Update~Today’s 9th District Community Meeting to Discuss Community Gardens

Important Meeting Update! Unfortunately the planned discussion on the Mayor’s Participation and Communications Corps (MPACC) has been cancelled for tonight’s 9th District Meeting, but we will instead be treated to a different interesting issue. Dr. Carolyn Graham, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Human Services, will be speaking on the City’s plans for turning unused city property […]

February 15, 2011; 10:34 AM • by christina

Important Meeting Update!

Unfortunately the planned discussion on the Mayor’s Participation and Communications Corps (MPACC) has been cancelled for tonight’s 9th District Meeting, but we will instead be treated to a different interesting issue. Dr. Carolyn Graham, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Human Services, will be speaking on the City’s plans for turning unused city property into Community Gardens and John Lewis will be speaking for the Reid Elementary School Community Garden on Whitehead Road.

So with Richmond’s foodie rage and growing interest in gardening and sustainability, this is a perfect and timely topic of discussion. Everyone is invited to the 9th District Community Meeting Tonight! The meetings start at 5pm with a report from the Richmond Police Department, so the real agenda doesn’t start until around 5:30pm, so please feel free to attend even if you’re running late from work. People come and go throughout the meeting.

Updated Agenda:
5:00PM-6:30PM
Monthly Report from the Richmond Police Department
Southside Richmond Community Gardens
Speed Bump Locations with Public Works
6:30PM—7:00PM 9th District Community Dinner

LOCATION:
Southside Baptist Christian School
5515 Bryce Lane (Off Hull Street Road)
Richmond, VA 23224

For more information, here’s an interesting story from November 2010 that WWBT12 did concerning the Mayor’s nod to more community gardens in the City. These Southside city lots are noted as being considered for this beautiful and useful transformation:

801 West 44th Street
805 West 44th Street
807 West 44th Street
3300 Mcdonough Street
712 West 26th Street
4050 Midlothian Turnpike
1301 Perry Street
3911 Stockton Street
4212 Ferguson Lane
404 East Broad Rock Road

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