County governments consider real estate tax cuts, technology zones are floated in Richmond and Henrico, and several large developments are headed for votes.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 12.13.21
Government
Airport commission plans to buy 161 acres for RIC expansion
The purchase from an entity tied to Gumenick Properties would be the first comparable addition to the airport’s footprint in two decades.
Baskervill to design new Supreme Court of Virginia building
The current building at 100 N. 9th St. is slated to be replaced with a new building at 900 E. Main St. in a $155 million project.
Funding to build $300M Fall Line trail picks up pace with $104M allocation
The Central Virginia Transit Authority put the money toward a 43-mile trail that would run from Petersburg to Ashland and asked the state to cover the $132 million still needed.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 12.6.21
Richmond’s City Center Plan is up for a vote, a massive industrial development is proposed in Henrico, and Chesterfield starts work on a library replacement.
Jackson Ward crossroads of Brook, Marshall get parklet, street mural
The parklet in front of Art180 is the last of several pandemic-era patios that have been in the works. Two other parklets in the city remain in limbo.
Updated: Developer under contract to buy downtown assisted living facility
After decades as an assisted living facility, a century-old Monroe Ward building is set to change hands – and its redevelopment may not be far behind.
City transfers Stony Point parking lots to mall’s owners at no cost
The Economic Development Authority gave up its real estate holdings around the Southside mall because they were valued at less than $13.5 million.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.22.21
TIF districts considered for four areas in the city, residential developments OK’d in the suburbs, and Chesterfield and Hanover look to update county plans.
Transit authority primed to earmark $108M for 43-mile Fall Line trail
The walking and biking trail from Petersburg to Ashland is projected to cost $234 million, and has about $73 million in local and state funding already in hand.