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| Richmond's Downtown Master Plan |
The City of Richmond Planning Commission has passed the Draft Downtown Master Plan. Now City Council will be reviewing the document in September when they return after the August Council break. Neighborhood meetings have taken place and citizen The proposed Master Plan is a hopeful, yet realistic vision created by the citizens of Richmond. Seven Plan Foundations are outlined in the Plan that include:
Passing this plan has been a year long effort beginning with the planning charrette over in Manchester at Plant Zero. Residents, non-profit groups, corporations and government entities participated in this process. Overall, the above foundations of the plan remain intact. Planning Commission members spent countless hours pouring over each sentence of the document trying to accommodate all concerns while keeping these foundations intact. Please take a moment to contact all of them to thank them for this effort. If you would like to review the plan online, click below:
Downtown Richmond From Church Hill, Circa 1955 Courtesy VCU Digital Library
Planning Commission / City Council Contacts:
Contact the Richmond Planning Commission members to thank them for their diligent work on the plan:
- Beverley C. Lacy (Vice Chairperson) bevlacy@comcast.net - Shelia Hill-Christian (Chief Administrative Officer) - William M. Hutchins swhutchins@tcva.com - Charles Wray Jr. CWray@BCWH.com - Barbara Abernathy babernathy@live.com - Melvin Law lawmanchem@yahoo.com You may contact the Secretary of Planning Commission: Also, be sure to contact City Council members as they will be reviewing the Master Plan in September: - President Bill Pantele (2nd) Bill.Pantele@RichmondGov.com - Kathy Graziano Kathy.Graziano@RichmondGov.com - Reva Trammell (8th) Reva.Trammell@Richmondgov.com
For more questions or for additional information contact Brooke Hardin, City of Richmond: Phone (804) 646-6310 or e-mail: Brooke.Hardin@richmondgov.com
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