Since January, Henrico has planted 10,000 new native tree seedlings in public areas throughout the county.
The efforts have cost the county “little to nothing,” said Deputy County Manager Steve Yob, with Henrico using local volunteers and grants from the U.S. Department of Forestry. During the past three
Henrico voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of Virginia’s proposed congressional redistricting amendment, with nearly 64% of the more than 128,000 people who cast ballots in the county voting “yes.”
Henrico’s margin of support for the proposal – more than 35,000 votes – played a critical role in its