Rives Park
Rives Park is a 4.3 acre park located on the southeast side of Charlottesville, in Hogwaller. [1] New amenities were built in 2014. [citation needed]
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Background
The city manager told the City Council in January 1954 that he had found a location for Little League baseball. [2] The city paid $2,250 for the property a month later. [3]
Rives Park is located on Rives Street between Florence and Monticello Roads. Features include half of a basketball court, a picnic shelter, a playground and an athletic field. The park went through the master planning process in 2007 and 2008 and renovations began in January 2014 following a slight delay. [4]
Gardens
The Rives Park community garden was established in 2015 and contains 12 plots measuring 20′x20′ each.[5] The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board received 54 individual public comments, 100% of which were supportive of creating the garden.[6] It was approved by the City Council on September 15, 2014[7] over opposition from the Belmont-Carlton Neighborhood Association.
Map
References
- ↑ Web. Rives Park, Parks and Recreation, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, February 1, 1954.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, February 15, 1954.
- ↑ Web. Rives Park Planning Page, Parks and Recreation, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ↑ Web. The constant gardeners: Community gardens become a place of refuge for all, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, August 17, 2016, retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ↑ Web. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board – Agenda Item, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board – Agenda Item, City of Charlottesville, retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for September 15, 2014 Charlottesville City Council, City of Charlottesville, September 15, 2014., retrieved 2018-10-09.