James River Park FOREVER
In February, City Council considered preserving the James River Park System with a conservation easement. The conservation easement was signed into law on Friday, May 29, 2009. It is now guaranteed that about 280 acres of James River Park System, Belle Isle, and Great Shiplock Park can never be sold or developed. The easement also cannot be undone by future state and city leaders.
Shared Air suggests that this might be the first major urban park system in the country preserved in perpetuity under a conservation easement. [via]
quick collective pat on back? anyone?
Let’s don’t do a collective pat on the back. let’s make it very specific. Larry Miller and Mary lois Mitchum of the Parks Department, Rosemary Green and Bob Steidel of DPW, Jan Reid and Lisa Ochenhirt of the City Attorney’s Office. Many, many hours over a four year period. There are others who line themselves up, and pat themselves on the back, but these are the people who did the work.