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.