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Residents split over proposed Peacock Hill children's park at oxen pasture; concerns over parking, historic buffer and cost
Summary
A broad set of public comments at the March 13 Williamsburg City Council meeting focused on a proposed children's park and splash pad at the oxen pasture on North Henry Street.
A broad set of public comments at the March 13 Williamsburg City Council meeting focused on a proposed children's park and splash pad at the oxen pasture on North Henry Street (often referred to in public comments as the 'peacock hill' or oxen field). Dozens of residents used open forum to register both opposition and support for locating the playground on that parcel.
Opponents described the oxen pasture as a "quiet and bucolic" buffer that preserves the historic Colonial Williamsburg experience and offers unique sight lines to historic buildings. Several speakers, including Lori Weil (412 Harriet Tubman Drive), Chuck Keating (321 North Henry Street), Dave Artis (333 Scotland Street) and Nancy Bolash (327 Burnslane), urged the council to reconsider the site and suggested other downtown locations.…
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