Tuesday’s hours-long meeting saw four of Henrico’s five supervisors address their Goochland counterparts alongside Westin Estates residents who spoke against the approval.
Luck Stone quarry OK’d to expand closer to Wyndham-area homes
Government
GRTC selects former Public Safety Building site for new bus transfer station
The transfer hub is planned to be built as part of a mixed-use development, which would feature apartments and retail space in addition to the GRTC facility.
Fall Line Trail project reaches Richmond, though some question route through Bryan Park
Officials converged on Bryan Park to mark the start of construction of Richmond’s 13-mile portion of the 43-mile trail that’s planned to run between Ashland and Petersburg.
Airport commission defers high stakes vote on controversial FBO proposal
“All of my employees are worried about whether they’ll have a job in 17 months,” said Million Air Richmond’s Mark Cooke said. “I can’t get any new customers… my customers that I have are being courted by other airports.”
Henrico OKs purchase of retail strip to serve as future GRTC Pulse terminus
“From there, we can start to look at Pulse all the way to Short Pump,” a GRTC spokesman said of the new transfer station planned at Broad and Parham.
Squirrels, Richmond EDA formally sign lease for new ballpark
“Richmond will finally be getting the ballpark it truly deserves, and we could not be more relieved and gratified,” said Flying Squirrels President Lou DiBella.
EDA OKs lease, development agreements with Flying Squirrels for new Diamond District ballpark
The agreements, which the parties have been negotiating for months, set the terms of the ballclub’s lease for the new stadium and the venue’s development by an entity tied to the Flying Squirrels’ parent company.
Powhatan changes zoning rules to discourage solar farms on agricultural land
The changes means it is now impossible to get approval to build new solar projects on land with agricultural designations, which covers most of the county.
RRHA goes door to door in ‘last chance’ effort to promote rent repayment plans
RRHA aims to contact each of the 3,200 units in the city’s public housing developments three times by the end of August to spread the word about late charges and help residents avoid eviction.
Business improvement district in the works for Carytown
Similar to the downtown and Manchester assessment district, the Carytown district would charge businesses a fee for enhanced city services and could provide a template for other commercial corridors.