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Pogo Park leaders and residents urge council to commit $3 million to finish Harbor A Park
Summary
Multiple residents, Pogo Park staff and nonprofit partners told the Richmond City Council that completing Harbor A Park requires a $3 million city commitment to close a funding gap and open the park to the Iron Triangle neighborhood.
Members of Pogo Park and Iron Triangle residents urged the City Council to allocate $3 million to finish Harbor A Park during Tuesday’s public comments.
Speakers including Brandon Harris (Pogo Park employee and resident), James Anderson (longtime Iron Triangle resident and park staff), Doris Mason (Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council vice president), and others described the park’s role in community safety, jobs and youth engagement. Daniel Barth of Safe Organized Spaces Richmond and representatives from Trust for Public Land and Urban Tilth supported the appeal, describing the park as a neighborhood anchor that will connect more than 11,000 people to open space and provide jobs for local residents.
Speakers said Pogo Park has completed about 80% of the park’s work through community planning, construction and fundraising (Pogo Park cited $22 million raised to date for the project) but needs a final city commitment to complete construction and open the space. Pogo Park leaders said the remaining $3 million would unlock the final construction phase and open the park to the community.
The council received the public comments; no formal council appropriation was taken at Tuesday’s meeting. Council members noted the request and planned to consider capital funding and budget priorities as council moves through the budget process.
