Sean Jones

Richmond

Henrico and Hanover Counties Reporter at Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Hanover would have preferred King William stay in regional library

1 week ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

The Pamunkey Regional Library system north of Richmond will serve only two counties come July. The regional library had been a stable community pillar since the 1940s. For decades, the regional library lent books to people in the counties of Hanover, Goochland, King William and King and Queen. As of July 1, only Hanover and Goochland will remain. The cooperation ended in 2023 when King and Queen County told the others it wanted to leave the library system for financial reasons.
139-acre eastern Henrico aquifer marked for protection

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

An eastern Henrico aquifer has been marked for protection and conservation. Known as Camp Holly, the area has been used as a source of water to the Richmond area for over a century and has deep roots to the nation’s history. The Dowdy family, which has owned the land since the 1950s, recently worked with the Capital Region Land Conservancy and Department of Historic Resources to protect the area from development.
Hanover board approves $7,000 stipend for supervisors

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

Hanover’s elected officials are due for a raise in the coming years. The board of supervisors passed a provision that would increase the board’s pay by around $7,000. The county’s finance committee recommended these raises after surveying other localities for their pay rates for boards and commissions. That commission recommended raises for four government groups to bring them in line with nearby jurisdictions. All of these positions are considered part-time, though many require full-time effort.
Hanover reduces Head Start slots, more students with disabilities

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

Hanover County says it needs to lower the number of low-income students in its preschool programs due to a significant increase in the number of kids with disabilities and emotional needs. The school division attributes the rise in children with disabilities to the pandemic, when many newborns were stuck at home with relatively few people and other babies to interact with.
Henrico nixes 'focus area' for data centers, wants to restrict them further

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

The Henrico Board of Supervisors decided to extend the deadline for its vote to restrict data centers in the county. In the interim, they asked for county staff to redraw the plan, making it more restrictive than initially planned. Henrico has been a hot spot for data centers over the past few years. The county has been courting these massive tax-generating properties since 2017. Most large-scale data centers have gone into Varina’s White Oak Technology Park.
Hanover approves redistricting that moves about 1,200 students to new schools

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

Hanover’s school board has finally agreed on a redistricting plan to ease the stress on bulging class sizes in some areas of the county. The plan will ultimately shift more than 1,200 kids between elementary, middle and high schools in the county. About 237 students will move out of Cool Spring Elementary School, which is at 110% capacity. Parents at the school spoke out last year when they found that space was at such a premium, auxiliary rooms had to be converted into class space.
Henrico County, Va., May Keep Data Centers to Industrial Park

3 weeks ago | govtech.com | Sean Jones

However, the county is considering a move to stem that growth, and limit data centers to an area in and around the White Oak Technology park in eastern Henrico. Varina Supervisor Tyrone Nelson said he’s happy to limit data center growth, when asked about the special focus area. His district contains the White Oak Technology Park. (TNS) — Henrico has been somewhat of a giant when it comes to data center growth in the Richmond area. “Once White Oak is filled up, personally, I’m good.
New zone in Henrico would limit data centers to Technology Boulevard

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

Henrico has been somewhat of a giant when it comes to data center growth in the Richmond area. However, the county is considering a move to stem that growth, and limit data centers to an area in and around the White Oak Technology park in eastern Henrico. Varina Supervisor Tyrone Nelson said he’s happy to limit data center growth, when asked about the special focus area. His district contains the White Oak Technology Park. “Once White Oak is filled up, personally, I’m good.
Why is teacher pay at one Richmond-area school $17,100 higher than another?

4 weeks ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

Good teachers are critical to student success. Meanwhile, schools say strong salaries attract and retain strong educators. Yet teacher salaries can vary considerably across the Richmond area. For example, the average salary at Richmond's Fairfield Court Elementary is $17,100 higher than the average teacher salary at Falling Creek Elementary in Chesterfield County. Why? A Virginia Department of Education salary survey published in March compiled average pay at schools across the state in 2024.
Lawsuit says GreenCity developers have 'refused' to return land to county

1 month ago | richmond.com | Sean Jones

Developers for the defunct $2.3 billion GreenCity project are facing a lawsuit from Henrico’s Economic Development Authority. The EDA sold the 93-acre former Best Products site to the developers in 2021 for $6 million. That land would have been used to build the mixed-use eco-district, with housing and retail, anchored by a 17,000-seat arena. The developers — Green City Development Corporation, LLC and Green City Partners, LLC — missed a $5 million payment for the site in February.