The Chesterfield County School Board will review staff proposals to close a $23.3 million funding gap that now exists in the Board’s approved Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget based on reductions in funding recently announced by state and local governments. The school board was scheduled to host a virtual work session on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss potential reductions to the budget that will support school division operations during the 2021-22 school year. The work session takes place electronically in accordance with the Continuity of County Government Ordinance adopted by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors on March 25,…
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Chesterfield County Public Library is donating fabric masks to a women’s shelter and 3-D-printed plastic straps for masks to Chippenham Hospital. Library staff made 75 masks and 100 plastic straps using the library’s sewing machines and 3-D printers. The plastic straps are designed to attach to a mask’s elastic ear loops, which relieves the pressure from the wearer’s ears. Library staff are making approximately 100 additional masks to donate to a doctor’s office and a local company. Recently, the library donated 20 fabric masks to a Chesterfield County company.
Virginia State Parks are working toward a goal to reopen campgrounds for Memorial Day weekend. The announcement to allow for the opening of campgrounds came Friday during Gov. Northam’s press conference as part of the state’s Phase One reopening strategy. Gov. Northam announced that while state parks continue to be open for day use, overnight facilities will open following a phased approach beginning with park campgrounds. Guests should check the individual park’s Web site before their visit for the latest updates. Guests who had a camping reservation canceled with a check-in before May 21 and with a check-out after May…
Gov. Ralph Northam recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Virginia to receive three Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems (CCDS) that can collectively sterilize up to 240,000 units of personal protective equipment (PPE) per day for reuse. The three systems will be operational in the Town of Blacksburg, the City of Newport News, and Chesterfield County within the middle of May. The Battelle CCDS uses a concentrated hydrogen peroxide vapor to decontaminate N95 masks, which can sustain up to 20 decontamination cycles without degrading filtration performance. This technology will help address the national shortage of critical PPE…
Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce, ChamberRVA Chesterfield Cabinet, and Chesterfield County have united to support a coordinated relaunching of the Chesterfield economy. “Relaunch Chesterfield” focuses on issues for businesses and elected officials around the county to consider as reopening plans are made. “Relaunch Chesterfield” is meant to work in conjunction with the Governor’s Covid-19 Business Task Force recommendations as they too begin the work of relaunch Virginia’s economy. “Relaunch Chesterfield” will be developed in partnership with business leaders across a broad array of industry sectors and organizations around the county, including but not limited to the following sections: Health and…
Dr. Alvin J. Hurt’s wife, Maud, saw a need and did her best to fill it From the Village News archives: Oct. 15, 1998 Maud Hurt When Dr. Alvin Judson Hurt and his wife, Maud McLaurine Hurt, came to Chester in 1904, it was the country. Dr. Hurt liked the woods, he liked to fox hunt, and he liked the people. That is why he wanted to be a country doctor. The Hurts took up residence in the Chester Hotel. Dr. Hurt had his office on the first floor, and he and Mrs. Hurt lived on the second. “They saw…
By Caleb M. Soptelean A planned increase in utility rates went down the drain last week as a result of the impact of the coronavirus. The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to keep utility fees the same in Fiscal Year 2021, which starts July 1. They also unanimously approved a revised budget of $723.6 million, which is almost $50 million less than the original proposal. “Kudos to [deputy county administrator Matt Harris] and the entire budget team,” board chairwoman Leslie Haley said during the April 21 virtual meeting. “They started over from almost square one.” She also noted…
Courthouse Landing deferred By Caleb M. Soptelean On April 21, the Chesterfield County Planning Commission recommended an expansion of Twin Rivers LLC’s project on Meadowville Road and Meadowville Technology Parkway. Proposed site for additional multi-family units – 1301 and 1400 Meadowville Technology Parkway. The commissioners agreed to add 6.8 acres to the Meadowville Town Center development that was approved by the county supervisors in August 2017. The additional land brings the total project to 76.7 acres. The additional land — which is located at 1301 and 1400 Meadowville Technology Parkway, just south of Meadowville Road — could include up to…
Sonny Currin and Chris Currin, along with staff, donated 500 hand sanitizers last Wednesday to Chesterfield County Fire & EMS. Also pictured, are Lt. Jason Elmore and Battalion Chief Dan Dillon.
In an effort to expand the fight against coronovirus (COVID-19), Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy is participating in a global campaign that supplies hand sanitizer to first responders, donating an estimated 500 hand sanitizers to Chesterfield County Fire & EMS. The #CompoundingHandoff campaign was launched by the Professional Compounding Centers of America, the National Community Pharmacists Association, and the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC). Following guidelines put in place from the World Health Organization, Rx3 Pharmacy has access to formulas to compound pharmaceutical grade, alcohol-based hand sanitizer that is FDA-approved. “Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy wants to be a resource and assist the first…
Bert Shoosmith
Originally published in Village News Sept. 3, 1998 By Laura Davimes It is the end of another hot summer’s day – about 7 p.m., and one of Chester’s working citizens is calling it a day. For Bert Shoosmith work started about 8:00 a.m. with paperwork and other office duties. Following the 9 a.m. Arrival of his small staff, Bert moves outdoors, watering the large containers in the field, moving on to check for new growth on some recently re-potted camellias, and pruning dozens of azaleas. Shoosmith will continue to work with the crew throughout the day, stopping only to check…