CHESTER – Sgt. Aaron Xavier Wittman graduated from LC Bird High School before attending the Citadel. He joined the National Guard, which took him to Afghanistan, and there he gave his life in defense of his country. The Board of Supervisors last week approved a resolution to name the West Hundred Road Bridge in Chester in Wittman’s honor. A dedication ceremony is set for Nov. 6, on what would have been his 32nd birthday. His first deployment, to Afghanistan with his National Guard Unit in 2007, where he began conducting combat operations in the Paktika province, earned him his Combat…
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Amendments to the Chesterfield County Code of Ordinances will help residents and businesses save money in tax year 2017. The changes were adopted by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors Wednesday following public hearings on each amendment. More than 700 small businesses in Chesterfield County will benefit from a change which permits businesses with less than $300,000 in gross receipts to pay a flat $10 fee for business license tax, rather than industry classification tax rates. The threshold will be automatically adjusted each year for inflation. This is part of the county’s new Small Business Jumpstart initiative, which provides incentives…
CHESTERFIELD – Chesterfield County received more than 6,200 responses to its recent community priorities survey through the “Build Chesterfield’s Blueprint” campaign. This survey campaign reached out to residents and businesses to see what they felt was important in their community, and to solicit ideas to be implemented into the budgeting process in the future. Residents took an online survey, attended one of three community workshops, and interacted with county staff at more than a dozen community events in July. “This helps us as we begin to review operational, capital, and budgeting strategies in how we can best meet citizen expectations of…
CHESTERFIELD – Chesterfield County intends to apply for funds allocated for the Transportation Alternatives Program to improve or add to projects involving actual road building. The county is preparing projects eligible for funding through the program including: On-road and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities Safe routes for non-drivers (children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities) to access daily needs Conversion of abandoned railway corridors to bike and/or pedestrian trails Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities Inventory/control/removal of outdoor advertising Vegetation management to improve safety, prevent against invasive species, and provide erosion…
AUGUST 31 CITIZENS’ BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE – 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Budget Department Conference Room, Room 401 of the Lane B. Ramsey Administration Building, 9901 Lori Rd. CHESTERFIELD FARMERS MARKET – 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Chesterfield County Complex SEPTEMBER 2 103RD CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FAIR – 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Runs through September 3. 10300 Courthouse Rd. SEPTEMBER 3 Chesterfield County Fair closes its 2016 9-day run at 11 p.m. CHESTER FARMERS MARKET – 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Chester Village Green Drive and Centre Street. WOODS UMC FARMERS MARKET – 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. 7200 Hickory…
CHESTER – A community wellness fair youth fund-raiser for back-to-school will feature a silent auction, being held Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Grace Lutheran Church event will include a variety of wellness partners: chair massage, posture tips, fitness consultants, blood pressure checks, holistic remedies, tasty treats, and more. The event will be located at 13028 Harrowgate Rd., Chester.
CHESTERFIELD – Chesterfield County Public Library (CCPL) will reopen all library locations on Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. The new schedule will begin on Thursday, Sept. 8. For more information or to locate the nearest library, call 804-751-CCPL or visit library.chesterfield.gov.
CHESTERFIELD – Online registration is open for the annual James River Regional Cleanup scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Now in its 17th year, the cleanup is a tremendous regional effort in which volunteers remove hundreds of bags of trash and recyclable materials from the James and its tributaries. The cleanup is open to individuals, families, groups, boaters and paddlers. Volunteers select from 17 different cleanup sites throughout the James River watershed. Some sites have already reached capacity, and registration has been closed at Richmond’s Great Shiplock Park, Pony Pasture Rapids and Reedy Creek and Lynchburg’s Percival’s Island.…
PETERSBURG – Friends of the Lower Appomattox River (FOLAR) is hosting a second public meeting to present recommendations for trail routes, amenities, and logo branding, and to receive public comment for the purpose of developing two regional planning documents that will guide FOLAR in linking and enhancing the parks and trails along the Appomattox River. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the Petersburg Public Library, 201 W Washington St, Petersburg, VA 23803. This meeting follows an initial public meeting in June, where input was gathered on potential locations for the trail and suggestions on the…
CHESTERFIELD – The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV), in partnership with the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, presents a badge workshop for Boy Scouts in September. The Boy Scout American Heritage Badge Workshop will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Historic Trinity Church, 10111 Iron Bridge Rd., Chesterfield 23832. This workshop fulfills merit badge requirements concerning history and cultural heritage. Cost is $10 and registration is through the CHSV website at www.chesterfieldhistory.com. Prerequisites are required for this workshop. Call 751-4946 for details. The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia serves as the center…