National Night Out is a community / police / awareness event that takes place the first Tuesday in August each year. Neighborhoods across the city will be hosting events to bring the neighborhood “out.” Below are the details for the official event thrown by 3rd district councilman Chris Hilbert. If you know of other ...
The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council – Gateway 6th District, and The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Councilman, Richmond City Council – Northside 3rd District, today announce that the Virginia Army National Guard, 180th Horizontal Transportation Company 276th Engineering Battalion, will begin the First Phase of a project to clear the undergrowth in ...
The Cannon Creek Greenway, which ultimately will be part of the East Coast Greenway, has long been a local dumping ground. Despite annual community clean-up efforts the city has taken an additional step: video cameras. WTVR has the story: So, what now? City Council member Chris Hilbert say they’re investing 30-thousand dollars for 5 surveillance cameras to ...
The second annual Canon Creek Greenway begins this Saturday starting at 8:30am. Volunteers will remove trash and debris from the Greenway in preparation for the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle path. Last year over 400 (!) tires were removed from the area. If you’re interested in helping out meet at 500 Dove Street (Intersection of ...
Update The cleanup has been rescheduled for March 20th due to the extreme wet conditions caused be the recent snows. Original We’ve gotten a bunch of emails about this weekend’s second annual Cannon Creek Greenway cleanup. Volunteers are needed! The event is a volunteer cleanup to remove unwanted trash and debris from the Cannon Creek Greenway, located in the ...
A little background on the Cannon Creek Greenway: Department of Parks & Rec has submitted a grant application to VDOT for the funds to construct a bicycle/pedestrian commuter trail. Council is looking to identify matching funds in the Capital Improvement Plan. The Greenway’s “ten-foot wide bicycle and pedestrian trail, once completed, will be incorporated into the ...
Two hundred or more volunteers turned out yesterday to help clean up the Cannon Creek Greenway along the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike. ...
Sixth District Councilwoman Ellen Robertson and Third District Councilman Chris Hilbert are joining with the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities to challenge citizens to “be the change” by volunteering a few hours of their time on Saturday, January 24, to help with a city cleanup project in North Richmond: Councilmembers Robertson and Hilbert, ...
Make plans now to celebrate the new Cannon Creek Greenway Project on National Night Out, Tuesday, August 5: The Green Park Civic Association, the Highland View Civic Association, Councilpersons Robertson and Hilbert, the Sierra Club, Richmond Parks and Recreation, SMBW Architects, Grayland Baptist Church, RRHA and the RPD are all partnering on the new Cannon Creek ...