Chesterfield Government

County hires new sports tourism coordinator

By Press release on March 26, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Sports

Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation recently named Paul D. Wilmoth its new sports tourism coordinator. Wilmoth was chosen after a national recruitment process. He will be replacing Danny Bonifas, who held the position for almost two years. Bonifas took a position with Richmond Region Tourism. Wilmoth will begin his new duties March 25. Wilmoth will make $62,519 a year, according to a Chesterfield County spokesman. Having worked for more than 30 years in the parks and recreation field, Wilmoth brings a wide range of experience to the position. He has been with Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation as a senior…

Information leak: County begins long process to add fourth water source

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 19, 2019 Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

This location at 1600 Ashton Park Drive in southeast Chesterfield could be where a new water treatment plant is located. The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors last week unanimously authorized the county to begin the designing and permitting process to add a water treatment facility on the Appomattox River. County staff believes that a fourth water source – in addition to Swift Creek Reservoir, Lake Chesdin and the James River – would provide additional flexibility to meet long-term water demands as the county continues to grow. At an estimated cost of $121 million, another water treatment plant would initially provide 10…

JTCC Day at the capitol

By Press release on March 12, 2019 Community, Politics, Schools

Five John Tyler Community College students visited area state legislators Jan. 29 and Feb. 11 during the general session. Above, from left, Matthew Holmes, Llana Sidbury, Luis Colon, college president Edward “Ted” Raspiller (back), Del. Lashrecse Aird, Jordan Nurney and Alicia Alvarez.

County proposes FY2020 budget

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield Government

County administrator Joe Casey presented a Fiscal Year 2020 budget on Friday, which the supervisors were scheduled to consider during their March 13 afternoon work session. The $733.5 million budget represents a $22 million increase, or 3 percent, over the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. It would leave the real estate property tax at 95 cents per $100 of assessed value, although property assessments are rising an average of 3 percent. Schools represent 40.8 percent of the budget, with public safety the second largest area at 26.6 percent. Other areas include: capital, 8.2; health and welfare, 6.9; general government, 6.8; community…

Tannerite explosions rattle community: Women, children, dogs and horses react to shootings

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 12, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Outdoors, Police

A horse runs on property next to Hickory Road. A group of five neighbors came to a Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting last month after having heard some rather loud explosions in their neighborhood near Hickory and Matoaca roads. Two of the five spoke during public comment at the Feb. 27 meeting. Kathleen Jones, a Chesterfield school teacher, said that a home she shares with Mary McKinley has suffered from loud and frightening explosions that have gone on as late as midnight. Jones, who lives on 14.6 acres at 6230 Hickory Road, is adjacent to a home at 6217 Matoaca…

HD62: NAACP official, newcomer vying for Democratic nod

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 12, 2019 Politics, State News

Those who want to vote in the Democratic Party’s House District 62 primary June 11 will have a choice. Local NAACP official Tavorise Marks and Chesterfield County budget official Lindsey Dougherty are running. Marks has worked for the state Department of Health for six-plus years, he said, noting that he began as regional coordinator of the Virginia Family Fatherhood Initiative in January. The program is geared toward men ages 16 to 24. Marks is also a member of the Army Reserve and is pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership from Regent University of Virginia Beach. “I don’t want to be…

County proposes FY2020 budget

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 12, 2019 Chesterfield Government

Cox named Kiwanis Club’s ‘Person of the Year’

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 12, 2019 Clubs, Community, Politics

House Speaker Kirk Cox holds a plaque that he was given last week. State Del. Kirk Cox thinks it’s “pretty cool” being House Speaker. Cox – who’s in his 30th year serving in the General Assembly – was honored last week as the Chester Kiwanis Club’s “Person of the Year.” The Colonial Heights native said that, despite being tentatively redistricted into a district that favors Democratic voters by 6.5 percentage points, he plans on running for re-election in November. He spoke March 4 before the club about the recently-concluded legislative session. He noted that because of a U.S. District Court…

Dog park to open in mid-April

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 12, 2019 Outdoors, Planning & Zoning

http://data.richmond.com/salaries/ County employee, Joe Stovall, on right, talks with local contractor Simon Green last week at Goyne Park. The first phase of a dog park at Goyne Park is almost finished. The first phase will feature a small dog run, said Joe Stovall, construction services manager at county parks and recreation. The first phase will also have an 8-foot-wide, 220-foot long walking path and an 80-foot-long release foyer area, he said. The second and third phases will include an agility course and large dog run. Work on the dog park began in February and has involved clearing diseased and dying…

County planning slight increase in utility rates

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 5, 2019 Chesterfield Government

Chesterfield County is proposing a slight increase in water and wastewater utility fees. Director of Utilities George B. Hayes said the proposal would increase the water commodity charge from $2.07 to $2.15 per 100 cubic feet (ccf). The wastewater commodity charge would increase from $2.24 to $2.25 per 100 cubic feet. The customer charge of $5.08 a month would not change, and the water and wastewater capacity charges would not change. “Since there are three components to our bills, the most transparent way to explain the proposed increase would be to use an average residential customer’s usage, which is 7…

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