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Community groups ask Charlottesville to fund $250,000 for Riverview Park restoration
Summary
Members of the Rivanna Conservation Alliance and community partners urged the council to allocate $250,000 toward a multi‑component riverbank restoration and public‑access project at Riverview Park during the Jan. 30 budget work session.
Community speakers during the Jan. 30 Charlottesville budget work session urged city councilors to include $250,000 in the FY26 budget for the Riverview Park restoration project, saying the work would stabilize eroded banks, improve river access and leverage more than 80% of the project cost from outside funding.
Lisa Whitmore, executive director of the Rivanna Conservation Alliance, told the council the organization has worked with the city on the project since about 2021 and has completed technical analyses and public outreach. She said the project will regrade and stabilize roughly 900 linear feet of riverbank, fill and stabilize an eroding stormwater channel that threatens sewer lines, add…
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