$2.1M federal grant to help acquire new riverfront parkland
5/13/2021, 6 p.m.
City Hall and a regional conservancy group are on track to receive a $2.1 million grant to support the expansion of park space along the James River.
The Capital Region Land Conservancy and the city jointly announced Tuesday the pending award that will be used to acquire the 5.2-acre property at 3011 and 3021 Dock Street to create a green-space link between Great Shiplock Park and Intermediate Terminal.
The funding is to come from the U.S. Land and Wa- ter Conservation Fund that is controlled by the National Park Service.
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation recommended the Richmond project as one of three grantees it is supporting this year.
Former City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, executive director of the CRLC, cut the deal to buy the property that was announced last month. He said the purchase is to be completed Aug. 1.
He said the final paperwork is being prepared for the state agency’s submission to the National Park Service. He said the grant would be formally awarded once his organization records a protective conservation easement for the property and the city takes title to the land.
