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The [[McIntire Botanical Garden]] is a non-profit organization that advocates the construction of a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]].
The [http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org '''McIntire Botanical Garden'''] is a non-profit organization that is seeking to build a [[botanical garden]] in the eastern half of [[McIntire Park]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=City makes botanical garden partnership official|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/botanical-garden-partnership|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 16, 2013|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
===Board of Directors===
====Officers====
*[[Helen Flamini]], President
*[[Peter McIntosh]], Vice President
*[[Donna Arehart]], Treasurer
*TBA, Secretary
====Other Board Members====
*[[Linda Seaman]]
*[[Sallie Brown]]
*[[Roxanne White]]
*[[C. Colston Burrell]]
*[[Lesley Sewell]]
*[[Michael Terry]]
*[[Janet Miller]]
*[[Paul Beyer]]


[[Helen Flamini]] is the executive director<ref name=ctmcintiremeeting/>
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=https://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MBG-Memorandum-of-Agreement.pdf|author=McIntire Botanical Garden an the City of Charlottesville|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=September 29, 2015|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref>  


===Advisory Committee===
In May 2018, the group selected Boston-based Mikyoung Kim Design and Charlottesville-based [[Waterstreet Studios]] to create a design for the park. <ref>{{cite web|title=Boston and Charlottesville firms to design McIntire Botanical Garden|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/botanical-garden-design/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 3, 2018|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=McIntire Botanical Garden Selects Landscape Architects for Garden's Design|url=https://www.nbc29.com/story/38109798/mcintire-botanical-garden-selects-landscape-architects-for-gardens-design|author=McIntire Botanical Garden|work=Press Release|publisher=WVIR NBC29|location=|publishdate=May 3, 2018|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref> Initial designs were unveiled to the public in December 2018. <ref>{{cite web|title=Plans for McIntire Botanical Garden Released|url=https://www.nbc29.com/story/39656398/plans-for-mcintire-botanical-garden-released|author=Staff Reports|work=News Article|publisher=WVIR NBC29|location=|publishdate=December 17, 2018|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Andre Viette]]
*[[Karen Firehock]]
*[[Jim Malloy]]
*[[Diane Weber]]
*[[Karen Lillileht]]
*[[Fran Boninti]]


===Other Volunteers===
The group is currently fundraising to turn the conceptual plans into construction documents. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/mcintire-botanical-garden-seeks-community-support/article_3ff2604c-3317-11e9-8f10-b781465aaa0d.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=|printdate=February 17, 2019|publishdate=February 17, 2019|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
*Media/Press Relations – [[Karen Lillileht]]
*Webmaster – [[Ruth Kastenmayer]] ([http://ruthk.net RuthK])
*Event  Planner – [[Marilyn Roselius]]
<ref>{{cite web|title=|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/mbg-board/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref>


===McIntire Botanical Garden: Vision Statement and Planning Objectives===
====Vision Statement====
[[File:MBGPlan1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|MBG Plan 1]]
[[File:MBGPlan2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|MBG Plan 2]]


[[File:20111021-MBG-concept1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|October 2011 design concept for McIntire Botanical Garden]]{{Quote|"To enhance the existing parkland with plantings of trees, shrubs and perennials to create a sustainable landscape garden that is inviting, educational, and reflects the unique character of the Charlottesville community."}}
<ref>{{cite web|title=McIntire Botanical Garden seeks community support|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/mcintire-botanical-garden-seeks-community-support/article_3ff2604c-3317-11e9-8f10-b781465aaa0d.html|author=Nolan Stout|work=News Article|publisher=Daily Progress|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=}}</ref>
====Mission Statement====
{{Quote|“To create a public garden in McIntire Park that inspires and educates visitors through exploration and enjoyment of plants and nature”}}
====Goals of McIntire Botanical Garden====
{{Quote|"The goal of the McIntire Botanical Garden is to provide enjoyment and education for visitors about plants, gardening, horticulture and ecology through display, active and passive education, and
conservation.


'''Display''' – To design a landscaped garden of trees, shrubs and perennials that complements the existing parkland and enhances the sites topography to create a setting that is beautiful and attractive to all the senses
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'''Education/Teaching''' – To create a garden that is a place of discovery for all visitors through active and passive programs of interpretation and education
===Board of Directors===
*[[Linda Seaman]], President
*[[Joan Swanberg]], President-elect
*Jill Tirschman-Marks, Vice President
*[[Virginia Daugherty]], Secretary
*Sandy Wilcox, Treasurer
*[[Dorothy Tompkins]], Past President
*Carolyn Achenbach
*Diego Anderson
*Deborah Bell Burks
*Carol Carter
*Ted Coates
*Jude Garzolini
*Julia Green
*Cindy Hamady
*Katy McCune
*Consi Palmer
*Rodney Shirley <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>


'''Conservation/Stewardship''' – To preserve and enhance the existing features of the site while designing and planting gardens that complement the natural character of the park"}}
====Former Board Members====
====Rationale - Why A Botanical Garden In McIntire Park?====
*[[Anita Showers]], Vice-President
{{Quote|"It is known that Paul Goodloe McIntire made many gifts of parkland to Charlottesville to promote culture, education and community recreation. McIntire Park is located only a mile from downtown Charlottesville. The McIntire Road extension of Meadowbrook Parkway, the planned interchange, pedestrian and bike trails, as well as trolley service, will increase accessibility and invite the community to enjoy the east side of the park, which is currently underused due to limited access. Along with the planned changes comes the opportunity to expand the program of the park as well. A botanical garden in McIntire Park will fulfill a vision the city of Charlottesville first proposed in the early 1990’s that now aligns perfectly with the City’s 2025 Vision Statement."}}
*[[Helen Flamini]], Founder
====History of McIntire Park====
*[[Peter McIntosh]]
{{Quote|"McIntire Park was gifted to the City of Charlottesville in 1926 by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire. His first acquisition, now the center of the eastern segment of the park, was the Mason Farm. The home site and water tower stood at the crest of the hill above the 250 By-Pass, where the remnants of the driveway leading to the home are still visible in the Park today. This parcel primarily comprised the location of McIntire Park Golf Course which functions as a nine-hole “pasture” sand green golf course. All of the parcels that make up today’s McIntire Park were assembled by 1941.
*[[C. Colston Burrell]]
 
*[[Blake Caravati]]
Although the land comprising McIntire Park was intended to remain a park in perpetuity, McIntire Road
*[[Cindy Hamadi]]
and the Route 250 By-Pass were constructed in 1952 through the southern portion of the Park. A portion
*[[Leslie Sewell]]
of the divided park became a new, smaller park named Greenleaf. Today, the east side of the park
contains the golf course, and the west side features playing fields, picnic shelters and the new
Charlottesville YMCA. The proposed Parkway and Interchange will once again reduce the size of the
park.
 
The McIntire Botanical Garden, a non profit 501(c)(3) organization, first proposed bringing a botanical
garden to McIntire Park in 2008. Once there was a kind of botanical garden in McIntire Park. Between
May 1937 and October 1939 a six-acre wild flower and bird sanctuary was created by women of the
Charlottesville community. This project was supported and funded by the Works Progress
Administration. Today, there is no physical evidence of this sanctuary, but documents describe the area as located behind the current softball fields on the west side of McIntire Park.
 
The proposed site of the McIntire Botanical Garden Project, within McIntire Park, is located on the
Northeast side of the City of Charlottesville. The site is bounded on the west side by Norfolk Southern
railroad tracks and the south side by the Route 250 By-Pass. The area at the northwest edge of the site
provides access to Melbourne Road and was formerly a leaf dump used by the City of Charlottesville.
The former leaf dump is anticipated to be the automobile entrance and parking location. The McIntire
Botanical Garden project will create recreational and educational opportunities for all people and the
garden will be a boon to tourism by adding another regional attraction within the City.
 
The Board of Directors and supporters of McIntire Botanical Garden have spent three years studying the
potential for this green space, informing the public about this opportunity, and building a list of interested citizens that now exceeds 900. We recently conducted an e-mail survey to see what citizens think of and want in a botanical garden. This information will be very useful in the forthcoming master planning process, scheduled to begin this autumn."}}
====Previous Master Planning Efforts====
{{Quote|"We are not starting this process at ground zero. At least four times plans have been produced for the City,proposing uses for the east side of McIntire Park. The first time was in 1972, when Mitch Van Yahres was the mayor. This plan featured a 4-lane Parkway with vehicle access to the Park, trails for various recreational activities, a central plaza with 'civic' fountain, picnic shelter, 'play environment' for children, chess tables and benches. This plan was never implemented. In the early 1990’s, a second plan was prepared which proposed an arboretum, trails, a conservatory
flanked by fountains and an allee of trees.
 
In 2000, Rieley & Associates proposed a landscape park and arboretum with a large pond in the location
of the former leaf dump, near Melbourne Road. This plan included the parkway, reduced from 4 lanes to
2 lanes, with pedestrian and bicycle access to connect both sides of the park.
 
In August of 2004, the City’s Master Planning Committee delivered its report that recommended an
arboretum, gardens, trails, and pedestrian access over the Parkway and the Southern RR tracks. None of
these plans was implemented.


Prior needs assessments from both Charlottesville and Albemarle County identified trails and passive
recreation as the most requested amenities. The pedestrian and bicycle access connecting the west to the
east side of the park over the Southern railroad, initiated in 2010, will be completed in 2012. In
September of 2011, the master planning process for McIntire Park will begin anew."}}
====Moving Forward====
{{Quote|"It appears that the time has finally come for the City to begin the long awaited process of planning for this incredibly valuable green space in the heart of our city. As reported in the media, the contract for the City’s portion of the Parkway will soon be entered into and construction should begin shortly. A visitor survey conducted in the spring of 2011 indicates that the majority of respondents still favor a botanical garden today. It is time to fulfill the dream of a botanical garden in the center of Charlottesville, a dream first proposed over 20 years ago!"}}
====Audience and Constituents====
{{Quote| *Charlottesville city residents
*Albemarle County residents and residents of surrounding jurisdictions
*Out of town visitors, both national and international
*Students of all ages
*Green industry professionals
*Design professionals
*Home gardeners, master gardeners
*Garden clubs, plant societies and other specialty societies}}


====Site Opportunities and Constraints====
===Planning Process===
{{Quote|*A central location in the city of Charlottesville in easy walking or trolley distance from the Downtown
The nonprofit group was founded in 2008 to advocate for a botanical garden within the city limits. At the time, the future of a [[McIntire Park]] transformed by what would become the [[John Warner Parkway]] was undetermined, and the group lobbied for the western half to become a garden that would preserve the area's natural beauty. <ref>{{cite web|title=Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/botanical_garden-2|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 29, 2009|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref> To get there, the group had to convince [[City Council]] to consider removing the golf course. As the roadway neared completion, the city's parks and recreation department began a master planning process to determine what would happen next.
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*Easy access to Charlottesville’s pedestrian and bike trail system
[[image:20111021-MBG-concept1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Initial concept for the park envisioned using the entire western half of the park]]In October 2011, the group showed a preliminary concept designed by landscape architect [[Kennon Williams]] that envisioned using the entire western half of the park and included the existing wading pool. <ref>{{cite web|title=City’s central park seen as home for botanical garden|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/botanical_garden|author=Brian Wheeler|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=October 22, 2011|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref>


*The ability to create a garden that is uniquely reflective of, and appropriate to its place, in the
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Charlottesville community


*The dramatic topography of the site is its greatest asset, but also its greatest limitation. The circulation system must be carefully designed to provide full handicapped accessibility
City Council adopted a master plan for the eastern side of the park on [[September 3]], [[2012]] after an extensive planning process which included the cessation of the golf course by the end of 2016. While the plan called for a botanical garden or natural area in the northern section, it did not initially specify that {{PAGENAME}} would be involved. At that meeting, City Councilor [[Dave Norris]] indicated the group should be selected as the official partner. <ref>{{cite web|title=Golf to leave McIntire sooner; Recreational fields still at issue|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/mcintire-plan|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News  Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=September 4, 2012|accessdate=May 20, 2019}}</ref>


*The mature trees that crown the knoll are magnificent and must be preserved and incorporated into the
garden without damage or removal


*The varied topography provides an opportunity to grow a wide range of plants that require different light, soil and moisture conditions}}
===Draft Memorandum of Understanding===


====Expanded Goals====
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.
=====Display=====
{{Quote|*Display plants in designed and natural settings
*Emphasize regionally native plants throughout the garden
*Design landscapes with the highest degree of horticultural excellence
*Create spaces for gathering and garden observation/enjoyment
*Unite the site through architecture of the highest standard and regional appropriateness}}


=====Education=====
[[file:MBG_DRAFT_MOU_-_MCINTIRE_PARK_January_2015.pdf]]
{{Quote|*Serve as an educational resource for schools K-12, colleges and universities, emphasizing the
disciplines of horticulture, botany, ecology and evolutionary biology
*Provide educational and interpretive labeling in the appropriate portions of the garden. This may be
through actual labels or technologies such as cell phone interpretation
*Coordinate with and support the environmental education programs in local schools
*Present adult and children’s symposia, workshops and classes
**Biodiversity
**Environmental, ecological and agricultural education
**The art and science of horticulture
**The sciences of botany, ecology and evolutionary biology
**Fine art
**Design
*Design and interpret demonstration gardens, display gardens, special exhibits and native habitats
*Sponsor cultural events}}
 
=====Conservation and Stewardship=====
{{Quote|*Manage the site and its resources in a sustainable manner, including soil, vegetation and water
resources, using maintenance techniques appropriate to naturalistic settings or native plant
communities as distinct from ornamental or horticultural gardens
*Implement a financial model that supports a public/private partnership and ensures sustainable
funding
*Design in a sensitive manner to enhance the habitat value of the site by the addition of plants that
support the food web}}
 
====Planning Objectives====
{{Quote|"The planning process is based on comprehensive research and site analysis, considering the history and influences that have shaped the site. Natural history, cultural history, current influences, site context, and programmatic goals all inform the master plan development."}}
=====Considerations=====
{{Quote|*Regional and Local Site Context
*Geology
*Soils
*Hydrology
*Vegetation and Habitat
*Cultural Features and Resources}}
 
=====Objectives=====
{{Quote|*To create a garden that acknowledges and incorporates features that provide experiences for visitors
of all ages.
*To provide a sensory experience throughout the garden to awaken a feeling of wonder in visitors
*To provide an experience that enriches children’s imaginations and sense of wonder in the natural
world and in gardens by providing an environment abundant in sensory experiences and botanical
diversity.
*To choose an architectural vernacular in keeping with the character of the Piedmont landscape of
central Virginia
*To use materials of the highest quality that reflect the character of the Piedmont landscape of central
Virginia
*To employ regionally native plants wherever possible and appropriate}}
 
=====Specific Elements of the Plan=====
======'''Visitor Services'''======
{{Quote|*Parking area designed with bioswales and other sustainable technologies
*Visitor Center and Public Education Building, LEED Certified - including public facilities,
auditorium, meeting rooms, gift shop, staff and volunteer offices
*Outdoor spaces for gathering, relaxing and education
*A circulation system, often envisioned as a spiral, that creates a sense of order and hierarchy, and
provides access to all the gardens and significant site features
*Full handicap accessibility}}
 
======'''Gardens'''======
{{Quote|*Home demonstration gardens suitable for different types of soil and solar exposures and various
sizes of home landscapes. Includes small scale garden design, vegetables, trial beds for new
introductions and display of plants
*Display gardens of trees, shrubs and perennials woven into a tapestry of landscape experience
*Features throughout the garden to delight and engage children
*Pond and water features
*Native plant and habitat gardens including woodland and meadow as the matrix in which display
gardens are imbedded
*Public events space
*Outdoor spaces and seating within the garden for gathering, relaxing and passive education
*Relocation and enhancement of the Vietnam Memorial
*Partnerships with the Sister Cities of Charlottesville}}
 
======'''Management and Maintenance'''======
{{Quote|*Working greenhouse, volunteer and staff facilities
*Maintenance facilities
*Service area including composting/soil storage facilities}}
 
====Summary====
{{Quote|"In presenting our vision and objectives, the Board of Directors and supporters of McIntire Botanical Garden propose a unique garden that takes its place among the premier contemporary and historic gardens of the region. We are excited about the prospects of offering this extraordinary amenity to the Charlottesville community."}}<ref>{{cite web|title=|url=http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/about/document-library/|author=|work=|publisher=McIntire Botanical Garden|location=|publishdate=September 7, 2011|accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref>
 
===McIntire Botanical Garden: Environmental Inventory & Impacts Assessment===
{{Quote|"GOAL: Provide a detailed inventory of environmental resources in McIntire Park East and an analysis of the impacts of proposed garden designs"
 
*[[File:WEB-EIS_Final_Presentation_12-5-11.pdf]]}}
 
===McIntire Botanical Garden: Document Library===
====MBG Documents====
*[[File:Board-of-Directors-document.pdf]]
*[[File:MBG-VISION-AND-PLANNING-OBJECTIVES.SHORT_.pdf]]
*[[File:MBG-VISION-AND-PLANNING-OBJECTIVES.FULL_.pdf‎]]
 
====Related Documents====
*[[File:Park-Master-Planning-Process.pdf‎]] - Parks and Recreation, City of Charlottesville
 
===Demand===
*In August of 2004, the City's Master Planning Committee delivered its report to Council. The Committee was chaired by Karen Firehock and contained members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and staff, a city Councilor, a member of the Planning Commission, among others. The report was the culmination of several years of work. The report recommended an arboretum, gardens, trails, and pedestrian access over the Parkway and the Southern RR tracks. 
 
*Within the past 4 years, the City conducted a needs assessment and trails and passive recreation were among the most requested amenities.<ref name=mcintosh>{{cite web|author=McIntosh, Peter|title=Proposal for Beginning of Master Planning Process|work=Letter to Charlottesville City Council|publishdate=2 May 2011|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|accessdate= 8 May 2011|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20110502-MBG-McIntosh.pdf}}</ref>
 
===Related activity===
The pedestrian bridge connecting both sides of the park over the Southern railroad will begin in {{as of|2011|lc=on|alt=summer 2011}} and be completed in the {{as of|2012|lc=on|alt=summer of 2012}}.<ref name=mcintosh/>


===Other botanical garden proposals===
===Other botanical garden proposals===
[[Charlottesville Botanical Garden]] is 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 name=ctmcintiremeeting>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/botanical_garden.html Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park], [[Sean Tubbs]], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], August 29, 2009.</ref>.
[[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>


 
==References==
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/ McIntire Botanical Garden]
*[http://www.mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/ McIntire Botanical Garden]
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=3089 McIntire Park Planning]
*[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=3089 McIntire Park Planning]
*[http://mcintirebotanicalgarden.org/garden-ideas/benefits-for-charlottesville-slideshow/ Slideshow: Benefits of a Botanical Garden for Charlottesville]
 
[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations]]
[[Category:2008 establishments]]
[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]
[[Category:Charlottesville Parks]]

Revision as of 21:47, 20 May 2019

MBG Logo

The McIntire Botanical Garden is a non-profit organization that is seeking to build a botanical garden in the eastern half of McIntire Park. [1]

After years of negotiations, the group entered into a memorandum of agreement with the city of Charlottesville in late September 2015. [2]

In May 2018, the group selected Boston-based Mikyoung Kim Design and Charlottesville-based Waterstreet Studios to create a design for the park. [3] [4] Initial designs were unveiled to the public in December 2018. [5]

The group is currently fundraising to turn the conceptual plans into construction documents. [6]


[7]

Board of Directors

  • Linda Seaman, President
  • Joan Swanberg, President-elect
  • Jill Tirschman-Marks, Vice President
  • Virginia Daugherty, Secretary
  • Sandy Wilcox, Treasurer
  • Dorothy Tompkins, Past President
  • Carolyn Achenbach
  • Diego Anderson
  • Deborah Bell Burks
  • Carol Carter
  • Ted Coates
  • Jude Garzolini
  • Julia Green
  • Cindy Hamady
  • Katy McCune
  • Consi Palmer
  • Rodney Shirley [8]

Former Board Members


Planning Process

The nonprofit group was founded in 2008 to advocate for a botanical garden within the city limits. At the time, the future of a McIntire Park transformed by what would become the John Warner Parkway was undetermined, and the group lobbied for the western half to become a garden that would preserve the area's natural beauty. [9] To get there, the group had to convince City Council to consider removing the golf course. As the roadway neared completion, the city's parks and recreation department began a master planning process to determine what would happen next.

Initial concept for the park envisioned using the entire western half of the park

In October 2011, the group showed a preliminary concept designed by landscape architect Kennon Williams that envisioned using the entire western half of the park and included the existing wading pool. [10]

City Council adopted a master plan for the eastern side of the park on September 3, 2012 after an extensive planning process which included the cessation of the golf course by the end of 2016. While the plan called for a botanical garden or natural area in the northern section, it did not initially specify that Botanical Garden of the Piedmont would be involved. At that meeting, City Councilor Dave Norris indicated the group should be selected as the official partner. [11]


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. [12]

References

  1. Web. City makes botanical garden partnership official, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 16, 2013, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. Web. Memorandum of Agreement between McIntire Botanical Garden and City of Charlottesville, McIntire Botanical Garden an the City of Charlottesville, September 29, 2015, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. Web. Boston and Charlottesville firms to design McIntire Botanical Garden, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 3, 2018, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. Web. McIntire Botanical Garden Selects Landscape Architects for Garden's Design, McIntire Botanical Garden, Press Release, WVIR NBC29, May 3, 2018, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. Web. Plans for McIntire Botanical Garden Released, Staff Reports, News Article, WVIR NBC29, December 17, 2018, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  6. Web. [1], Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 17, 2019, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. Web. McIntire Botanical Garden seeks community support, Nolan Stout, News Article, Daily Progress
  8. Web. Officers, Board, Volunteers, McIntire Botanical Garden, retrieved April 18, 2014.
  9. Web. Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 29, 2009, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  10. Web. City’s central park seen as home for botanical garden, Brian Wheeler, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, October 22, 2011, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  11. Web. Golf to leave McIntire sooner; Recreational fields still at issue, Sean Tubbs, News Article, September 4, 2012, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  12. Web. Botanical garden supporters see future in McIntire Park, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 29, 2009, retrieved February 9, 2015.

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