Extinction Rebellion continues its Friday protests in Monroe Park and there is also a World Vegan Day celebration.
Extinction Rebellion and World Vegan Day In Monroe Park
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Richmond 300 Continues To Ignore City Residents
Laurel Street neighbor Charles Pool went to the Richmond 300 meeting this evening but was unable to give a presentation on behalf of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association. Few of the committee members were there, and chairperson Mr. Olinger suggested that the presentation be postponed to a later meeting. The electricity went out and Pool was not even able to make some comments.
The Richmond 300 Committee and City staff are seemingly determined to give Oregon Hill a Neighborhood Mixed Use designation with an 8 story limit, despite multiple statements from the neighborhood association that this is not acceptable.
This tyranny has been going on for over a year now, and like the unpopular coliseum scheme, the City continues to show disregard for citizens. There’s very little reason for trust at this point.
5th District Newsletter and Master Plans
OHNA Letter To ‘Richmond300’ Planners
Planning Commission Presentation
‘Single-Family’ To Be Removed?
Mandatory Homework Assignment For Candidates
OHNA Letter To City Council and Richmond300 Committee
Important Things To Know For Thursday’s Halloween Parade
– The Parade is rain or shine
– Procession from Monroe Park begins at 7 PM Sharp
– All the Saints Theater Company strictly prohibits and condemns the use of any fireworks
– All posters (currently displayed on telephone poles) and small posters (will be added to telephone poles Tuesday night), will be promptly removed and recycled after the event by All the Saints Theater Company
– AGAIN, DO NOT BRING FIREWORKS!
-DO NOT LITTER! HELP US KEEP OUR STREETS AND PARKS CLEAN!
-ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS AND AWARE OF YOURSELF AND CONSIDERATE OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
Dress up in a costume, make your own giant puppets or flags, and/or volunteer to assist with the giant puppets, flags, props and more!
Every year a funeral march is part of the parade!
*The 14th Annual Halloween Parade is also “A Funeral March for Life as We Wished It”!
We will mourn the burning amazon rainforest, parade against the break down of our planet, and celebrate all indigenous peoples, people of color, and trans and queer peoples. We will celebrate the death of Immigration & Customs Enforcement because the ICE is melting! We will reign in the aftermath of the ICE storm, in a lush sea of the Amazon, Pollinators, Skeletons, Extinction Rebellion, and much more! This year’s theme is based on the climate crisis and humanity crisis, specifically referencing the fact that scientists say humanity has a 50% chance of making it 81 more years.
Rain Barrel Workshop At Main Library Tomorrow
Event description:
Richmond city residents, join the James River Association at the Main Branch Library on October 29th for a rain barrel workshop!
Rain barrels are made out of heavy-duty plastic 55-gallon drums and connected to the gutter downspouts of residential homes, collecting rain runoff. Stormwater moves quickly over the paved surfaces in urban environments, picking up pollutants on its way to the James River. By collecting water from a rooftop to be used in a garden later, the total amount of contaminants being deposited into the river is decreased!
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Main Branch Library
101 E Franklin Street
VCU Library Book Sale
The VCU Library Book Sale runs from October 25 to October 30. Click here for details.
Dante’s Peak Friday Evening
From announcement:
Community Movie Night: DANTE’S PEAK
Last one of the Season
Friday, October 25 @ 6:30 pm in Pleasants Park
Open High Fall Festival This Saturday
From the FaceBook event page:
Open High’s 2nd Annual Fall Festival will be on October 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition to the chili cook-off, there will be a cornhole tournament! We are looking for teams to compete. Students, faculty, school families, alumni, parents, clubs – all teams are welcome. The cost to compete is $5 per student team and all other teams are $10 per team. There will be prizes awarded to the winners. Sign up here to help: https://signup.com/go/CGGdinR
Last year’s event was very good.
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow
This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup. 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, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced that it had revoked the permit of a Petersburg landfill after complaints from nearby residents.
OHNA Meeting Reminder
From email:
Dear Friends and Neighbors
Just a reminder for our meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7 at St Andrews Church. The meeting will include a presentation from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on ways we can help our beloved James River and other waterways in our state and to provide resources.
Also a reminder that on Saturday, November 9th starting at 9:30am, we will be planting 10 trees in neighborhood tree wells and need volunteers to help with the planting and initial watering in. Please let me know if you can help. Many hands make light and enjoyable work!
I will also ask the membership in attendance to authorize the association spending up to $200 for a remote digital weather station unit to donate to the science department at Open High to establish a long term record of meteorological information of the neighborhood in an effort to provide independent and sustainable data on climate change in our neighborhood and to serve the school as an educational tool.
The president of Open High Sophomore class also will make a short address on plans they are making to serve our community and make beneficial improvements.
Councilmember Agelasto to Hold Meeting Thursday
From City Council press release:
Councilmember Agelasto to hold meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District
WHAT Richmond, Virginia – The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilmember, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, will hold a meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District. This will be the final individual event Councilmember Agelasto will personally host in the District, as he is voluntarily stepping off Council as of November 30, 2019.
The planned agenda for this meeting includes the following:
AGENDA
· Proposed Richmond Navy Hill Development Project: Presentation with Questions & Answers
– Representative, Richmond Economic Development Authority
– Representative, Navy Hill District Corporation· Richmond Central 5th Voter District Updates
WHEN Thursday, October 24, 2019
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.WHERE St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
240 S. Laurel Street; Richmond, VirginiaCONTACT For more information, please contact: Amy Robins, Liaison for The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilmember, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, at 804.646.5724 (tel), or amy.robins@richmondgov.com (email).
Councilmember Agelasto holds individual meetings that include his goals and accomplishments, topical agendas, and special guests. He invites all Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents to attend. Meeting dates, times, locations, agendas, and special guests are subject to change.