passion for writing hits an impasse. He takes a lakeside cabin for the summer in picturesque Belle Isle (editor’s note: a fictional lakeside town, not Richmond’s Belle Island), befriending the family next door–an attractive single mom (Virginia Madsen) and her young daughters–who help him find inspiration again.
Free refreshments served: Grilled hotdogs, sides, desserts, and beverages..

Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow Morning

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Tomorrow 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.

In recycling news, China is buying more from U.S. scrap market.

Also, a new recycling facility in Portsmouth, VA, is using A.I.-supported sorters, which will divert more materials from landfill.

Trash/Recycling Pickup Thursday

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Normally, this Wednesday would be a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup, but because of the recent Memorial Day holiday, pickup should instead be on Thursday.

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.

In recycling news, there’s new program in Virginia Beach that hopes to cut down on plastics in the water and give beach toys a new life.
To reduce littered toys local environmental nonprofits partnered with the City of Virginia Beach to launch the Beach Toy Recycling Program at Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Littered toys contribute to plastic pollution in the ocean, which is harmful to local wildlife.

OHNA Meeting This Coming Tuesday

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From email announcement from ohnarva@gmail.com:

The next OHNA meeting will be Tuesday, May 28 at 7pm. A link will be emailed along with the final agenda on the weekend, but the draft agenda includes:

Updates: from community partners, city & VCU police and community liaisons, & city council representation

Candidate introductions: Richmond Mayoral Candidates
All announced mayoral candidates have been invited to attend a meeting of OHNA to introduce their platforms. Each will have three minutes to speak, followed by questions from OHNA members.

Announcements:
OHNA Participatory Budget Delegate Committee members. Next Participatory Budget Richmond participatory budget committee presentation: May 29th 6-9pm, Southside Community Service Center. Participate in a mock participatory budget process.

Updates and Continued Business
The Friends of Oregon Hill Parks
Pleasants Park update & request for watering volunteers
Report: Oregon Hill Open Garden Day: May 18
Other Friends of OH Parks news
New Business
Action: Join Richmond Citizens Coalition?
Action: Ask city council to change the day/time so meetings of city council and school board are not at the same time?

Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow Morning

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Tomorrow 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.

Don’t forget about the Sierra Club/University of Richmond ‘Big Yard Sale’ this Saturday, which is in itself a huge recycling event.