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Board members’ private Parks Foundation sparks conflict‑of‑interest concerns; city manager orders review
Summary
Members of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board formed a private “Seaville Parks Foundation” without public disclosure, prompting fellow board members and community speakers to raise conflict‑of‑interest concerns; City Manager Sanders ordered staff to convene a special meeting and asked the City Attorney to review potential conflicts.
Several speakers at the Aug. 26 Charlottesville City Council meeting raised concerns that four members of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board have formed a private nonprofit called the Seaville Parks Foundation and have not publicly disclosed that affiliation in advisory‑board minutes.
Carla Manno, a Parks & Rec advisory board member, told council she only learned of the foundation from a social media post and said the lack of disclosure “immediately looks like a conflict of interest.” She said three sitting board members serve on the foundation’s board of…
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