The initiative would add a 2 percent lodging tax on nightly room rates, generating $8 million in projected annual funding to more than double the region’s tourism marketing budget, bringing it in line with competitor markets such as Charlotte, Baltimore and Austin, Texas.
Deferred six times since plans were introduced in September and after hearing neighbor feedback, the restaurateurs agreed to conditions such as no live music, no liquor, no more than 24 people on the patio and closing time at 9 p.m.
The 84-acre complex is currently planned to include five full-sized soccer fields, several smaller fields, a training area, offices and an eatery, among other features.
Amid the floundering effort to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Virginia, Richmond’s lone state-approved medical cannabis provider continues to expand with its third standalone retail dispensary in the region.
The bill would have allowed the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to begin to issue licenses for recreational cannabis businesses on July 1, 2024, and would have permitted existing state-sanctioned medical cannabis companies to grow and sell recreational cannabis products starting July 1 of this year.
The global venue management company, which oversees Richmond’s Altria Theater and Dominion Energy Center, is also investing in other parts of the massive mixed-use development that’s set to fill 200 acres along I-95.
A developer tweaks its plan for a residential subdivision on a 161-acre site in Hanover, residential rental inspection districts are proposed in Richmond, and Goochland considers zoning changes for solar facilities.
The downtown site has reverted back to city ownership, after the project had not progressed according to an agreement with the developer, whose principals are also behind GreenCity in Henrico and had proposed the failed Navy Hill project.
Richmond’s mayor delivers his annual State of the City address, two massive developments are up for votes in Henrico, and Powhatan considers zoning amendments to allow more retail and light industrial uses in the county.
“It is a vehicle to advance regional economic development, affordable housing and to create jobs, and to add to the existing conversation and great efforts that have been going on already in the region,” RRHA CEO Steven Nesmith said of the subsidiary.
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