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The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].<ref name=>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15937-botanical-garden-partnership/ City makes botanical garden partnership official], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], September 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Officers, Board, Volunteers|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}</ref> | The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].<ref name=>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15937-botanical-garden-partnership/ City makes botanical garden partnership official], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], September 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Officers, Board, Volunteers|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2014}}</ref> After years of negotiations, the group entered into a memorandum of agreement with the city of Charlottesville in late September 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Memorandum of Agreement between McIntire Botanical Garden and City of Charlottesville|url=http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/resources/MBG-Memorandum-of-Understanding.pdf|author=McIntire Botanical Garden an the City of Charlottesville|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=September 29, 2015|accessdate=October 13, 2015}}</ref> | ||
===Board of Directors=== | |||
*[[Helen Flamini]], President | |||
*[[Janet Miller]], Vice-President | |||
*[[Karen Lilleleht]], Secretary | |||
*[[Peter McIntosh]], Treasurer | |||
*[[C. Colston Burrell]] | |||
*[[Anita Showers]] | |||
*[[Lesley Sewell]] | |||
===Other Volunteers | |||
*Accounting Assistant – [[Denise Harper]] | *Accounting Assistant – [[Denise Harper]] | ||
*Business Development - [[Paula Pagonakis]] | *Business Development - [[Paula Pagonakis]] | ||
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===Draft Memorandum of Understanding=== | ===Draft Memorandum of Understanding=== | ||
On January 27th, 2015 city parks staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville. | On January 27th, 2015 city parks staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville. The agreement was signed in September 2015. | ||
[[file:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf]] | [[file:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf]] | ||
===Other botanical garden proposals=== | ===Other botanical garden proposals=== | ||
[[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] | [[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] was a competing non-profit organization with similar goals. At a McIntire Botanical Garden meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Lonnie Murray, a representative of that group, said he would be willing to merge the two groups. <ref>{{cite web|title=Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6751-botanical_garden/ | ||
|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 29, 2009|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref> | |author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 29, 2009|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 13 October 2015
The McIntire Botanical Garden is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a botanical garden in the eastern half of McIntire Park.[1][2] After years of negotiations, the group entered into a memorandum of agreement with the city of Charlottesville in late September 2015. [3]
Board of Directors
- Helen Flamini, President
- Janet Miller, Vice-President
- Karen Lilleleht, Secretary
- Peter McIntosh, Treasurer
- C. Colston Burrell
- Anita Showers
- Lesley Sewell
===Other Volunteers
- Accounting Assistant – Denise Harper
- Business Development - Paula Pagonakis
- Social Media - Riley Panko
Planning Process
According to the City of Charlottesville's Website, there have been two public meetings so far about the design of the garden. The last one was on September 3rd, 2014. Closed meetings have continued since then between McIntire Botanical Garden's and City Staff. [citation needed]
Draft Memorandum of Understanding
On January 27th, 2015 city parks staff drafted a memorandum of understanding which would guide the formal relationship between McIntire Botanical Garden and the City of Charlottesville. The agreement was signed in September 2015.
File:MBG DRAFT MOU - MCINTIRE PARK January 2015.pdf
Other botanical garden proposals
Charlottesville Botanical Garden was a competing non-profit organization with similar goals. At a McIntire Botanical Garden meeting held Aug. 28 2008, Lonnie Murray, a representative of that group, said he would be willing to merge the two groups. [4]
References
- ↑ City makes botanical garden partnership official, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 16, 2013.
- ↑ Web. Officers, Board, Volunteers, McIntire Botanical Garden, retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Memorandum of Agreement between McIntire Botanical Garden and City of Charlottesville, McIntire Botanical Garden an the City of Charlottesville, September 29, 2015, retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ↑ Web. Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 29, 2009, retrieved February 9, 2015.