“The Paver” defended
Remember the Monument Avenue grassy field that was paved over (without city permission) by a Richmond landlord? Well, he has at least one fan out there, who wrote a letter to the editor to Style Weekly full of praise.
The letter credits Bill Jefferson with rehabilitating many of the houses on Boulevard and contributing to the renewal of the Fan and Museum District. The letter also states that the former field was private property, so it should not have been used by the neighborhood as an urban park.
That’s all well and good, but he could have asked permission and filed the necessary permits to build his parking lot. That’s what a good citizen would do. Bill Jefferson is not one.
Speaking of which, I hadn’t bothered to contact anyone about the paving incident. The 1st District Representative is Bruce Tyler (Bruce.Tyler@richmondgov.com), so I might start with him, and I encourage you to do the same.
