Jan 2021. Here was the official announcement: https://dgs.virginia.gov/globalassets/business-units/do/documents/newsroom/dgs-to-install-fence-around-lee-monument-to-prepare-site-for-statue-removal.pdf

> The Department of General Services today will install fencing around the Lee Monument grounds to ensure the safety of visitors and workers as part of DGS’s plan to prepare the site for the removal of the Lee statue. As we await the resolution of legal challenges that have delayed the statue’s removal, DGS wants to be prepared to act quickly upon a final determination. The fencing is not intended to be permanent.

So ya it's there so they can act quickly to take down the statue...

Same

I have found libraries incredibly eager for items like this, call the front desk of your local branch directly.

That’s dumb. Just mow and leave the weeds alone. Dandelions and clovers are underrated

Used Diamond Direct back in the day. No complaints.

The city prefers expensive solutions that dont actually solve the problem.

This way, they can pay someone to go around and re-do them constantly.

Yea Its actually a lot more dangerous and causes accidents

LOL this happened to me too. I showed up with a group of like 8 and the place was quite literally almost empty. They were so mad we didn't have a reservation and made a big fuss about it. It seems like they don't want the business haha

The fence went up the morning of 1/25/21.

Freecycle is a good site, and they have it in most major cities!

Having a “conversation” with my ex-wife about her feelings.

The sovereignty of Milf Island and the power I draw from her are unimpeachable.

They use it all the time at schools and public parks. So frustrating.

Certain places down there tend to get their liquor licenses suspended or revoked for what happens at or peripherally to their establishment, i.e. violence assumed to be related to over serving. It's also assumed that younger clients are the main offenders of such actions. To try to prevent that, you have armed guards, age limits, and strict dress policies.

The real answer needs to come from drivers. They should make the driving test harder each year until the driving population is reduced by 20% but this conflicts with the whole "driving is a right" crowd. Plenty of places have pedestrian safety without millions of dollars of extra pedestrian infrastructure.

Who are you in touch with about this?

Brambly Park should be perfect for big groups inside or out, but every time I have gone, either for an event my group planned or something planned by someone else, there's a logistical screw up. They can't figure out their own QR system ordering, they've applied payments to the wrong tab, can't find where they were going to seat us, etc etc etc.

I'm in an affiliate group with VCU, and believe me any time anybody brings up holding an event there when I'm around I try my hardest to shut that down.

They should install every third one with a concrete bollard. Surprise!

I miss the concrete barrier that said "Robert E Lee Can Eat My Whole Ass"

Brambly is way overpriced and the wine is mid

Douthat is pretty fun. Plus good camping.

How would you compare massanutten to snowshoe?

I'd put a nail strip around that sign next time

Agreed. This could be a whooooole lotta things, no necessarily herbicides.

The one off rowland was tagged within 24hrs of it being installed and then run over 48 hours later. I laughed when I saw them putting them up in the first place. It’ll never change