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To amend Ord. No. 2021-042, adopted May 24, 2021, which (i) accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and the four fiscal years thereafter, (ii) adopted a Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, and (iii) determined a means of financing the same, to modify the purpose of the Heritage Center / Lumpkin's Jail (Devil's Half Acre) project in the Economic and Community Development category to provide that the scope of such project includes the planning, design, and implementation of the memorialization of the property known as 1305 North 5th Street due to the property's historical significance associated with its use as the Burial Grounds for Free People of Colour and Slaves, and the relocation, stabilization, renovation, and interpretation of the Winfree Cottage, the home of an enslaved woman. (6th District)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2020-213, adopted October 12, 2020, amended Ordinance No. 2020-051, adopted May 11, 2020, which (i) accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, and the four fiscal years thereafter, (ii) adopted a Capital Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, and (iii) determined a means of financing the same, to modify the purpose of the Heritage Center / Lumpkin's Jail (Devil's Half Acre) project in the Economic and Community Development category to provide that the scope of such project consists of design and construction of a pavilion and museum at the Lumpkin's Jail / Devil's Half Acre site, the design of and improvements to the Richmond Slave Trail and Trail Head at Ancarrow's Landing, the extension of the Slave Trail to 1305 North 5th Street, the acquisition of the property known as 1305 North 5th Street due to that property's historical significance associated with its use as the Burial Grounds for Free People of Colour and Slaves, and the planning activities f...
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