Henrico supervisors expected to vote on $13.8M Tuckahoe Park improvement project, new regulations for PFAS chemicals Aug. 25

Henrico's Board of Supervisors will consider awarding a $13.8-million construction contract for major improvements to Tuckahoe Park at a 6 p.m. meeting Aug. 25.

The project would include two fully accessible restrooms, a new asphalt parking lot, multi-use trails and sidewalks, a pedestrian bridge and an accessible community playground. Two existing parking lots also would be renovated, with additional stormwater, lighting and landscaping work planned.

Construction would begin in September and finish within a year-and-a-half. Supervisors will also vote on an additional appropriation of $3.7 million to the project.

The board will also hold a public hearing and vote on updated wastewater discharge limits for PFAS, a class of man-made per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances often referred to as “forever chemicals,” and establish requirements for PFAS discharge monitoring and reporting. The changes would align Henrico County with state and federal regulations.

In 2022, Henrico County reported the presence of PFAS in 30 residential wells near Sandston. The county has a free program to test private wells for the chemicals and as of 2025, collected nearly 400 PFAS samples from 335 residential properties. 

Supervisors also will consider a $6.13 million annual contract for slurry seal and microsurfacing work on county-maintained roads, as well as two annual contracts of $4 million and $5.8 million for asphalt-in-place and asphaltic pavement planning projects.

A proposed ordinance would also prohibit driving, stopping, standing or parking motor vehicles on shared-use paths and prohibit Class 3 electric bicycles on certain designated county paths. It also would revise county regulations governing bicycles and e-bikes on sidewalks. 

Supervisors also will consider another ordinance addressing cash transactions following the federal government's decision to end production of the penny. The changes would allow the county to round certain cash transactions as pennies become less readily available.

During Tuesday’s 3:15 p.m. special meeting, supervisors are scheduled to receive recognition related to awards from the National Association of Counties and Virginia Association of Counties and hear a briefing about new Medicaid work requirements.