Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11/6/2008 - Community will hold two public meetings this week to develop a vision for area Brandermill wants input on plan Community will hold two public meetings this week to develop a vision for area
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11/6/2008 - The new Meadowdale Library at 4301 Meadowdale Blvd. will open Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. The library's temporary trailer location on Cogbill Road will close Nov. 5, at 9 p.m. Book drops will remain open at the trailer through the weekend so customers can return materials.
Chesterfield Observer, 11/6/2008 - It could become a sign of the times - HHHunt has suspended its plans to build Branner Station on 1,614 acres southeast of Chester. Just approved last year, Branner Station called for 2,449 single-family homes, 1,331 condos and townhouses, 908 apartments, 300 assisted living units and 470,000 square feet of office and retail development.
Chesterfield Observer, 11/6/2008 - Interested in becoming a homeowner, but not sure where to begin? The Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) and local nonprofits will offer free homeownership education classes during November.
Richmond.com, 10/29/2008 - Despite the malingering economy, commercial real estate sources are reporting more activity at the Watkins Centre -- partially driven by a traffic count of 70,000 vehicles a day going by on Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike and the future growth of the area.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/22/2008 - In May, Chesterfield panel rejected plans because of a stream
A tiny subdivision application is making big waves in Bon Air.
The proposal, for a 5-acre, six-home infill project called Bon Air Walk at the intersection of Buford Road and Sunview Lane, is back before the Chesterfield County Planning Commission tomorrow. It was rejected by a 4-1 vote in May.
Chesterfield Observer, 10/22/2008 - The Bond Companies is pushing ahead to redevelop Spring Rock Green (formerly Beaufont Center) in spite of today's lessthan cheery retail environment. Earlier this year, the company bought the 41-acre site on Midlothian Turnpike opposite Cloverleaf Mall to refurbish the center for 330,000 square feet of retail, 120,000 square feet of office and some light industrial.
Chesterfield Observer, 10/9/2008 - The Matoaca District could get a new library, in addition to scheduled major improvements to the existing Ettrick-Matoaca Library.
About $2.9 million is being set aside for a possible library in the planned community of Magnolia Green, located on Route 360 five miles west of Route 288, but additional funds from a later bond referendum will be needed.
Chesterfield Observer, 10/9/2008 - Chesterfield Towne Center celebrated its renovation project along Huguenot Road on Oct. 2-4. The celebration included a flagpole dedication, ribbon cutting and fashion show.
Chesterfield Observer, 10/3/2008 - The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors took the possibility of enacting impact fees off the table last week, but there is some sympathy expressed for reviving the issue later. A proposal by county staff recommended implementing a $5,820 fee on about 9,000 residential lots countywide when a building permit is applied for. Impact fees would have applied only to lots that were rezoned prior to 1992 and did not pay a proffer. Residential lots already subdivided, those part of a CDA (Community Development Authority), workforce housing selling for less than $200,000, and properties subdivided into five or less family lots would have been exempted.
Chesterfield Observer, 10/3/2008 - Some 200 residents, mostly from neighboring Bayhill Pointe, forced the 250-acre Francis Beers rezoning case to be withdrawn last week, but virtually everyone expects a return match next year. In the hallway outside the public meeting room after the case was withdrawn, you could hear numerous residents muttering, "It's not over."
