Southside Richmond

A Community Blog for Richmonders South of the James River

June 9th District Meeting Tonight, June 28

Councilman Doug Conner invites the community to attend the June 28, 2011 9th District Community Meeting. Meetings begin at 5:00pm with a local crime report from the Richmond Police Department and regular business uusually begins at 5:30pm. Meeting Agenda: 5:00pm-5:30pm – 9th District Police Report 5:30-6:30pm – Updates on new city jail, community gardens, civic [...]

9th District Community Meeting April 26

The community is invited to the April 9th District Community Meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Meetings are held at Southside Baptist Christian School, located at 5515 Bryce Lane off Hull Street Road. Agenda: Richmond Police Department Monthly Report 5:00-5:30pm Meeting 5:30-6:30pm Community Dinner 6:30-7:00pm

Recap of February 9th District Community Meeting

9th District Councilman Doug Conner presided over the February 15, 2011 9th District Community Meeting at Southside Baptist Christian School, which covered the following issues in the community: -RPD monthly report given by Lt. Angela Greene. One important issue noted is that the curfew for children under 18 is 11:00pm -Representative Benjamin Lambert unexpectedly appeared [...]

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 [...]

9th District Community Meeting to Discuss Mayor’s Participation & Communications Corps

Join Councilman Doug Conner on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 for February’s 9th District Community Meeting. DATE: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 LOCATION: Southside Baptist Christian School 5515 Bryce Lane (Off Hull Street Road) Richmond, VA 23224 MEETING AGENDA: 5:00pm-6:30pm – Report from Richmond Police Department; Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC) 6:30pm-7:00pm – 9th District Community [...]

First 9th District Community Meeting of the Year to Discuss Midlothian Turnpike

9th District Councilman Doug Conner invites you to the first meeting of the new year to discuss events and issues of local interest to the Southside Gateway community, and we hope you will attend! This will be an important meeting as the primary item of agenda is to provide updates on various Midlothian Turnpike Improvement Projects. [...]

A Greenway for Southside Richmond

Partnership for Smarter Growth Presentation on Potential “Rails to Trails” Program

The forthcoming 9th District Community Meeting will feature a special presentation on an exciting potential project to transform the old CSX railroad corridor into an urban trail for Southside Richmond. (The 2.3 mile corridor currently runs from George Wythe High School, beside Reedy Creek, behind the new GRTC headquarters, to McGuire Hospital.) Join us on [...]

Southside Richmond Community and Business Leader’s Meeting

Councilman Doug Conner, 9th District Representative will host  a meeting to organize and discuss community development, to make Southside a better place to better place to live, work, learn, play, visit, and raise a family. Invited attendees include representatives and leaders from:  Beaufont Hills Civic Association, Broad Rock Merchant’s Association, Midlothian Business Association, Chesterfield Square [...]

Final 9th District Meeting of the Year

Councilman Doug Conner invites you to the.. FINAL 9th DISTRICT MEETING OF THE YEAR! The 9th District Meeting will be held Tuesday, December 2nd at 5:00PM – 7:00PM Location: Southside Baptist Christian School 5515 Bryce Lane, Richmond , VA 23224 Agenda: 2008 9th District Highlights and 2009 9th District goals. A free dinner will be [...]