Mayor Levar Stoney’s office named David Alley III as acting building commissioner. Alley has worked for the city since 2002.
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Chesterfield plans rezoning of county-owned 1,850 acres near Moseley
At least one new school, a technology park, residential development and other uses are proposed for the property the county acquired last year.
Hotel assessments slashed in Henrico, Chesterfield due to pandemic
The decline in values was harshest in Henrico, where 80 properties fell to $288.6 million during 2021 — down 50 percent from $586.7 million in 2020.
VUU nears deal to keep illuminated logos atop campus bell tower
The Northside university put up the “VUU” signs a year and a half ago without required approvals from the city and state.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.20.21
A Charter Colony extension is up for a vote in Chesterfield, zoning changes are proposed along West Broad Street, and a golf course in Henrico is cleared for development.
New projects would add 260 income-based apartments in South Richmond
The Lawson Cos. wants to fill a wooded tract off Westover Hills Boulevard and add a building at a prominent intersection in Manchester.
Developers plan apartment building on part of Plant Zero property
The seven-story, 238,000-square-foot complex at 13 E. 3rd St. would include a mix of more than 200 apartments, townhouses and ground-floor commercial space.
After Hours concert promoter in talks for new series in Chesterfield
EventMakers-USA, which is hosting a series of concerts at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, could potentially bring a full slate of shows to the county beginning next year.
Redevelopment in play for former Toys ‘R’ Us building near Regency mall
Plans filed with Henrico County point to the building being used as a new facility for PPD, a pharmaceutical research firm that expanded to the county a decade ago.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.13.21
A proposed Church Hill mixed-use rehab gets a thumbs down, an Innsbrook mixed-use project and golf course development plan are up for votes, and Chesterfield mulls bonds for two new middle schools.