The Swansboro West Civic Association represents the residents in the City of Richmond between Midlothian Turnpike and Hull Street from Broad Rock Road to just before Belt Blvd. The Association operates based on donations and generous support of volunteers in the neighborhood.
Important Dates
Community Clean-Up - Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 52 East 32nd Street
Membership Meeting - Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm - Swansboro Elementary School, 3160 Midlothian Turnpike
5th District Town Hall/Ice Cream Social - Thursday, April 18, 2024 5:30-8:00pm - Fonticello Playground on West 29th Street
Swansboro West Tree Planting - Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10:00am - East 35th Street & McLennan Street
Community Clean-Up - Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 52 East 32nd Street
"Spring into Good Health" Wellness Fair - Saturday, May 11th from 10:00am-1:00pm - Swansboro Elementary
Community Clean-Up - Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 52 East 32nd Street
Community Clean-Up - Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 52 East 32nd Street
5th District Town Hall - Thursday, July 11, 2024 6:00-8:00pm - Randolph Community Center, 1415 Grayland Avenue
Membership Meeting - Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm - East 32nd Street (Potential Block Party)
5th District Town Hall - Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:00-8:00pm - Patrick Henry School, 3400 Semmes Avenue
5th District Town Hall - Thursday, October 17, 2024 6:00-8:00pm - Byrd Park Roundhouse
Membership Meeting & National Night Out - Thursday, October 1, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 pm - Swansboro Elementary School, 3160 Midlothian Turnpike
Monthly Meetings
Come join us at our monthly community meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. At the meetings, lead by Association President Denise Payne, we discuss common issues and solutions to make our neighborhood a better place to live. The Richmond Police Department and the Fifth District Councilperson’s office often attend to hear directly from our residents. We also try to invite a guest speaker to present on topics of importance. All community members are welcome to attend. If you cannot attend in person, you may call into the meeting at: (605) 313-5856, code 7325720 (NOTE: this is a new code).
Meeting Minutes from February 28, 2023
Meeting Minutes from March 28, 2023
Meeting Minutes for April 25, 2023
Meeting Minutes for May 25, 2023
Meeting Minutes for August 3, 2023
Meeting Minutes for October 3, 2023
Meeting Minutes for January 11, 2024
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes for March 7, 2024
Meeting Agenda for April 11, 2024
Neighborhood Climate Resilience Grant
The Richmond Tree Stewards, in partnership with the Swansboro West Civic Association and Southside ReLeaf, will be planting 100 young trees in approved city street sites between the sidewalk and curb throughout Swansboro West. They will be planting ten trees at a time across the two-year duration of the grant funding. Generally, there will be one planting day scheduled each month except when it is too hot to plant trees. If bad weather cancels one planting day, it will simply be postponed to the following month.
Some planting locations can only support a small or medium tree due to overhead wires or how narrow the space is between the curb and sidewalk. The right tree must be selected for the right location to avoid issues down the road like buckled sidewalks. That said, there are a number of difference tree species that could work in any given planting site so the person living at that location will be asked for input on the tree selection and every attempt will be made to plant a tree they select.
New Association By-Laws
At the August 3, 2023 meeting of the Association, the membership voted unanimously to adopt new by-laws for the Civic Association. Please feel free to submit comments and question to rvaswansborowest@gmail.com.
Community Clean-Up
The association sponsors a neighborhood clean-up the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 to noon. We meet at 52 East 32nd Street at the corner of McRand Street. Bags, safety vest and pickers are provided. If you cannot make the clean-up, please consider picking up litter on the your block at another time during the month. Every little bit helps. If you would like more information, please email rvaswansborowest@gmail.com or text/call (804) 592-0708. You can also signup for the clean-up events on meetup.com in the "RVA Clean City Sweep" group.
Join the Association and Subscribe to our Newsletter
You can sign up to receive a newsletter from the Association. The newsletters will be about monthly or when important information needs to be shared.
Newsletter Archive
Click here to see the current or past Swansboro West Happenings newsletters.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the Association, want to volunteer or need any kind of assistance, please feel free to contact on of the Association Officers.
Email us at rvaswansborowest@gmail.com
Call us at (804) 592-0708
Or, come see us in person at
one of our quarterly meetings.
