Here are some links that will tell you something about it (some of the stories have more links for additional background).
"Go Ape bringing a ropes course to Byrd Park," RVANews (10/7/10), click here.
"Proposed ropes course would offer above group adventure at Byrd Park," Richmond Times-Dispatch (10/8/10), click here.
"Save Byrd Park" at the Fan District Hub (11/10/10), click here.
"Ropes Course Good for Byrd Park?" at Richmond.com (11/16/10), click here.
To visit the Byrd Park community blog, which has several posts (some with numerous comments) on the ropes course issue, click here.
To visit the Facebook page for Save Byrd Park (and join up if you like), click here.
Meanwhile, the postponed meeting to discuss this issue the City of Richmond had scheduled for Nov. 18 (6:30 p.m.) at the Carillon has not been rescheduled. The status of the Go Ape ropes course project remains in limbo, as no one who works for The City -- since J.R. Pope's sudden departure from Rec and Parks -- seems to know anything about the ropes course.
At least, they're not talking.
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Update (11/24/10): Fifth District Councilman Marty Jewell was good enough to talk with me on the phone this morning. Jewell characterized the ropes course project as, "a ludicrous idea, from start to finish." And, he had quite a bit more to say. Thus, I'm writing a new piece on this brouhaha right now. Stay tuned.
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