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For all the news and information about city parks, programs and facilities visit their website at www.RichmondGov.com/parks.
* Follow the Progress of Forest Hill Lake Restoration
* Summer Camp Registration Information
* Online City Job Application System Available at
Community Centers
* Dogs and Parks: Know the Rules
Also read Kathy's OpEd article, Richmond's Treasure
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It Starts in Parks: Summer Camp Registration Information
Registration for the City’s summer camp programs is currently underway for City residents at the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ twenty-three community center locations. Registration for non-City residents will begin May 15.
The department’s day camp program, the Great Summer Escape, is held at the community centers and is for children ages 6 to 12. It runs Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for nine-weeks, June 22 through August 21. Included are structured recreation and playground activities, games, cultural arts, swimming, golf, tennis, mini instructional camps, trips and entertainment.
Children attending these camps will also receive an hour of math and reading each day, and breakfast and lunch will be provided for free by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Meals for Kids program.
Registration for the Great Summer Escape is $225 for City residents and $245 for non-City residents.
In addition, parents can register their children for the department’s specialty camps, which are held at various times and locations throughout the summer. These typically meet daily for one week and focus on a single activity, such as basketball, tennis, golf, soccer, dance, art and other special interests. Fees for these camps vary.
For a complete list of the specialty camps and other camp information, visit the department’s website at www.RichmondGov.com/parks and download the summer camp brochure. For more information call 804-646-1126 or 646-5733.
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Online City Job Application System Available at Community Centers
Individuals who do not have Internet access and wish to apply for a City job online using the City’s new job application system powered by NEOGOV can use computers at the following Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Community Centers: Battery Park, Bellemeade, Blackwell, Calhoun, Hickory Hill, Highland Park, Hotchkiss, Humphrey Calder, Pine Camp, Randolph, and T. B. Smith.
The department’s community centers are open Mondays through Fridays. Call for computer lab hours as they vary at each center.
The centers with Internet access are as follows:
Battery Park - 2803 Dupont Circle, 646-0944.
Bellemeade – 1800 Lynhaven Ave., 646-8235
Blackwell - 300 E. 15th St., 646-8630
Calhoun – 436 Calhoun St., 646-4083
Hickory Hill – 3000 E. Belt Boulevard, 646-8874
Highland Park – 3300 First Ave., 646-4824
Hotchkiss - 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd., 646-4466
Humphrey Calder – 414 N. Thompson St., 646-1780
Pine Camp – 4901 Old Brook Rd., 646-3672
Randolph – 1415 Grayland Ave., 646-1080
T. B. Smith - 2015 Ruffin Rd., 646-8490
Dogs and Parks: Know the Rules
In an effort to increase safety and minimize risk to all users of our parks, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities and Animal Care and Control would like to remind the public of the city’s laws regarding dogs in parks and on playgrounds.
Now that the weather is warmer and more people, including dog owners and their pets, will be outdoors, it is especially important for the public to remember these laws that are intended to prevent any unfortunate events from happening in our city’s parks.
First and foremost, dogs and cats must be licensed in the City of Richmond, and no unleashed dogs are allowed in any city park – other than Barker Park, which is the city’s dog park located adjacent to Dogwood Dell.
In addition, no dogs at all – leashed or unleashed – are allowed at Byrd Park, Maymont, the Azalea Gardens at Bryan Park, park recreation areas, children’s play lots, athletic fields, or any area posted as an area where dogs are not allowed. This is especially important to remember now that so many children will be playing outdoors in city parks and on playgrounds during the summer and participating in summer sports on the city’s athletic fields.
Also remember, it is not just good manners to clean up after your pet, it’s the law. Section 10-86 of the city’s code requires dog owners to pick up and remove animal waste.
The laws regarding dogs in parks are set forth in Section 10-174 of the city’s code, and individuals who break these laws can be fined as much as $250.
To report a violation of these ordinances or an animal in need of assistance, please call Animal Care and Control at 646-5573. For an after hours animal emergency, call 646-5123. And of course, in any emergency you can always call 911.
Visit the city’s website at www.RichmondGov.com for valuable information on this and other city services, or visit Animal Care and Control.
