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Descendants group and residents urge council to preserve Black cemeteries and back Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan
Summary
Speakers at Richmond City Council public comment urged adoption of the Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan (CHSP) as an addendum to Richmond 300, criticized a May 20 planning commission hearing as mishandled, and asked council to ensure the planning commission reviews the plan in good faith.
Several residents and descendants’ groups used public comment to press Richmond City Council to adopt the Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan, a preservation-focused addendum to the Richmond 300 planning framework, and to ensure the planning commission reviews it properly.
Doreen Fleming, representing the Descendants Council of Greater Richmond, said the group—an African American descendant-led organization that took part in the plan’s stakeholder interviews—supports the CHSP because it proposes tailored strategies such as archaeological and architectural…
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