The site at 1468 Pony Farm Road, where a 14-lot industrial park is planned. (File image courtesy Commonwealth Commercial)
Hanover Planning Commission to vote on industrial park proposal
The Hanover Planning Commission is scheduled Thursday to consider a proposed industrial park project that would straddle the county’s border with Goochland.
Todd Walton and Patrick Dolan are seeking zoning approval for a 84-acre industrial park that’s just north of the I-64 Oilville-Goochland exit. The park is split about evenly between Goochland and Hanover.
The Goochland Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning request associated with the project site within its jurisdiction, according to a Hanover staff report. After Hanover planning commissioners vote on whether to recommend the zoning request filed in Hanover, the county supervisors will vote on final approval of the project.
The Planning Commission meeting agenda can be found here.
Henrico approves real estate tax credit for second consecutive year
Henrico supervisors last week voted to return $11.2 million in surplus taxes to residential and business property owners to help offset impacts of rising real estate values.
Proposed in February, the real estate tax credit represents Henrico’s second return of surplus tax dollars in as many years. Homeowners and other property owners will receive an amount equal to 2 cents per $100 of their real estate’s taxable value, the county said in a release. A single-family home with an average assessed value of $367,000 would receive a credit of $73.40.
Individual credits of $30 or more will be paid in 95,000 checks issued in September, just before the mailing of 2023’s second installment real estate tax bills, the county said. Amounts less than $30 will be credited directly on 16,000 bills. For property owners who owe delinquent taxes, the credit will be applied to the outstanding balance and to any future bills if the credit exceeds the amount due.
Henrico adopted a similar 2-cents-per-$100 credit in 2022, reportedly making it the first locality in Virginia to return surplus real estate taxes to property owners under a 2005 state law. The average value of a single-family home increased this year by 13.9 percent, from $322,200 in 2022 to $367,000 in 2023.
Westwood-area apartment building, airport-area Royal Farms OK’d
One of the site plans being considered for the Jacque Street development. (County documents)
Also at their meeting last week, Henrico supervisors approved Marshall Land Company LLC’s proposal for a five-story, 241-unit apartment building at 4115 Jacque St., a 2.6-acre lot off Dabney Road near Topgolf.
The board also approved a provisional-use permit for a proposed Royal Farms convenience store and gas station at 301 S. Airport Drive. Other board actions are listed here.
$4M project to add 12 pickleball courts at Pouncey Tract Park
Henrico supervisors also approved a $4.4 million contract with Rainbow Construction Corp. to convert an adult softball field at Pouncey Tract Park into a 12-court pickleball complex, with 10 standard courts and two larger championship courts, covered spectator seating and LED sports lighting.
The standard courts will measure 34-by-64 feet, the county said in a release. The championship courts will be slightly larger, at 44-by-74 feet, with more hardscaping beyond the baselines and sidelines.
The project is planned just north of the Short Pump Middle School track and includes construction of an adjoining 103-space parking lot, road improvements and an underground stormwater detention facility. Site work is expected to begin in September and be completed next June.
Willow Lawn urban mixed-use rezoning request deferred two months
Willow Lawn Shopping Center covers around 37 acres near the Richmond-Henrico line. (County documents)
At its meeting last week, the Henrico County Planning Commission deferred to its Oct. 12 meeting a rezoning request from Willow Lawn owner Federal Realty Investment Trust to redevelop the shopping center and its 37 acres into a new mixed-use district. The long-term plan could include over 2,200 residential units and 500,000 square feet of commercial space.
The commission recommended approval of a provisional-use permit for Fulton Hill Properties to add 15 units to the seven-story, 253-unit apartment building it’s planning at the intersection of Thalbro and Westmoreland streets. Other commission actions are listed here.
Area around Chippenham and Iron Bridge interchange is focus of proposed land-use plan
On the docket for the Chesterfield Planning Commission’s meeting this week is consideration of a proposed land-use plan to guide development of about 580 acres just outside the Richmond city limit.
The proposed Ridgedale Special Focus Area plan would be used to plan future growth for the area around the Chippenham Parkway and Iron Bridge Road interchange. A Special Focus Area plan is a long-range planning document for a specific area going through a development transition or are deemed candidates for revitalization. SFA plans don’t change existing zoning but serve to guide future rezoning decisions.
Chesterfield has eyed this particular area for an SFA because it’s an access point into the county that could be further developed.
The Planning Commission will consider whether to recommend final approval be provided by the Board of Supervisors. County supervisors will render a final verdict on the plan at a future meeting.
The agenda for the Planning Commission’s meeting on Tuesday can be viewed here.
Chesterfield eyes expansion of roadway in Upper Magnolia Green site
Chesterfield County plans to extend Westerleigh Parkway by 1,500 feet, which will provide access to an upcoming new middle school. (Image courtesy Chesterfield County)
Chesterfield officials hope to kick off construction later this year on a project to extend a roadway that will serve as a northern entry into the county’s future Upper Magnolia Green development.
Construction is slated to begin on the $7 million Westerleigh Parkway extension in October. The project to extend the road about 1,500 feet is anticipated to be completed in June 2025.
The project also includes a new roundabout as well as pedestrian and bike path improvements. Chesterfield officials held a community meeting to discuss the project last week.
The extended Westerleigh Parkway will create access to a new $95 million middle school that is among the planned public facilities on the northeast side of the Upper Magnolia Green project area. The Board of Supervisors last year approved zoning requests that pave the way for a new technology park, public facilities and hundreds of single-family homes for the nearly 2,400-acre site near Moseley.
New IT chief named in Chesterfield
Scott Furman
Chesterfield announced last week that Scott Furman has been promoted to chief information officer of the county’s information systems technology department. He was previously the deputy chief information officer.
The department handles infrastructure and project management and information security operations in support of county government offices. The department has 106 full-time employees.
Furman joined Chesterfield’s information systems technology department in April 2022. Prior to coming aboard in Chesterfield, Furman spent 19 years with the Federal Reserve System, including three years as the organization’s CTO. He also spent 15 years in the private sector, per a county news release.
Hanover promotes deputy to top spot at public works department
Randy Hardman
Hanover announced last week that W. R. “Randy” Hardman will assume his new post as the county’s public works director effective Wednesday.
Hardman has been the deputy director of the department since 2014. He is taking over from Mike Flagg, who has retired after a nearly 30-year career with Hanover.
Hardman joined public works in 1995. Hardman, a county native, is a graduate of Old Dominion University.
Former Hanover schools administrator is new finance director for Ashland
Terry Stone
The Town of Ashland hired Terry Stone as its new finance director. The VCU alum most recently served in a similar role for the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe in King William County.
Stone previously worked for Hanover County Public Schools as finance director and assistant superintendent of business and operations, and with Henrico County Public Schools as assistant superintendent for finance and administration. She served as finance director for Hanover County from 2005 to 2008 and held various financial positions with the county dating back to 1988.
Stone has a bachelor of science degree in accounting from VCU and is a CPA.
The site at 1468 Pony Farm Road, where a 14-lot industrial park is planned. (File image courtesy Commonwealth Commercial)
Hanover Planning Commission to vote on industrial park proposal
The Hanover Planning Commission is scheduled Thursday to consider a proposed industrial park project that would straddle the county’s border with Goochland.
Todd Walton and Patrick Dolan are seeking zoning approval for a 84-acre industrial park that’s just north of the I-64 Oilville-Goochland exit. The park is split about evenly between Goochland and Hanover.
The Goochland Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning request associated with the project site within its jurisdiction, according to a Hanover staff report. After Hanover planning commissioners vote on whether to recommend the zoning request filed in Hanover, the county supervisors will vote on final approval of the project.
The Planning Commission meeting agenda can be found here.
Henrico approves real estate tax credit for second consecutive year
Henrico supervisors last week voted to return $11.2 million in surplus taxes to residential and business property owners to help offset impacts of rising real estate values.
Proposed in February, the real estate tax credit represents Henrico’s second return of surplus tax dollars in as many years. Homeowners and other property owners will receive an amount equal to 2 cents per $100 of their real estate’s taxable value, the county said in a release. A single-family home with an average assessed value of $367,000 would receive a credit of $73.40.
Individual credits of $30 or more will be paid in 95,000 checks issued in September, just before the mailing of 2023’s second installment real estate tax bills, the county said. Amounts less than $30 will be credited directly on 16,000 bills. For property owners who owe delinquent taxes, the credit will be applied to the outstanding balance and to any future bills if the credit exceeds the amount due.
Henrico adopted a similar 2-cents-per-$100 credit in 2022, reportedly making it the first locality in Virginia to return surplus real estate taxes to property owners under a 2005 state law. The average value of a single-family home increased this year by 13.9 percent, from $322,200 in 2022 to $367,000 in 2023.
Westwood-area apartment building, airport-area Royal Farms OK’d
One of the site plans being considered for the Jacque Street development. (County documents)
Also at their meeting last week, Henrico supervisors approved Marshall Land Company LLC’s proposal for a five-story, 241-unit apartment building at 4115 Jacque St., a 2.6-acre lot off Dabney Road near Topgolf.
The board also approved a provisional-use permit for a proposed Royal Farms convenience store and gas station at 301 S. Airport Drive. Other board actions are listed here.
$4M project to add 12 pickleball courts at Pouncey Tract Park
Henrico supervisors also approved a $4.4 million contract with Rainbow Construction Corp. to convert an adult softball field at Pouncey Tract Park into a 12-court pickleball complex, with 10 standard courts and two larger championship courts, covered spectator seating and LED sports lighting.
The standard courts will measure 34-by-64 feet, the county said in a release. The championship courts will be slightly larger, at 44-by-74 feet, with more hardscaping beyond the baselines and sidelines.
The project is planned just north of the Short Pump Middle School track and includes construction of an adjoining 103-space parking lot, road improvements and an underground stormwater detention facility. Site work is expected to begin in September and be completed next June.
Willow Lawn urban mixed-use rezoning request deferred two months
Willow Lawn Shopping Center covers around 37 acres near the Richmond-Henrico line. (County documents)
At its meeting last week, the Henrico County Planning Commission deferred to its Oct. 12 meeting a rezoning request from Willow Lawn owner Federal Realty Investment Trust to redevelop the shopping center and its 37 acres into a new mixed-use district. The long-term plan could include over 2,200 residential units and 500,000 square feet of commercial space.
The commission recommended approval of a provisional-use permit for Fulton Hill Properties to add 15 units to the seven-story, 253-unit apartment building it’s planning at the intersection of Thalbro and Westmoreland streets. Other commission actions are listed here.
Area around Chippenham and Iron Bridge interchange is focus of proposed land-use plan
On the docket for the Chesterfield Planning Commission’s meeting this week is consideration of a proposed land-use plan to guide development of about 580 acres just outside the Richmond city limit.
The proposed Ridgedale Special Focus Area plan would be used to plan future growth for the area around the Chippenham Parkway and Iron Bridge Road interchange. A Special Focus Area plan is a long-range planning document for a specific area going through a development transition or are deemed candidates for revitalization. SFA plans don’t change existing zoning but serve to guide future rezoning decisions.
Chesterfield has eyed this particular area for an SFA because it’s an access point into the county that could be further developed.
The Planning Commission will consider whether to recommend final approval be provided by the Board of Supervisors. County supervisors will render a final verdict on the plan at a future meeting.
The agenda for the Planning Commission’s meeting on Tuesday can be viewed here.
Chesterfield eyes expansion of roadway in Upper Magnolia Green site
Chesterfield County plans to extend Westerleigh Parkway by 1,500 feet, which will provide access to an upcoming new middle school. (Image courtesy Chesterfield County)
Chesterfield officials hope to kick off construction later this year on a project to extend a roadway that will serve as a northern entry into the county’s future Upper Magnolia Green development.
Construction is slated to begin on the $7 million Westerleigh Parkway extension in October. The project to extend the road about 1,500 feet is anticipated to be completed in June 2025.
The project also includes a new roundabout as well as pedestrian and bike path improvements. Chesterfield officials held a community meeting to discuss the project last week.
The extended Westerleigh Parkway will create access to a new $95 million middle school that is among the planned public facilities on the northeast side of the Upper Magnolia Green project area. The Board of Supervisors last year approved zoning requests that pave the way for a new technology park, public facilities and hundreds of single-family homes for the nearly 2,400-acre site near Moseley.
New IT chief named in Chesterfield
Scott Furman
Chesterfield announced last week that Scott Furman has been promoted to chief information officer of the county’s information systems technology department. He was previously the deputy chief information officer.
The department handles infrastructure and project management and information security operations in support of county government offices. The department has 106 full-time employees.
Furman joined Chesterfield’s information systems technology department in April 2022. Prior to coming aboard in Chesterfield, Furman spent 19 years with the Federal Reserve System, including three years as the organization’s CTO. He also spent 15 years in the private sector, per a county news release.
Hanover promotes deputy to top spot at public works department
Randy Hardman
Hanover announced last week that W. R. “Randy” Hardman will assume his new post as the county’s public works director effective Wednesday.
Hardman has been the deputy director of the department since 2014. He is taking over from Mike Flagg, who has retired after a nearly 30-year career with Hanover.
Hardman joined public works in 1995. Hardman, a county native, is a graduate of Old Dominion University.
Former Hanover schools administrator is new finance director for Ashland
Terry Stone
The Town of Ashland hired Terry Stone as its new finance director. The VCU alum most recently served in a similar role for the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe in King William County.
Stone previously worked for Hanover County Public Schools as finance director and assistant superintendent of business and operations, and with Henrico County Public Schools as assistant superintendent for finance and administration. She served as finance director for Hanover County from 2005 to 2008 and held various financial positions with the county dating back to 1988.
Stone has a bachelor of science degree in accounting from VCU and is a CPA.