Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park
The Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park (CPMP) is a group formed to fight the construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway, a portion of which would traverse through the City's McIntire Park. The coalition consists of several environmental groups that are opposed to the Parkway.
Legal actions
On February 24, 2009, Attorney Jennifer McKeever filed two motions in Charlottesville Circuit Court designed to stop the parkway's construction[1]. McKeever’s first action was to file a motion asking for the court to declare that the City illegally transferred land to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). In June 2008, City Council approved permanent and temporary construction easements on 9 acres of land owned by the City in Albemarle County[2]. The motion for declaratory judgment claims the action was unconstitutional because state law required a supermajority to convey public land to another body [4 votes on a 5 member body]. The vote on June 2, 2008 was 3-2 with Councilor Holly Edwards and Mayor Dave Norris voting no.
The second action is a request for a preliminary injunction to immediately halt all activities related to the construction of the Parkway. This request builds on the argument being made in the motion of judgment. The request claims that VDOT has caused and is causing “irreparable harm” by using the 9 acres as a staging area for the parkway’s construction.