Cheswick Park closed, but no public hearing?

Submitted by LoafRVA t3_126tcio in rva

For everything Henrico does well, we really don’t have a lot of “green” space. I walk my dog through this park 4-5 times a week. Now with it being closed we have to drive to Deep Run or Pony Pasture but those are really the only two options in the near west end (Bandy field yes, but 3-4 parking spaces get filled quickly). So there’s that…now there’s a HIDEOUS orange “closed” sign on the old park sign that looks like someone tagged it. Not to mention cutting down very old trees, and destroying a parking lot that was very ecologically friendly. Obviously it’s too late to do anything but does anyone remember there being a hearing or public input session on this park? Picture was one of the large trees they decided to chop down.

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GrandmaPoses t1_jeashre wrote

They're apparently revamping it, not closing it permanently. I hate to see the old trees being cut down though (unless they were dead anyway) but yeah it's supposed to be upgraded in some way.

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LoafRVA OP t1_jeatfyw wrote

Replying to _MellowGold (#2,492,477)

Awesome, thank you! Lol, I just moved into the area so I missed that opportunity, but I just sent an email…which means nothing but maybe they will remove the “closed” graffiti sign painted on the entrance

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LoafRVA OP t1_jeatngh wrote

Replying to GrandmaPoses (#2,492,898)

Some of them did look dead, and maybe a professional arborist did look over them. However, felling an 80+ year old tree to install a non-green parking lot which will cost a lot to maintain seems like a very bad idea.

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AedenCross t1_jeb1sd8 wrote

Oh holy crap. Ive been going to that part since like the 80's. :( Edit: Oh its just for upgrades

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JosefDerArbeiter t1_jeb8y2e wrote

Would you support Richmond transferring ownership of Bryan Park to Henrico County for free? I think Henrico County's citizens would benefit by that move because of all that development towards the middle of the county (Green City, VCC). Henrico also seems more primed and motivated to throw some money at improving and building new parks (see also Taylor Farm park).

Henrico gets an additional park to add to their fleet and Richmond gets to direct some of their budget towards their other parks.

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HazesEscapes t1_jeb9yu6 wrote

Echo Lake Park may be somewhere you’re interested in checking out

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justbecauseiluvthis t1_jebelxw wrote

if you're new here, they keep the plans in the basement. Bring your own lightbulb

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ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_jebhfhz wrote

Replying to LoafRVA (#2,494,116)

I assure you that the engineer and permitters know how this works. Unfortunately it sometimes means more disruption to address new impervious coverage when a natural forest would be the best option. But people want amenities and those amenities have to be accessible.

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goodsam2 t1_jebi3lk wrote

Replying to _MellowGold (#2,492,477)

I was in the area for COVID and went there often.

Yeah they had a comment period and this was announced months ago.

Not that I go back there but I thought it had already started.

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Cosmo1744 t1_jebi6ce wrote

It's supposed to reopen in January. A lot of renovations are being made to make it more nice.

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Dniceddave14 t1_jecjxps wrote

When was the last time you walked your dog through there? It’s been closed since March 1st.

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