A conceptual plan of the proposed 293-lot Dogwood Creek subdivision. (Courtesy Chesterfield County)
Planning Commission to consider proposed 293-lot subdivision in western Chesterfield
The Chesterfield Planning Commission is slated to review a proposal to build a subdivision on Genito Road.
TC Development LLC wants to build a single-family housing development with up to 293 lots on about 178 acres at 19000 Genito Road and 4000 Bailey Farm Road.
The project slated to come before the Planning Commission on Tuesday is a less-dense iteration of a project called Dogwood Creek that the developer filed plans for late last year.
The developer is seeking to rezone the project site to residential (R-12) from the current agricultural (A) with condition use to allow recreational facilities at the project. The development would have two vehicular accesses on Genito Road.
The Planning Commission is anticipated to decide whether to recommend the project get final approval from the Board of Supervisors, which is expected to make a final decision on the project at a later date.
The meeting agenda can be found here.
Chesterfield unveils new county government website
Chesterfield County’s government has a new website.
The new website is intended to provide a better user experience, access to services and search capabilities among other improvements such as mobile-friendly applications and forms, according to a county news release.
“This launch is not just about a new look, it’s about creating a more inclusive, engaging and seamless online experience for the Chesterfield community,” Chesterfield Chief Information Officer Scott Furman said in a prepared statement.
Existing links and URLs are expected to stay the same, and users of the county’s website won’t have to create new accounts or passwords.
The county identified Monday (today) as the launch date for the new website, though it appeared to have been updated to its new version by Friday afternoon.
City Council adopts FY25 budget, collective bargaining agreements
The Richmond City Hall building. (BizSense file)
Richmond City Council adopted an amended version of the nearly $2.9 billion budget proposed for fiscal year 2025. The spending plan holds the line on current tax rates, maintains the city’s real estate tax rate of $1.20 per $100 of assessed value and provides a minimum 4% salary increase for all city employees.
Council amendments included the removal of nearly all of the $3 million that administrators had requested to demolish the Richmond Coliseum, in favor of funding other priorities and providing more funding for Richmond Public Schools. Those and other amendments maintain the same general fund budget of just over $1 billion.
Council also approved collective bargaining agreements between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 995, the Richmond Coalition of Police and the Service Employees International Union Virginia 512.
The city formally established five bargaining units in total: Police, represented by RCOP; Fire and Emergency Services, represented by IAFF 995; Administration and Technical, represented by SEIU; Professional, represented by SEIU; and Labor and Trades, represented by The Teamsters. The latter two units will start negotiations in coming weeks.
Over the next three years, the city has agreed to commit $29 million for fire, emergency services and emergency communications; $34 million for police; and $20 million for administrative and technical employees.
The bargaining agreements are supported in the FY25 budget with a $9.1 million raise for police officers, firefighters and emergency services employees; $3 million for administrative and tech employees; $3 million for a 4% salary increase for all other city employees; and an additional $2 million for targeted pay increases for positions making below the market rate identified through a compensation study.
Henrico announces $60M housing trust fund to be supported by data center revenue
County Manager John Vithoulkas at Thursday’s press conference alongside, from left: Board Chairman Tyrone Nelson, Javon Burton of Partnership for Housing Affordability, and supervisors Dan Schmitt, Jody Rogish and Misty Whitehead. (BizSense file)
Henrico officials announced the county will establish a housing trust fund to encourage housing affordability with $60 million in cash and a dedicated revenue stream from new economic development, specifically data centers.
Announced in broad terms last week, the housing trust will be supported with unbudgeted real estate tax revenues from data centers, which represent one of the county’s fastest-growing business sectors. The Board of Supervisors is expected to make the first appropriation of funds available for the trust beginning July 1.
The trust will provide grants to nonprofit and for-profit entities to offset the costs of residential lots in subdivisions or other developments that meet program requirements, the county said in a release. The initiative will be managed by the county with the nonprofit Partnership for Housing Affordability.
Henrico has used the same model to create lower-income homes in several planned or existing communities, including 14 homes in the River East subdivision, 20 in the approved Arcadia community and 12 at various infill sites.
The program will also see Henrico waive its fees for water and sewer connections as well as building permits. The county also will expedite its planning review of proposed developments that include affordable units.
Henrico approves data centers zoning, denies density increase for Gateway Apartments
A rendering of the five-story apartment building with ground-floor commercial spaces planned at the Gateway Apartments complex. (BizSense file)
At their meeting last week, Henrico supervisors approved Hourigan’s request to rezone 622 acres southeast of the Interstate 64-295 interchange in Varina for an industrial development including advanced manufacturing and data centers.
The board denied a provisional-use request for Gateway II, a redevelopment of a portion of the Gateway Apartments complex at 1648 N. Parham Road with a five-story apartment building with ground-floor commercial space. Owner Colony Apartment Homes had sought to increase the density of the previously approved building from 80 to 100 units with less commercial space and add about 10 feet to the building height.
The board deferred to its June 11 meeting Costco’s plan to expand the footprint of its warehouse store at 9650 W. Broad St. and relocate its gas station to the neighboring plot at 9700-9750 W. Broad St.
A conceptual plan of the proposed 293-lot Dogwood Creek subdivision. (Courtesy Chesterfield County)
Planning Commission to consider proposed 293-lot subdivision in western Chesterfield
The Chesterfield Planning Commission is slated to review a proposal to build a subdivision on Genito Road.
TC Development LLC wants to build a single-family housing development with up to 293 lots on about 178 acres at 19000 Genito Road and 4000 Bailey Farm Road.
The project slated to come before the Planning Commission on Tuesday is a less-dense iteration of a project called Dogwood Creek that the developer filed plans for late last year.
The developer is seeking to rezone the project site to residential (R-12) from the current agricultural (A) with condition use to allow recreational facilities at the project. The development would have two vehicular accesses on Genito Road.
The Planning Commission is anticipated to decide whether to recommend the project get final approval from the Board of Supervisors, which is expected to make a final decision on the project at a later date.
The meeting agenda can be found here.
Chesterfield unveils new county government website
Chesterfield County’s government has a new website.
The new website is intended to provide a better user experience, access to services and search capabilities among other improvements such as mobile-friendly applications and forms, according to a county news release.
“This launch is not just about a new look, it’s about creating a more inclusive, engaging and seamless online experience for the Chesterfield community,” Chesterfield Chief Information Officer Scott Furman said in a prepared statement.
Existing links and URLs are expected to stay the same, and users of the county’s website won’t have to create new accounts or passwords.
The county identified Monday (today) as the launch date for the new website, though it appeared to have been updated to its new version by Friday afternoon.
City Council adopts FY25 budget, collective bargaining agreements
The Richmond City Hall building. (BizSense file)
Richmond City Council adopted an amended version of the nearly $2.9 billion budget proposed for fiscal year 2025. The spending plan holds the line on current tax rates, maintains the city’s real estate tax rate of $1.20 per $100 of assessed value and provides a minimum 4% salary increase for all city employees.
Council amendments included the removal of nearly all of the $3 million that administrators had requested to demolish the Richmond Coliseum, in favor of funding other priorities and providing more funding for Richmond Public Schools. Those and other amendments maintain the same general fund budget of just over $1 billion.
Council also approved collective bargaining agreements between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 995, the Richmond Coalition of Police and the Service Employees International Union Virginia 512.
The city formally established five bargaining units in total: Police, represented by RCOP; Fire and Emergency Services, represented by IAFF 995; Administration and Technical, represented by SEIU; Professional, represented by SEIU; and Labor and Trades, represented by The Teamsters. The latter two units will start negotiations in coming weeks.
Over the next three years, the city has agreed to commit $29 million for fire, emergency services and emergency communications; $34 million for police; and $20 million for administrative and technical employees.
The bargaining agreements are supported in the FY25 budget with a $9.1 million raise for police officers, firefighters and emergency services employees; $3 million for administrative and tech employees; $3 million for a 4% salary increase for all other city employees; and an additional $2 million for targeted pay increases for positions making below the market rate identified through a compensation study.
Henrico announces $60M housing trust fund to be supported by data center revenue
County Manager John Vithoulkas at Thursday’s press conference alongside, from left: Board Chairman Tyrone Nelson, Javon Burton of Partnership for Housing Affordability, and supervisors Dan Schmitt, Jody Rogish and Misty Whitehead. (BizSense file)
Henrico officials announced the county will establish a housing trust fund to encourage housing affordability with $60 million in cash and a dedicated revenue stream from new economic development, specifically data centers.
Announced in broad terms last week, the housing trust will be supported with unbudgeted real estate tax revenues from data centers, which represent one of the county’s fastest-growing business sectors. The Board of Supervisors is expected to make the first appropriation of funds available for the trust beginning July 1.
The trust will provide grants to nonprofit and for-profit entities to offset the costs of residential lots in subdivisions or other developments that meet program requirements, the county said in a release. The initiative will be managed by the county with the nonprofit Partnership for Housing Affordability.
Henrico has used the same model to create lower-income homes in several planned or existing communities, including 14 homes in the River East subdivision, 20 in the approved Arcadia community and 12 at various infill sites.
The program will also see Henrico waive its fees for water and sewer connections as well as building permits. The county also will expedite its planning review of proposed developments that include affordable units.
Henrico approves data centers zoning, denies density increase for Gateway Apartments
A rendering of the five-story apartment building with ground-floor commercial spaces planned at the Gateway Apartments complex. (BizSense file)
At their meeting last week, Henrico supervisors approved Hourigan’s request to rezone 622 acres southeast of the Interstate 64-295 interchange in Varina for an industrial development including advanced manufacturing and data centers.
The board denied a provisional-use request for Gateway II, a redevelopment of a portion of the Gateway Apartments complex at 1648 N. Parham Road with a five-story apartment building with ground-floor commercial space. Owner Colony Apartment Homes had sought to increase the density of the previously approved building from 80 to 100 units with less commercial space and add about 10 feet to the building height.
The board deferred to its June 11 meeting Costco’s plan to expand the footprint of its warehouse store at 9650 W. Broad St. and relocate its gas station to the neighboring plot at 9700-9750 W. Broad St.