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ICE deportation flights, government shutdown’s impact on federal workers hang over Capital Region Airport Commission meeting • Henrico County Land Use Plan (2026 vs. proposed 2045)

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ICE deportation flights, government shutdown’s impact on federal workers hang over Capital Region Airport Commission meeting

The items on the agenda for the monthly Capital Region Airport Commission meeting Oct. 28 focused on moving the Richmond International Airport forward to greater heights, but items absent from the agenda – the moral issue of Immigration Customs and Enforcement deportation flights and the impact of the month-long government shutdown on the federal workers at the airport – weighed on the body. Click here to read more

Henrico County Land Use Plan (2026 vs. proposed 2045)
Henrico County officials have released a revised proposed 2045 Land Use Plan, which upon adoption will serve as a guide for county planners, the Henrico Planning Commission and the Henrico Board of Supervisors as future land-use cases are proposed and considered. The Land Use Plan labels each tract of land
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
Virginia SNAP substitute to roll out weekly through November
Dubbed Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance, or VENA, the newly-created program is expected to send money to SNAP beneficiaries’ Electronic Benefit Transfer cards starting on Nov. 3
Henrico CitizenCharlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury
Bon Secours/Humana dispute could cause 36K to lose access to doctors
Tens of thousands of people may soon be out of network with their doctors if Bon Secours Mercy Health and Humana don’t come to an agreement by the end of the year. Jim and Joan Foldesi live just minutes from Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, so naturally,
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Va. registrars share how they keep rolls accurate, reflect on their role in the democratic process
The Virginia Mercury and civic education nonprofit Keep Our Republic present the experiences of election workers from around the state
Henrico CitizenCharlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury
Henrico Fur Finder: Oct. 29, 2025
Every Wednesday, the Henrico Fur Finder highlights pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Police Animal Shelter. Hover over each animal’s picture to see their name, sex, and breed. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability, and animals cannot be put on
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
Henrico Property Transactions: Oct. 8-14, 2025
2922 Irisdale Avenue, Fairfield District - $210,000, 1,178 SF (built in 1961), from Angelo M. Giordano Jr. to Vanative LLC. 4803 Annlyn Drive, Varina District - $245,000, 1,050 SF (built in 1955), from Laura M. Maybush to Bastian M. Sprouse. 1306 Northbury Avenue, Varina District -
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports

Pirate Dog Cards & Collectibles to host RVA Expo 3 card show at Richmond Raceway Nov. 1-2

Jim Brickman to perform Nov. 2 at The Tin Pan

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Varina student-athlete denied request to play due to residency dispute (ABC 8)
• Cost for new I-95 bridge at GreenCity site comes in at nearly half Henrico’s 2023 estimate (Richmond BizSense)
• See the 2025 State of the James report (RICtoday)

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Henrico News Minute – Oct. 29, 2025
Henrico supervisors plan to enact first animal cruelty registry in Virginia; Woodman Road animal shelter to be renovated; leaf-collection services begin next month in Henrico; Parham Doctors’ Hospital celebrates 50 years; stepfather of Gabby Petito visits Henrico to train first-responders.
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• ‘Bigger than Varina’; residents react to Henrico’s proposed conservation plan
• SNAP cuts: Henrico County food banks and pantries brace for a surging need
• Henrico’s residential leaf-collection programs to begin in November
• Henrico County begins process to establish local animal cruelty registry
• Diwali observed in Henrico County through religious, cultural and culinary practices

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