RVA 5x5 - December 16, 2022

The Trophy In The Middle Of The River; Tumbling’ Dice; From Bad To Worse; An Inconvenient Study; The Next Chapter

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STORY #1 — The Trophy In The Middle Of The River
Some great news this week about the one thing most everyone can agree on: The James River is awesome, and the heart of the City just got a LOT more awesome. Or at least it is pointing in that direction. Mike Platania at Richmond BizSense reported that The Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) is under contract to buy the island with the ultimate goal to create public green space. The “CRLC has made an initial security deposit on the island and is currently in the due diligence phase” and expects to close on the property next year.

“If successful…Mayo (Island), that has been long-discussed and long-envisioned for a public space, can now become that in the future,” CRLC Director Parker Agelasto said. “…Mayo is truly going to be the green space that everybody has been yearning for, with a nice walkability from the Hull Street corridor.”

“Agelasto added that the CRLC is waitin…