The Downtown Plan: Moving Forward on Monday

Tomorrow at 1:30, the Richmond Planning Commission is expected to move a revised draft of Richmond's Downtown Plan off of their desk and into the hands of Richmond City Council. There will be time during tomorrow's session for the public to speak on the proposed plan and the proposed revisions.

The good news for supporters of the plan is that if the planning commission gives the Downtown Plan document an affirmative vote, it would take six votes in City Council to override it. And during what it likely to be a contentuous political summer in Richmond, the odds of a majority of council getting in the way of a popular vision is slim to none.

If you're interested in speaking, carve some time out of your busy schedule on Monday, May 19. The planning commission meets at 1:30 p.m. in the 5th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Sign up to speak when you arrive, and then deliver the best three minutes of your viewpoint.

You can also email your thoughts on the plan to members of the planning commission, or to members of Richmond City Council. The folks at Envision Richmond have gathered all of those emails together:

Planning Commissioner Emails:

BMills@comarchs.com; BevLacy@comcast.net; Sheila.Hill-Christian@richmondgov.com; Michael.jackson2@richmondgov.com;; Kathy.Graziano@richmondgov.com; WHutchins@tcva.com; CWray@BCWH.com; Rodney@thewiltonco.com; BAbernathy@live.com; lawmanchem@yahoo.com; Joe.Lerch@RichmondGov.com

City Council Member Emails:

Bill.Pantele@RichmondGov.com; Delores.McQuinn@RichmondGov.com; Bruce.Tyler@RichmondGov.com; Chris.Hilbert@RichmondGov.com; Kathy.Graziano@RichmondGov.com; Marty.Jewell@RichmondGov.com; Ellen.Robertson@RichmondGov.com; Reva.Trammell@RichmondGov.com; Doug.Conner@RichmondGov.com