Officials announce game-changing project to transform concrete-covered island: 'This is a historic day'

Officials announce game-changing project to transform concrete-covered island: 'This is a historic day'

WTVR reported that Mayo Island in Richmond, Virginia, received protected status and is now under a conservation easement as part of the James River Park System. "This is a historic day for the city of Richmond and for our commonwealth," said Richmond's director of parks and recreation, Chris Frelke. The conservation plan first identified the island as a priority for restoration and protection in the 1980s, so this designation is decades in the m…