A sports and entertainment authority is in the works in Henrico, a 92-home subdivision is planned beside Harvie Elementary School, and Chesterfield nears a vote on a $540 million bond referendum.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 8.8.22
Government
Breaking News: City trims Diamond District finalist field to two
The City of Richmond announced Friday it has narrowed its finalist field for the Diamond District project from three development teams to two.
Maymont scores $8M grant from federal tourism recovery fund
The money will go toward expanding the park’s wildlife habitats and upgrading the Maymont mansion.
Goochland supervisors OK rezoning for huge ‘Project Rocky’ fulfillment center
A facility with a 650,000-square-foot footprint can be built on a 105-acre site on Ashland Road, but its user remains a mystery.
Model Tobacco developer fires back in investor lawsuit
Chris Harrison has denied claims of fraud and money laundering and countersued two of the project’s investors, all while working to finalize a deal with the City of Petersburg to sell back the controversial old Ramada Inn property.
7-story apartment project to replace office buildings east of Willow Lawn
A mystery developer is under contract to buy the 1-acre site for a development that will utilize the area’s TOD-1 zoning.
Region’s lodging tax revenues rebound, exceed pre-pandemic levels
The total in Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico was $30.8 million in the 2022 fiscal year, up from a record $30 million in FY19.
Scooter operator bolts out of Richmond
Bolt Mobility, which was the first licensed e-scooter company in the city, has ceased operations locally, as did Helbiz. Lime and Bird remain.
28-home infill in the works at John Rolfe Parkway and Pump Road
A dozen acres of undeveloped land left over from Henrico’s realignment of a major intersection was declared surplus and sold to a developer for $525,000.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 8.1.22
Hanover acquires a site for a new fire station, Chesterfield names a new general registrar and accounting director, and a longtime deputy is named Richmond’s city attorney.