Monroe Park Conservancy’s status unknown
Jeremy M. Lazarus | 7/7/2022, 6 p.m.
Has the Monroe Park Conservancy, a private group that manages the city’s oldest park, joined the Enrichmond Foundation in going defunct?
Questions are being raised by Todd Woodson, founder and leader of the support group Friends of Monroe Park that has advocated for dissolution of the conservancy since it took over management in 2018.
“The website for the Monroe Park Conservancy has been removed as has their Facebook page,” he stated.
Mr. Woodson also questioned the activity of the board of the conservancy since the departure of Alice M. Massie, the former chair and executive director.
“I believe they have not been active in managing the park for sometime, especially since Ms. Massie left at the first of the year,” he added.
The most recent financial reports the conservancy filed indicated that it was operating at a deficit with a shrinking amount of money available for operations.
Mr. Woodson is urging 2nd District City Councilwoman Katherine Jordan to delve into the situation. She was on vacation and was not immediately available to comment.
Christopher Frelke, city director of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, could not immediately be reached for comment.
