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Mayo Island set to become park after $15 million purchase by City of Richmond

With a recently closed deal, Mayo Island, the highly traveled but hardly accessible landmass in the heart of Richmond, is now set to become part of the James River Park System.
Trevor Dickerson

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From Richmond BizSense:

With a recently closed deal, Mayo Island, the highly traveled but hardly accessible landmass in the heart of Richmond, is now set to become part of the James River Park System.

Richmond officials confirmed Friday that the city had finalized its nearly $15 million purchase of the long-desired island between downtown and Manchester.

The previously privately-owned, 15-acre island that supports the Mayo Bridge hit the market two years ago and had been under contract for just over a year, initially by the Capital Region Land Conservancy before the city stepped in as the contract purchaser.

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Trevor Dickerson is the Editor and Co-Founder of RVAHub.