RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a new police equestrian center near Gillies Creek Park in Richmond’s East End.
For years, horses that were part of the Richmond Police Department’s mounted unit were kept in a stable along Brook Road, visible beneath the Belvidere Street underpass.
A planning document submitted to the Richmond Urban Design Committee in August described the stable as having “significant operational deficiencies” and “substantial ongoing facility maintenance problems.”…