Government

Incumbent Chris Winslow and opponents Greg Allen and Jessica Schneider weigh in on how to control development growth in the county, as well as taxes and the future of Southside Speedway.

Mark Miller, who has been in office for 11 months after winning a special election last year, is facing challengers Jim Williams and Erin Phelan. They offer differing visions for business-related taxes levied in the county.

Incumbent Kevin Carroll and his opponent Chip Carbiener have opposing perspectives on the value of big-ticket economic development projects.

The vote to reject the plan, which had been close to two years in the making, followed a period this summer in which the county solicited input from residents and received hundreds of responses.

Other planned enhancements include added shelter capacity at a former hostel building downtown and at the Salvation Army’s HQ in Northside.

Reworked rules meant to permit short-term home rentals in Richmond while preserving the city’s available housing stock are heading to City Council for potential adoption Monday.

The petition to create a community development authority for the $2.4 billion project will be filed once the city-owned land conveys to the EDA.

Henrico in June paid just over $1 million to buy the former Bank of America branch at 4921 Lakeside Ave., which it is planning to use as a trailhead facility for the 43-mile Ashland-to-Petersburg trail.

“The widely publicized cancellation of the Clay Street development project in downtown Richmond…should serve as a wake-up call to the significant flaws in the current governance of the University and the Authority,” Gov. Youngkin said in a letter to General Assembly leadership.

Maritza Pechin, whose various roles have included guiding the Diamond District project, is departing City Hall this Friday to take a job with the USDOT’s Build America Bureau.