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Council allocates $3 million to help complete Harbor 8 Park with Pogo Park partnership
Summary
By unanimous vote the Richmond City Council directed staff to allocate $3 million in the FY25‑26 budget to help finish Harbor 8 Park and Harbor Hall, contingent on an MOU and project clarifications.
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously to allocate $3 million in the FY25‑26 budget envelope to help complete Harbor 8 Park and Harbor Hall, a major community‑led park project being developed in partnership with nonprofit Pogo Park.
Pogo Park Executive Director Toody Marr told the council the Harbor 8 project has secured roughly $22 million toward a $28 million development cost, and the requested $3 million city allocation would help close the remaining financing gap and leverage additional philanthropic pledges to complete the park and a community resource/resilience center. Marr said Pogo Park has raised private funds and grant dollars over 18 years and…
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