A 41-acre mixed-use development in Goochland, rezoning proposals in Shockoe Bottom and The Diamond area, and Powhatan holds a budget hearing.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.3.21
Government
Chesterfield supervisors sign off on Rockwood area redevelopment plan
The land-use roadmap will guide redevelopment of aging retail centers at the corner of Hull Street and Courthouse roads toward a mixed-use future.
A year into the pandemic, RIC’s passenger traffic numbers are taking off
With monthly counts no longer compared to pre-COVID numbers, the airport’s year-to-year statistics are starting to show signs of rebuilding.
Petersburg warns developer to repair or raze blighted hotel, or city will
The city made its ultimatum just as the same firm has started work on the Model Tobacco building in South Richmond.
Medicaid support provider shutters Midlothian office as contract ends
New Jersey-based Conduent had operated a call center with about 250 employees at 7545 Midlothian Turnpike.
Powhatan County creates in-house office for real estate reassessments
The work had been outsourced and the county will now conform with the annual reassessment calendar used by most localities in the area.
Council adopts plan to unload 77 city-owned properties, including Coliseum
The city wants to sell the properties to housing nonprofits and private developers, with goals of adding to the tax base and increasing the city’s supply of lower-income housing.
More ‘parklets’ placed as pilot program rolls out with assist from LaDiff
Three more of the pop-up patios have popped up in front of restaurants, providing public eating areas with tables and chairs donated by the furniture store.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 4.26.21
The City of Richmond prepares to unload 77 surplus properties, Chesterfield ponders a Rockwood area development plan, and Goochland adopts a budget and names a community development director.
Bally’s misses out on casino sweepstakes as city narrows field to two
The finalists are Urban One, which is pitching a site at 2001 Walmsley Blvd. in the Southside, and The Cordish Cos., which is seeking to build at 1301 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.