Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County to buy 28 acres adjoining Echo Lake Park for $2.15 million after landowner seeks conservation sale
Summary
The board authorized $2.15 million to acquire about 28 acres at 5301 Francistown Road to expand Echo Lake Park after the landowner offered the property for conservation rather than selling to a developer.
Henrico County authorized an appropriation of $2,150,000 on Oct. 14 to acquire roughly 28 acres at 5301 Francistown Road to expand Echo Lake Park.
County Recreation and Parks staff said the property owner, Martha Trivette Jenkins, expressed a desire to have the land conserved rather than sold to commercial developers; the parcel abuts Echo Lake Elementary and would expand park acreage by roughly 70…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
