Henrico County’s Department of Public Works and Department of Public Utilities staffers are on the road implementing dozens of infrastructure projects this August in an attempt to modernize utilities, ease traffic congestion and enhance safety across every magisterial district. Crews are actively tackling road detours, bridge repairs and major
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On Aug. 11 at 6 p.m., the Henrico Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on a $1.6 million contract for the restoration of Varina on the James, a 19th-century former plantation home bought by the county in 2023 for the purpose of historical preservation. Suburban Remodeling
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The Henrico Planning Commission will consider three rezoning requests at its Aug. 13 meeting, including two industrial proposals in the Varina District that county planning staffers do not support and a Fairfield District commercial proposal that has won staff support after its developer revised the plan. Despite the county’s
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers announced on Friday that garden management had made its last pay increase proposal earlier that morning, which the workers' union will vote on next week. While representatives from the union – the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers – did not disclose the exact amount,
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Henrico educators and health experts told government officials this week that the use of vaping products is widespread and the impact is harmful. During a meeting of community and government leaders Aug. 4 at Varina Area Library, convened by Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, State Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico)
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