Turnover in the Chesterfield Fire & EMS has been averted at least temporarily by implementation of Phases 1 and 2 of a new pay plan. That’s the word from Chief Loy Senter, who spoke during a work session with the county supervisors on April 28. Firefighters were leaving to pursue better pay or work in a field that had a better work/life balance, he said. He noted that turnover was 6.8 percent over a five-year period and over 7 percent for three consecutive years. However, the current fiscal year has a turnover of only 2.8 percent, Senter said. A number of…
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During the Chesterfield supervisors’ March 24 meeting, county administrator Joe Casey noted the county was nearing 50 percent of its goal to vaccinate 75 percent of the population above age 18. Casey credited a new vaccination site at Virginia State University with helping the county progress toward its goal. He noted that VSU’s site was vaccinating 2,800 people a day on average. Casey said the county is ranked third amongst localities in the state for COVID-19 vaccinations. In addition, jail inmates are now being vaccinated, he said, referring to a comment from Sheriff Karl Leonard. Casey reminded the public of…
Those seeking a COVID-19 vaccine in the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Health District may get either the Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Dr. Alexander Samuel, the county’s health director, updated the county supervisors during their March 10 meeting. Although hopeful the district would be able to start vaccinating those in Phase 1C soon, Samuel said that Phase 1B was still the focus. Almost 70 percent of vaccines in the county have gone to those 65 and older, with the rest going to essential workers, including fire, police and hazardous materials workers, childcare and preK-12 staff, and food/agriculture, manufacturing and grocery…
The Chesterfield Health District recently announced that second doses of COVID-19 vaccines can be received within 42 days of the first one. Dr. Alexander Samuel, health district director, noted that during the Feb. 24 supervisors’ meeting. Samuel said that due to a glitch in the state’s scheduling website, people were sharing appointments for second doses with those who needed a first dose and that caused health department staff to send people away when they showed up for vaccinations. Staff would then have to call and email people to fill the slots, Samuel said. He was hopeful the glitch would be…
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 approved a modified noise ordinance. The noise ordinance prohibits noises from electronic devices that can be heard inside nearby residences or 50 feet from the device between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. It also prohibits noises that are “plainly audible” during daytime hours in nearby residences or 300 feet from the device. The modification passed unanimously. A violation is a misdemeanor with a fine of $100 to $500. It requires a complainant to testify before a magistrate or for a police officer to do so if there is no complainant. Exceptions are…
Reviews of current Chesterfield/Colonial Heights District Court Judge Pamela O’Berry were split when two committees from the state House and Senate met virtually on Friday, Dec. 11. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John S. Edwards (D-Roanoke) said he had “never seen so many citizens in support and so many with a different position” about a judge. O’Berry, who has served 12 years on the court, is one of five judges on the 12th Judicial District. Positive opinions of the judge came from several well-known officials, including county supervisors James Holland (D) and Chris Winslow (R), state Del. Dolores McQuinn (D-Richmond) and…
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The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors agreed to have a public hearing about a modified noise ordinance to be held during the Dec. 16 hearing. County Attorney Jeffrey Mincks spoke during the supervisors’ Nov. 18 work session about the proposal. The county currently has a noise ordinance that goes into effect at midnight, but Mincks said that’s too late. He suggests changing it to 11 p.m. and adding some restrictions for daytime hours as well. In addition to the noise ordinance, Mincks proposes adding a requirement that one have a berm or backstop when target shooting so that bullets don’t…
Public hearing set for regional transportation authority budget A study projects that Chesterfield County needs $22 million to fund salary and benefits increases for police and fire personnel. Commissioners received study results during an Oct. 28 work session presented by Evergreen Solutions LLC of Tallahassee, Fla. The study calls for $5.87 million in salary and benefits in Phase I and $16.5 million in Phase II. County administrator Joe Casey said the timing of the study is “perfect” as the county begins preparing for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget. He noted that $22.38 million would be a “base injection plus a…
On Sept. 23, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors approved borrowing up to $102.6 million for major maintenance projects for the county and schools. Some $65 million of the total will go toward school maintenance projects, a board document states. About $5 million will go for county maintenance projects, including renovations to the Beulah Recreation Center and the Enon Firing Range and demolition of the fuel farm at the county airport. Some $30 million will be for road and drainage improvements related to a weather event that dropped up to 10 inches of rain on parts of the county Aug.…
Rendering of proposed apartments to be built along Chester Road between Vogue Flowers and Chester Recreation Association.
The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors approved a spending plan for $51.6 million in CARES Act funding during its Aug. 26 meeting. Deputy county administrator for finance Mark Harris said the supervisors had previously appropriated $10 million of federal funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, including $5 million for business grants and $500,000 for mortgage and rental assistance. Harris presented what he called “a very thoughtful plan” to the supervisors. “We didn’t ask for this,necessarily, but it’s here,” he said of the funds. “We need to find ways to serve our community … and have a…