Church Hill Association of RVA Newsletter - September 2017 Issue

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CHA Board of Directors President: John Sieg

President@churchhill.org

Vice President: Gennie Sasnett vp@churchhill.org

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Secretary: Ali Schneider secretary@churchhill.org

Assistant Secretary: Pam Masters asstsecretary@churchhill.org

Treasurer: Trish Bernal

treasurer@churchhill.org

Assistant Treasurer: Pam Lipscombe assistanttreasurer@churchhill.org

Church Hill Rides Iowa

Salvation Army & Boys & Girls Club

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Fluid Dicipline

Pg.23 | Your Creative Home

Meetings & Notices Historic Preservation and Land Use Committee Meeting Generally held on the Tuesday before the board meeting at the Patrick Henry Pub, 2300 E. Broad St. at 6:00pm Upcoming Meeting: September 5 Upcoming Meeting: October 3

CHA of RVA Board Meeting Generally held on the first Thursday of every month at Patrick Henry Pub, 2300 East Broad St. at 6:00pm Upcoming Meeting: September 7 Upcoming Meeting: October 5

Membership Meeting Generally held on the third Tuesday of every month in St.John’s Parish Hall, 2401 East Broad St. at 7:00pm Upcoming Meeting: September 19 Upcoming Meeting: October 17 If any member wishes to attend any zoning or board meeting they are most welcome, but please check with John Sieg at president@churchhill.org for updated meeting times and dates.

Directors at Large Alli Alligood Christina Masteroianni

Karen Jones Colin Schlueter

Past President: Bill Dinkin Historic Preservation and Land Use Chair: Robert Gordon rrgpc@mac.com

Volunteers Church Hill News letter: Layout & Graphics:

Arthur Olivarez Contact: arthurolivarezjr@gmail.com

Content Editor/Ad Sales Coordinator: Celeste Deal newsletter@churchhill.org Phone: (804)644-2862

Lead Newsletter Dristribution: South: Tom & Eileen Sanders Phone: (804)343-7157

North: Sandra Horton Phone: (804)780-1641

Membership Coordinator: Amy Beem membership@churchhill.org Phone: (804)344-7157

Church Hill Planters:

Marion Macdonald Phone: (804)644-1347

Cover Photo By: Randy Gonzalez What does Church Hill Look like to you?

Send images to: newsletter@churchhill.org Photo of the Month | John Sieg

For more information on joining the CHA, please see our website at: churchhill.org or fill out the application included in this publication

CHA Mission The purpose of this organization shall be to promote a sense of unity and common endeavor among all the residents of the St.John’s CHurch, Church Hill North, and Chimborazo Old and Historic Districs, other residents of the East District, and other interested persons, in order to develop a stable, desirable urban neighborhood.

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Letter from the

President John Sieg

Dear Church Hillians,

Our membership picnic was held on August 15th at the home of Genni Sasnett and Tom Wilds. They were gracious hosts and everyone had a great time despite a bit of rain.The food and interactions were excellent and donated school supplies were collected to benefit local elementary schools.

The nomination process to fill 2018 director and officer positions is well underway. An update will be provided at our September membership meeting. Feel free to contact Genni Sasnett, our VP, if you are interested in filling a role!

Amy’s Army will hold a bike based fundraising event in Church Hill on Saturday, September 23rd. Please consider watching the Libby Hill climb. CHA of RVA members will receive a discount if you choose to purchase a VIP Spectator Pass. This will be another win-win for our community and the fight against cancer!

Some of you will remember the significant work, contributed by many, dedicated to preserving the view that named Richmond (view from Libby Hill Park). Now, with the intent to aggressively develop Richmond along the Pulse Corridor, we fear the view could be threatened yet again. We’ve solicited our city councilman, Dr. Cynthia Newbille, to assist in protecting the view as well as the fabric of historic Church Hill. Our letter offering support is published elsewhere in this newsletter. We hope that we’ll be able to achieve the four objectives outlined in that letter!

The board reviewed all of the input received regarding updating the association’s bylaws. Most of you, by now, have had an opportunity to review the changes we recommend and will be prepared to vote on those changes during our September membership meeting. Just in case, here is a brief summary of the recommended changes for you to consider before the meeting:

•Clarified details regarding the functioning of the board (article V) •Clarified how membership decisions can be modified upon consideration of additional facts (article VII) •Addition of two new committees and several committee name changes (article IX) •Contribution and finance clarifications (article X) I’ll close by reflecting on something that is all over the news at this time of writing ... the riot and loss of life in Charlottesville. We have a wonderful community that enjoys considerable goodwill among our residents.

I have lived in Charlottesville and know they have a fine community as well. It is heartbreaking to see how hate groups can target a town, attract additional hate, fight and ultimately cause the loss of life. The right of free speech is something that has made the USA so great and must be preserved. When the most despicable voices and words are protected then each of our voices are also protected. I am very hopeful that we in Church Hill can continue to openly share our views, enjoy civil discourse, and perhaps even agree to disagree while successfully turning away the threat of mob rule that always results in pain, suffering, collateral damage and occasionally the loss of life.

Best regards to you and yours, John Sieg, President CHA 2017

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Photos by: Ragbrai, the Agents of Fortune and our friends

Church Hill Rides Iowa By: Tom Wilds

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ith dew heavy on the ground, a chill in the air and the sun rising in front of us, we began our ride each morning. We rose from our tents around 6 am to don our helmets, jerseys and other gear. We filled our water bottles and pack our energy bars. Typically, we rode through quiet neighborhoods for a few blocks before turning to the quaint historic downtown Main Street where thousands of other riders were converging to form the near endless chain of cyclists moving east for the next 60 miles or so in the early morning dawn. There were 22,000 of us! As others have said, it was a combination of the Tour de France, a county fair and Woodstock for 7 days (Sunday, July 23-Saturday July 30) moving over 425 miles across Iowa. This is the annual RAGBRAI! RAGBRAI is an acronym and registered trademark for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, which is a non-competitive bicycle ride organized by The Des Moines Register and going from west to east across the U.S. state of Iowa, that draws recreational riders from across the United States and many foreign countries. First held in 1973, RAGBRAI is the largest bike-touring event in the world.

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A group of your Church Hill neighbors rode it this year. Ricky Armstrong and Monica Morris coordinated our team’s (Agents of Fortune) travels on the big blue bus and are owed a debt of gratitude from the team. Monica and Ricky, Mike and Pam Prescott, Jeff and Karen Cooper and Genni Sasnett and Tom Wilds along with a few other friends comprised the team. John Johnson rode with two other cyclists from Richmond on the ride. This roving carnival included notable characters such as Batman and Robin, Elvis and Ms. Piggy and many others in costume as well as tandem cyclists, unicyclists, skaters and hand cranked cycles that looked like large Big Wheels. There were amputees, people with visual impairments, severely over weight individuals, children, families and those who were clearly in their eighties. Riders appeared to be from every race, age, ability and culture. This was America, rolling as one, discovering itself.

We partied together as each small town welcomed us with opened arms and homemade ice cream, Amish pies, watermelon, Mr. Pork Chop (the largest chop you can imagine handed to you in a paper towel), fire house pancakes and beer!

We also suffered together. Not only did we ride the equivalent of the distance from Richmond to Connecticut but we climbed a total of over 13,000 feet (almost as high as the Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming). We rode through the chill, extreme heat, head-winds (the worst!) and cold rain. Our arms, backs, hands, legs and especially our bottoms hurt. Our legs cramped at night while we camped and we stumbled in the dark to find the nearest Port-a-Potty (Man!!‌.no toilet paper?). But day after day we rose again to ride on through simply gorgeous vistas of valleys and mountains, of Iowa corn fields, of pastures with cows and barnyards of pigs all the while discovering our strengths, our weaknesses, our friendships and ourselves.

also met by Christian mountain music as well as beerdrinking country rock.

In these crazy political times when we see so much confusion, anxiety and anger, Church Hill rode through America and found joy in diversity and companionship in our joint struggles and celebrations.

We found greatness, determination and strength, in our neighbors and in our country. We also found ourselves.

We did it!!

We rode through the heartland of America. There were Czech and Norwegian towns as well as Amish and many others. We were welcomed and surprised in one town by a group composed of youth from Colombia and Somalia both in indigenous dress as well as Chassidic Jews in their black hats and long black coats who wanted to pray for us. We were Church Hill Newsletter | 5

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The Salvation Army & Boys & Girls Club Serving Church Hill Youth Since 1920

By: Aimee Wester, The Salvation Army Central Virginia

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he Salvation Army established the Church Hill Corps on North 25th Street in 1920 with a mission of impacting the community in Christ’s name. A representative with The Salvation Army noted that there were “hoards of lads running wildly about.”

Seeing that the growing Church Hill community needed a place where boys could go for play, participation and provision, the first Boys Club in Church Hill was born.

In 1949, the Boys Club in Church Hill was formally organized, becoming the Red Shield Boys Club, which then merged with the Boys Clubs of America in 1954, becoming The Salvation Army Boys Club.

Throughout the 50’s and 60’s, the Club offered structured athletic programs with football, wrestling, swimming and basketball, as well as music, crafts, journalism and photography. One of the Club’s most successful programs, the Red Shield Golden Gloves boxing team, travelled to state competitions, resulting in 11 City Champions and seven State Champions in 1953.

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With the Church Hill community continuing to grow, the need for more space and programming for boys also grew. And the groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art facility at 3701 R Street occurred in 1970, with The Salvation Army Boys Club and Neighborhood Center officially opening in 1971. In 1972, the Club opened its doors to girls, and reflective of national movement, officially changed its name in 1987, becoming the presentday Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club.

Since then, The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club has served hundreds of thousands of young men and women in Richmond’s East End, giving them the support needed to mature into productive citizens, local business leaders and communityminded professionals.

“To be where I’m at now is a humbling experience,” said Myquael McLane, Club alumnus. “The Boys & Girls Club was one of the best points of my life. I kept going back because I knew there were people there who would help push me and change my life.”

oriented play. The Salvation Army weaves together academics, enrichment, recreation and character formation to develop the whole child and help them realize their full potential.

At 9-years-old, Myquael was homeless, living on the streets in Richmond’s East End. A child of drug addicts, he was hanging out with the wrong crowd and selling drugs by the age of 11. “I had nobody, I had no guidance,” explained Myquael.

“I came to the Club for summer programs, that’s what kept me out of trouble. I had friends dying left and right. They just stopped coming to the Club. And if I had stopped coming, I would have ended up just like them.”

Today, Myquael is a member of the Army Reserves, an honor student at Virginia Union University and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He was recently named one of the Top 25 Leaders on Campus and credits The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club for saving his life.

“I continue to volunteer at the Club because I know there’s a kid out there that’s just like me, that just needs someone to help them. I want to impact in such a way that The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club has impacted me and changed my life.”

Daily after school and during the summer, youth just like Myquael attend the Club, which offers more than a gymnasium for athletic play, a swimming pool, or a games room for traditional youth-

Dedicated, driven staff tutor those experiencing academic challenges, provide aid in building and strengthening character and prepare high school youth for the rigors and discipline of higher academic pursuit. By providing young people with the tools needed to succeed, at-risk youth facing adverse childhood experiences become youth of promise who can rise above an uncertain future on the streets.

And while the programs at the Club have evolved to meet the needs of the ever-changing community, the facility at 3701 R Street has remained virtually unchanged. A lack of space hampers efforts to expand and innovate in critical program areas and most of the operating systems are due for replacement.

The need for a safe haven for youth is especially strong in Church Hill and The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club remains dedicated to it’s mission of “changing a generation, one life at a time.” Today, The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club is in the process of finalizing pledges and securing gifts to contribute to a $6.1 million expansion and renovation project to modernize and equip the Club to affect greater impact on youth and families in Church Hill, positioning The Salvation Army for a new era of growth and youth development.

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Plein Air 2018 Church Hill Church Hill Association member Barbara Cotter wrote a lovely article in last month’s newsletter about Plein Air 2017 in Church Hill. I hope everyone read and enjoyed the article. A debt of gratitude is owed to the Church Hill stalwarts who have supported this event for several years now. Our neighborhood has become one of the “sponsors” of this event in some indirect and direct ways. Indirectly, one third of the participating artists are hosted by Church Hill residents who volunteer lodging in their homes and a strong dose of southern hospitality. Directly, CHAofRVA has funded an artist’s dinner with a monetary contribution for food and the in-kind labor of several members.

Your Board of Directors has recently voted to formalize the Association’s involvement in Plein Air 2018. The $500 donation made to fund the dinner for the past two years is being included as a line item in the proposed CHAofRVA 2018 budget. That budget will be presented at the September membership meeting and voted on during the November meeting. The board is also creating a Plein Air 2018 ad hoc committee. This committee will be open to Church Hill members who may be interested in Plein Air 2018. One of the outcomes that the Board hopes to see is that more people in the neighborhood learn about the annual Plein Air event and become involved. Another is that, with a committee structure in place, additional focus can be given to acquiring positive recognition for CHAofRVA in the broader Richmond community for our commitment to this event.

Stay tuned for an announcement of a Plein Air Committee Chair later in the year. Once that person has been identified his or her contact information will be provided and interested Association members will be encouraged to join.

Church Hill Association, Thank you so much for such a generous gift to Robinson Theater of $500. This is a tremendous blessing! We were delighted to have you host your February Membership Picnic here and hope to have you all back to host another event or attend a communitywide gathering. If you have interest in volunteering, for on-going classes or events, please let me know. There are a number of options in the coming months with movie nights, talent show, class sign-in, fall festival and more. We would be pleased to have you here.

Thank you again!

Betsy Hart, Executive Director *Above is a transcript of the thank you note sent to CHA of RVA Board.

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Board Member Nominations Are Still Open Nominations will remain open through Labor Day 9/4/17 Have you thought about contributing to the Church Hill Community by placing yourself or someone else you think would be a good candidate into consideration for CHA of RVA board membership?

Please send nominations to Genni Sasnett at vp@churchhill.org.

Nominations should include:

1. Name and contact

information on the nominee

2. His or her membership status and

3. A short statement of why

you believe the nominee would be a good board member.

CHA of RVA has established a nominations committee to develop a slate of nominees for the 2018 board of directors. Available positions include: Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and two (2) board member at large positions.

Details on the roles and responsibilities of each of these positions are on the CHA of RVA website under “Participate”.

Board of Director meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month. The meetings are managed very efficiently and generally are done within a 1½ to two-hour period.

Our Association is only effective when our membership steps up and participates.

We need your suggestions to develop a strong slate of new board members and officers. We look forward to your nominations!

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Richmond Cycling Corps Fluid Discipline By: Matt Crane Photo by: Matt Kuhn

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e stumbled across our style of discipline, in the early days, by accident. Richmond Cycling Corps spent its infancy – the summer of 2011 -- based out of the Boys and Girls Club on Phaup Street, in Fairfield Court public housing. The youth who comprised the first wave of participants in our cycling programs were introduced to us through the Club, and so we found ourselves posted up in a grassy field by the basketball courts, on sweltering summer afternoons, waiting to take youth from Fairfield onto the roads of Richmond upon a fleet of cobbled together bicycles.

And then there were days when the youth wouldn’t show. Sometimes only one would be missing. On other days, almost as if by unspoken (or perhaps spoken) agreement, almost none would be present.

And so, Craig Dodson, RCC’s founder and executive director, went to find them. Knocking on doors.

“Hey man, why aren’t you at practice today?”

Except, there wasn’t always an answer, not in those early days before the program had established its street cred. So there was that time, the first of a few, where he went in through a window and told a wide-eyed would-be cyclist that he had five minutes to be on the bike.

They showed up more regularly after that.

And we learned something. There is a profoundly powerful take-away, for a young person, from someone coming to find you, whether within the

cuts of your neighborhood, or in your living room.

They tell you they want you to be somewhere. You are wanted. You are needed. You have value.

By accident, this became a hallmark of the Richmond Cycling Corps style of outreach. We didn’t plan that out through some whiteboardheavy board meeting. We grew it our of stubbornness and our own core values. We won’t let you fail yourself. We won’t let you walk away.

We won’t let you down.

It’s the only thing we give away – tough love. Everything else is earned through hard work, being accountable, and being willing to push the limits of self.

But within the ranks, discipline has wavered at times. When our leverage fails upon the fulcrum of growth, we are met with resistance from these brilliant but complicated youth. From there, it is a short spiral into chaos. We have learned we can’t get too predictable. Show up too many times and suddenly a youth knows he/she doesn’t have to come to you, you’ll just come pick them up.

The early months of this year, up to June, have been very trying. The spring racing season was beset with “lifey” challenges. Youth getting arrested. Drugs and guns entering the frame with an intensity and realness beyond anything we have yet seen from the streets. A spate of shootings. In the midst of that, we had four program graduates on the cusp of graduating high school, and were in our top gear shepherding them to the finish line.

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Something had to change for the summer programs. So we laid down the law. Time to evolve.

There was going to be zero tolerance for late arrivals and no shows. Skip practice without a valid reason?

We’ll give your spot on the team away to one of the guys in line asking to join. Cell phones? We’re not playing that game anymore (they go in a big wooden bowl at the start of every practice now).

Every day of cycling programs starts with a meeting behind a closed locker room door. The team huddles up, and its time to talk about intentions and goals for the day.

With four youth moving on after high school, and a tight cadre of eight remaining, the team is riding stronger than ever. Everyone is dead serious about getting on the bike. A former team member, who has been in and out of RCC because of poor behavior, wanted to come back to the program. His jokes, nonchalance, and negative attitude were met with icy stares from our current group.

“We don’t play around anymore,” they told him.

Our evolution as a program is a given; it must stay fluid to stay relevant with these youth. The change that has occurred is not because of this, however. The change is because the youth have changed. They have grown within the space presented to them. We call it grit. Others call it character.

Currently, lots of good things are happening on and off the bike. Three youth are working summer long at The Kickstand (our bicycle rental service on the Virginia Capital Trail, near Rockett’s Landing). On-bike practices have been grueling, continuing unabated through the heatwave and in all manner of weather.

Complaints have been few and far between. Suddenly, after a stormy start to the year, we are flying along.

What’s next? We will work to keep the momentum high, shifting and growing the program to keep it fresh and challenging. The youth have earned, through their hard work and dedication, a long awaited epic mountain bike trip – we will spend the last week of August out of town hitting some of the most intense and exciting mountain bike destinations in Virginia. Only by pushing themselves within the boundaries of our structure has that been attained.

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the bike is vital to their growth. But remember as well that for these youth, within whom grit is flourishing, the discipline extends deeply into every aspect of their lives, necessary as that is for their burgeoning sense of self value.

Our growth is constant, and we have a major announcement coming soon. Watch this space or our Facebook page to learn of our next big leap forward!

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TRICK or TREAT! IT’S TIME FOR THE FALL

SPOOKTACULAR AND ALL OVERSHADOWING

HYSTERIC ALL CHURCH HILL

YARD SALE 2800 BLOCK OF EAST FRANKLIN STREET

LIBBY HILL PARK

Sunday, October 22nd FROM 9 AM / OPEN TO EVERYONE ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE No assigned spaces - Set up as early as you like You’ll have a frighteningly good time. Rain or shine Come early for the best selections.

For more details contact: Chuck Wrenn 512-5286 or Marilyn Stroh 648-2109

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Church Hill, It’s never easy to start a revolution.

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17 Apartments 6500 square feet of Commercial Space 2 Bedroom\2bathroom Live work Now leasing for August 2016 Occupancy Contact Joshua Bilder for more information 804.306.3089 Mobile 804-359-5018 Office (Website under construction) www.patrickhenrysquare.com Another quality Sterling Bilder LLC Development 18 | September 2017

Church Hill Historic Plaque Program Small (12.5X16) $350

The sizes are: Medium (15X19) $375

Large (18.5X23.5) $400

The Historic Plaque program is voluntary and they have been approved by both the Historic Richmond Foundation (HRF) and the Committee for Architecture Review (CAR).

Plaques are made of durable composite materials, (weather resistant). The plaques are black with white lettering. The text is recommended to be approximately 60-65 words.

The first step to begin the process is to contact Historic Richmond Foundation at (804) 643 7407. The will provide the details, cost and timing of the process.

Plaques take four weeks and balance of payments is due when the final order is placed. When the plaque is ready, HRF contacts the owner to install the plaque where the owner designates, which is already figured into the total cost of the plaque.

The plaque text can be accomplished and approved in two ways:

•HRF

researches and provides a script to the owner for approval. Cost is $50 up front which is a down payment and part of the final price.

•The

owner researches and sends HRF their desired text, citations and down payment of $50. HRF reviews and approves the text.

Questions or concerns about the historic plaque program should be directed to: Historic Richmond Foundation: (804) 643 7407 and/or John Johnson: mksm1@msn.com, (804) 814 1066

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Dear Ask CAR, We love living in Church Hill and especially enjoy the beauty of the historic lamps lining many of the streets. Is it possible to have additional gas lamps added to other blocks on Church Hill?

Thanks, Lamplighter Dear Lamplighter, The Department of Public Utilities is responsible for the installation of street lights in the City. To request a new street light installation, call 804-646-8541. As an FYI, if you see a streetlight out, or any other streetlight problems, call 804-646-8550.

Dear Ask CAR, I have a lot at 1232 N 32nd. It formerly had a home on it but it burned several years ago.

Would rebuilding require CAR oversight?

Thanks, Rebuilder Hi Rebuilder, 1232 N. 32nd is not in a City Old and Historic District and therefore does not require CAR review so rebuild away!

Hope this helps!

Ask CAR

Hope this helps!

Ask CAR

Ask CAR Are you a new or existing homeowner in a Designated Old and Historic District in the area? Do you have a question about a renovation or rehabilitation project on your property? Are you planning a demolition or new construction project? If so, send us your question to Secretary@ ChurchHill.org with Ask CAR in the subject line.

In an effort to provide a resource to the community, I’ve started this "ASK CAR" column. If you don’t know already, CAR or the Commission on Architectural Review is the City’s official historic preservation body and helps to preserve the unique qualities of these designated districts. Since there are four of these districts in this area (St. John’s, Chimborazo, Union Hill, Church Hill North) chances are that if you are a homeowner you will have or have had some interaction with CAR. This column is aimed at providing clarity and understanding of a process that at times may seem daunting or frustrating. Marianne Pitts, Secretary of the Planning and Preservation Department in Church Hill Newsletter the City of Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review has kindly agreed to assist| 21

Church Hill Contacts Police and Safety Emergencies: 911 Non-Emergency Police: (804)646-5100 1st Precinct Station front desk, staffed most hours: (804)646-3602 Fire Station #1: (804)646-4229 Church Hill Crime Watch: (804)343-3628 Commonwealth’s Attorney/Sector Prosecutor: Colette McEachin: (804)646-4845 Lt.Minton: (804)646-0574, cell (804)240-9158 Daniel.Minton@richmondgov.com Lt Jeremy Sayles: cell (804)283-0856 Sector Lieutenant: Lt McRoy: (804)646-0574, cell (804)283-0856

Neighborhood Maintenance Citizen’s Assistance: (804)646-7000 Citizen’s Request Service Online: http://eservices.ci.richmond.va.us/applications/ citizensrequest/frmNewEntryType.asp# City of Richmond Public Utilities: (804)646-3000 Code Violations related to historic preservation: Marianne Pitts: (804)646-7550 marianne.pitts@richmondgov.com Commission of Architectural Review: (804)646-7550 Zoning Administration: (804)646-6340 Housing Code Enforcement: (804)646-6419 Environmental Control: (804)646-7448 Graffiti Hotline: (804)646-1406 Truancy Hotline: (804)646-ABCD Northeast District Parks Maintenance: (804)646-3216

State and Local Government Governor Terry McCauliffe Virginia State Capitol, 3rd Floor (804)786-221 Senator Rosalyn R. Dance Virginia Senate DIstrict 16 Capitol Office (804)698-7516 district16@senate.virginia.gov Delegate Delores L. McQuinn Virginia House of Delegates 70th District General Assembly Building (804)698-1070 Senator Jennifer L. McClellan Virginia Senate (804)698-7509 deljmcclellan@house.state.va.us Delegate Jeffrey Bourne Virginia House of Delegates (804)698-1071

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Mayor Levar Stoney City of Richmond 900 E.Broad St.,2nd Floor (804)646-7970 7th District Richmond City Council Member Cynthia Newbille (804)646-3012 cynthia.newbille@richmondgov.com 7th District Richmond City School Board Member Nadine Marsh Carter (804)929-6894 ncarter@rvaschool.net Richmond City School Board (804)780-7716

East District Agencies East District Families First: (804)646-4508 EDI-W.I.C: (804)646-0775 Health Center: (804)780-0840 Social Services: (804)646-7212 VA. Cooperative Extension: (804)786-4150

Richmond Resources Animal Control: (804)646-5573 after hours: (804)646-0546 Better Housing Coalition: (804)644-0546 Black History Museum: (804)780-9093 Richmond CenterStage: (804)225-9000 Children’s Museum of Richmond: (804)474-7000 Edgar Allan Poe Museum: (804)648-5523 Historic Richmond Foundation: (804)643-7407 James River Association: (804)788-8811 Library of Virginia: (804)692-3500 Museum of the Confederacy: (804)649-1866 Richmond Ballet: (804)344-0906 Richmond Coliseum: (804)262-8100 Richmond National Battlefield Park: (804)771-2148 Richmond Symphony: (804)788-1212 Science Museum of Virginia: (804)367-6552 St. John’s Church Visitor Center: (804)648-5015 Valentine Richmond History Center: (804)649-0711 Venture Richmond: (804)788-6466 Virginia Historical Society: (804)358-4901 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: (804)340-1400 Virginia Opera: (804)643-600 Virginia War Memorial (804)786-2060

Your Creative Home

By Leila Gaskin

On October 14th & 15th, 2017, the James River Writers will be celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of its annual conference. And we want YOU to be a part of the celebration.

Now I know you might be thinking, this is all about writers and writing stuff--you are not wrong. Writing is just a part of the picture. James River Writers is about being part of a creative community, learning the craft and business side of writing, and storytelling.

I’ve been privileged to be a part of this community since 2005. As a stranger in a strange city, I heard an ad for the conference on our very own Community Ideas Station. It was fortunate that the website address was provided several times during the spot, and I’m confident I looked like a lunatic as I sang the website until I could pull over and write it down.

Why do I keep coming back year after year? I’ve found my creative tribe. From the first day I walked through the doors and stepped up to the registration desk, I was welcomed. I’ve returned year after year because of the quality content and the experienced authors, agents, editors, and publishers who are willing to share their time with writers who seek to better their craft.

Past guests have included big names like David Baldacci, Hugh Howie, Gini Koch, Tom Robbins, Adrianna Trigani, and Jeanette Walls. These authors have shared the panels with local authors, including our founders, Phaedra Hise, Dean King, and David Robbins. This year’s guest roster includes Panio Gianopoulos, Sadequa Johnson, Beth Macy, Margot Lee Shetterly, Alex Sanchez, and Sonja Yoerg—just a few of our highly qualified and awardwinning speakers.

This brings me the long way ‘round to my point: James River Writers is part of the Richmond creative scene, and we’d like you to be a part of our tribe.

Leila Gaskin is the author of several short stories including horror, speculative fiction, science fiction, and urban fantasy. Hot Flashes is her debut novel. You can find her on Instagram, where she shares photos of nature and RVA (leilagaskin).

2319 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23223 • Telephone: 804.433.3790 Visit us at www.jamesriverwriters.org for information on upcoming programming, Writers Wednesdays, contests, and to view our video!

It’s easy to make a donation or become a member with our online forms.

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Dear Councilwoman Newbille and Director Olinger, This note is a follow-up to your comments made to members of our community and during the recent City Council Meeting. We’ve heard and appreciate your strong desire to have a meeting, with all the right players, to discuss viewshed protection and definition, a way to avoid zoning by SUPs, and how to make sure that timely community input is provided to the City and to developers.

We offer CHAofRVA’s participation in the meeting you desire and would like to highlight four areas (shown below) where we believe improvement is needed and relevant to zoning and development involving the Church Hill Old and Historic District and adjacent areas. We would like to discuss the necessary improvements that can be simply and efficiently implemented. Please let us know when it would be convenient to meet, who to coordinate with from your teams to set up the meeting, and the names of any other players you would like involved in the meeting.

Best regards, John Sieg CHA of RVA President

Meeting Topics for Resolution 4 Areas Requiring Improvement: 1. Viewshed Definition and Protection – Clarify what constitutes the viewshed that named Richmond and other view sheds that require protection from development whose height and design would unduly intrude upon or block the views.

Then, agree to the actions needed to protect those viewsheds in perpetuity.

2. Zoning Related to the Pulse Corridor Plan for East End - Enabling early and effective input by CHAofRVA to the zoning discussions and decisions relevant to the East End Pulse Corridor 3. Notification Process and Input Improvements – Agree to a process that will allow Councilwoman Newbille, and the CHAofRVA, to receive early notification and the opportunity for timely comment to any application for an SUP or zoning change request within the Church Hill Old and Historic District. Same for any development that affects the viewshed. Early notification in this context means notice when applications are projected or made to the planning department (and/or other city entities that receive such requests).

4. Use of Overlay Districts vs. SUPs – We’ve heard and share your concerns about the inefficiency of many SUPs vs. use of a clear set of district overlays. We would like to participate in the process that will deliver this shift.

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PLEASE JOIN AND BE A 2017 MEMBER OF THE CHURCH HILL ASSOCIATION! CHA of RVA Members receive one-time discounts at local businesses plus 5% all year at Alexander’s Cleaners:

Restaurants & Other Eateries 23rd & Main Taproom 15% 2302 E Main St – (804)788.7077 Alamo Barbecue 10% 2202 Jefferson Ave – (804)592.3138 Dutch & Company 15% (excluding alcohol and prix fixe menu) 400 N 27th St – (804)643.8824 Liberty Public House 15% 418A North 25th St – (804)225.8275 Millie’s Diner 15% 2603 E Main St – (804)643.5512 Nota Bene restaurant and lounge 15% 2110 E Main St – (804)477.3355 Patrick Henry’s Pub & Grille 15% 2300 E Broad St – (804)644.4242

Poe’s Pub 15% 2706 E Main St – (804)648.2120 Proper Pie 10% 2505 E Broad St – (804)343.7437 Stroops Heroic Dogs (free Stroopwafel with purchased hot dog) 2709 E Marshall St – (804)644.3647 Sub Rosa Bakery 10% 620 N 25th St – (804)788.7672 The Hill Café 15% 2800 E Broad St – (804)648.0360 Union Market 15% (prepared food/meals, excludes groceries) 2306 Jefferson Ave – (804)716.7233 WPA Bakery 10% 2707 E Marshall St – (804)716.9797

Other Businesses Blackbird Salon $5 off service/treatment 402 N 25th St – (804)344.7072 C. Alexander’s Cleaners 5% off ALL Cleaning orders 2007 Venable St – (804)592.3138 Eric Schindler Gallery 10% off one art work 2305 E Broad St – (804)644.5005 Mowhawks 15% off landscaping (garden, tree service, grass) 2312 M St – 1(855)mowhawks/1.855.669.4295

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Sign up through the website, email, or in person at CHA meetings: 1. For the website, go to: http://www.churchhill.org/cha/join/ 2. Mail the form below to PO Box 8031 Richmond, VA 23223 or 3. Bring the form to the next membership meeting or CHA event.

NOTE: CHA of RVA is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your membership is tax deductible to the full extent of the law as no goods or services are received in exchange for your contribution.

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Newsletter Content & Advertising The Editor would like to offer a reminder that your neighborhood newsletter is in need of monthly content, including: • Informative, educational, historical articles with a focus on Church Hill; • Photographs to go with articles and/or pictures that represent the neighborhood (will be printed in black & white, 300dpi, JPEG or TIF file, must be credited, and remain the property of the person submitting); • Environmental or safety information that pertains to the neighborhood; • Letters to the Editor (as space allows, 250 words); • And more!!

Editorial Policy Submissions for inclusion to the Church Hill Association’s newsletter are welcomed. Editorial Policy does not allow for personal attacks or inappropriate tone, profanity, or anonymous submissions. Submissions may be edited for space and editorials should not exceed 250 words. CHA will not print editorial letters that are abusive or nontruthful. It is only as a courtesy that we may occasionally print letters from non-members when they add value to the conversation. Final approval of all submissions rests with the Board of Directors. The Church Hill Newsletter is distributed by volunteers throughout the Church Hill neighborhood (North and South of Broad Street). We also distribute to several area merchants. A total of 1200 issues are distributed monthly.

Due Dates Copy must be submitted by the 14th of each month to newsletter@churchhill.org.

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Send Materials Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Send ad files to: newsletter@churchhill.org Ad Size, Pricing & Specifications Half-page: $60 at 7.5” x 4.75” Quarter-page: $45 at 3.5” x 4.75” Full-page: $115 at 7.5” x 10” Back cover: $125 at 7.5” x 10” Black and white art only File formats: 300 dpi, PDF, TIF or JPEG Files must be sized correctly Borders must fall within the size of ad space MSWord, .DOC or .DOCX files will not be accepted Payment 10% discounts for orders of 3 months or more. Payments for ad space should be received no later than the 15th of each month for the upcoming issue. No ads will run if payment has not been received.

Payment by check only to: CHA Newsletter P.O. Box 8031 Richmond, VA 23223 Contact If you are interested in advertising in the Church Hill Newsletter, please check the website for ad specifications at ChurchHill.org, or email questions to newsletter@churchhill.org.

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