A museum’s request to allow larger events draws support and opposition from neighbors in the Fan, Chesterfield rolls out more pandemic relief for businesses, and a library conference and event center starts construction in Petersburg.
Government
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 10.26.20
Henrico to vote on $75 million in bonds for Westminster Canterbury project; Richmond City Council weighs a boost to the city’s coronavirus contingency fund.
Carver Square condos OK’d as builder plans more at Rocketts Landing
Stanley Martin Homes also secured approval in Henrico for a 111-home expansion of its nearly 500-home ReTreat at One development.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 10.19.20
Powhatan County rolls out a second round of pandemic relief for businesses, Chesterfield planners face a busy agenda this week, and condo projects secure approvals in Richmond and Henrico.
City ponders Public Safety Building sale as development offer looms
“Our discussions with the developer have been productive,” the mayor’s office said last week of Capital City Partners’ offer to buy and redevelop the site with a 20-story, VCU Health-anchored tower.
Laurel Park mixed-use project in Henrico gets Planning Commission’s blessing
The rezoning and permit requested to replace the aging retail property with 350 apartments and 12,000 square feet of commercial space are headed to the Board of Supervisors for a final vote.
Henrico OKs demolition for indoor arena; HHHunt, Sauer rezonings approved
The county’s agreement with developer Rebkee includes design and construction planning for the arena, which would replace a former Sears building.
Nonprofit raises $45K toward city’s $1.8M Confederate monument removal bills
The Fund to Move the Monuments has formally ended its fundraising efforts, which were to help cover what Mayor Levar Stoney’s administration spent to remove the divisive city-owned monuments this summer.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 10.12.20
The City Council considers a condo project in Carver and changes to a business zoning district, condos near Twin Hickory face a vote in Henrico, and Hanover planners face a full agenda this week.
Richmond 300 plan, B-3 zoning changes advance; city to acquire Social Services building
The city’s master land-use plan — intended as a blueprint for growth through the city’s tricentennial in 2037 — will go to the City Council for a vote Nov. 9.