Meeting - May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022
Board Members Present
- Joy Rogers (President)
- Justin Patterson (Treasurer)
- Leah Hopper (Secretary)
- Mark Brandon (Community Liaison)
Community Members Present
- 31 neighbors and guests (names not fully recorded)
- Bill Shanabruch (Reedy Creek Environmental LLC)
- Marc Wagner and Joanna Knight (Department of Historic Resources)
- Erin and Max (Dominion Energy)
- Parke Richeson (Maymont)
- Betsy Carr
- Amy Robins
Police Department Updates
Not recorded as a separate precinct report in this section.
5th District and Maymont Updates
Amy Robins (for Stephanie Lynch): snail-mail council dates coming; elderly/disabled tax relief open; new “Maymont Civic League” Facebook group; leaf removal; North Bank Trail fence check; historic district update March or May.
Betsy Carr: General Assembly online; priorities include healthcare, criminal justice, VEC, JLARC, environmental education, speeding; budget adoption this session; contact for Zoom or in-person meetings.
Parke Richeson: since March, 5,200 mansion tours; Nature Center 9,800 visitors; 1,800 students in education (500 Title I); Mutts at Maymont June 18; Music at Maymont starts June 9 (Guster & Wood Brothers).
General Community Notes
- National Register Historic District honor (no restrictions); Kirk Mullican submitted application—Board review passed; next steps survey/grants/VDHR.
- Dominion Strategic Underground Program on parts of Georgia Avenue—15′ easement; questions on yard size and equipment boxes.
- Votes: unanimously to consider National Night Out August 2; unanimously to consider a “Maymont Mile” fundraiser for playground near skate park.
- Reminders: flyer deliverers needed; Wednesday walks 7pm Greenville and Pennsylvania (spelled “Pennslyvania” in original).
- Board seeking a Vice President.