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Eastern Henrico's 139-acre Camp Holly site preserved from development • Henrico warns about fraudulent invoices

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Eastern Henrico's 139-acre Camp Holly site preserved from development

A prominent parcel of Eastern Henrico land is being preserved from future development.

For more than a century, spring water has been drawn from the Camp Holly aquifer in Eastern Henrico County to be sold to the Richmond area. Click here to read more

Henrico warns about fraudulent invoices
Some Henrico County residents and businesses are being targeted with fraudulent emails and invoices purporting to be from Henrico’s Planning Department, according to county officials. The emails, sent from a non-Henrico-affiliated email address (planninghenrico.gov@usa.com), are not from Henrico County and should be deleted, according to officials. The
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VDOT seeks public input about safety enhancements along Richmond-Henrico Turnpike
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