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Civic groups in the East End (UPDATE)
The city’s Planning and Development Review has what seems to be an accurate list of civic groups in the city. If you’re not already familiar, check out the group for your area and get involved.
From the city page:
The contact information provided is supplied by the civic groups themselves and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all active civic groups within the city. To obtain information related to meeting dates, times and locations of a particular group, please contact that group directly. If you are not sure which group represents your neighborhood, you can find it using the ‘Search by Property Address’ or ‘Search by Property Name’ functions on the Property Search page of the City Assessor’s website.
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Admiral Gravely Homeowners Association
Angela Roane
905 Old Denny Street
Richmond, VA 23231-1306
(804) 226-4175
Church Hill Association
Thomas Wilds, President
P.O. Box 8031
Richmond, VA 23223-0031
www.churchhill.org
president@churchhill.org
(804) 647-3140
Church Hill Central Civic Association
914 North 26th Street
Richmond, VA 23223-6552
chccainfo@gmail.com
(804) 787-3056
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/church-hill-central
Creighton Court Tenants Council
Marilyn Olds, President
2100 Creighton Road, Unit B
Richmond, VA 23223-4642
(804) 780-0498
Eastview Civic League
1903 Chelsea Street
Richmond, VA 23223-3701
Fairfield Court Tenants Council
Delores Robinson, President
2506 Phaup Street
Richmond, VA 23223-4115
(804) 782-0906
(804) 780-4873
Friends of Chimborazo Park
John Clay
friendsofchimborazo@gmail.com
Friends of Jefferson Park
Bill Conkle
(804)649-3764
https://www.facebook.com/fojp.rva
Friends of Libby Hill Park
Marion Macdonald
MacMarion@aol.com
(804)644-1347
Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association
Kara Zinchuck
P.O. Box 38112
Richmond, VA 23221-0912
kara@vwamva.org
(804) 617-6979
Mosby Court Tenants Council
Patricia Williford, President
1973 Accommodation Street
Richmond, VA 23223-4250
(804) 225-0147
(804) 780-4901
New Visions Civic League of East End
Mary W. Thompson
1101 North 22nd Street
Richmond, VA 23223-5123
mwthompson111@aol.com
(804) 648-7915
https://www.facebook.com/NewVisionsCivicLeague
Shockoe Partnership
Brian White
1555 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3633
bwhite@swa-co.com
(804) 237-8242
Union Hill Civic Association
http://www.unionhillrichmond.org
Unity Civic League
William Anderson
1525 North 23rd Street
Richmond, VA 23223-5161
willieand@aol.com
(804) 643-9353
Why not unify some of these organizations? It would be nice to have a mix of folks from all backgrounds at the Church Hill Association, for example. Realizing I have no backstory on the topic, but why are there so many organizations for what could (note, could) be a beautiful mix of black/white/other, rich/poor folks living in harmony and making decisions for the community together.
I think that some or all of this area falls under the Church Hill Central Civic Association. I know folks that have a renovation project on Chimborazo that had to go to the BZA were also told to meet with Church Hill Central to fulfill the ” neighborhood support” component of the application. Anyone else know more about this?
Also, just looked at the map (sorry, should have done that first!) Church Hill Central is shown, but I think they might cover a wider area
@Jason – A couple of things…
I’m not an organization of that scale would be very effective. I’m an active member of New Visions in Fairmount, and the size and scope of the group piggybacks on the sense of and identity of the community in that area. We’re able to identify and act on issues in our area, with a sense of unity. We know almost all of the folks in our area, and can walk around and pass out flyers in a day.
It’s also not like there is conflict between the associations. New Visions, for example, is often asked to support decisions made by the neighboring associations or parks groups.
On the flip side, there are places and times where the organizations overlap and come together. The 7th District meetings, CAPS/IMPACT meetings, & area-wide stuff like that bring all of us together. And it’s been my experience that anyone is welcome at any of the area group’s meetings.
A rep from The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club (3701 R St) attended the Church Hill Central meeting on Monday and was well received. If a Oakwood/Chimborazo association is established, the Club could be a meeting place.
Lee is correct. We merged with folks from the Oakwood/Chimborazo group a few years ago. While our membership numbers are pretty low, we do have several members who come from that area. I’ll reach out to the City to get this matter resolved.
@David – good deal, thanks for the heads up
Yes! I am definitely interested. I recently moved from Church Hill to Oakwood and there are a number of issues that are unique to Oakwood. I regularly attend the MPACT meetings, which are a great source of information.
@Abby – it sounds like Church Hill Central is including that area now. They’re good people… Get on their Google list & help get Oakwood some attention https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/church-hill-central
I’ve rewritten the post to reflect the new boundaries of Church Hill Central.
I would encourage folks to pursue civic organizations that might not look like the highly structured Church Hill Association with committees, multiple meetings per month, etc. It’s just not reasonable for folks like us with children, multiple jobs, and many other demands on our time.
Don’t be discouraged if you can’t meet every month, follow bylaws to a T, or just need to activate in response to threats/opportunities. Union Hill has ebbed and flowed based on the needs of the community and I think has done so very effectively with a core group and constant communication. Much credit also goes to CHPN.
Thanks, @JohnM. Just applied to the Church Hill Central group!