Henrico expects nearly $40M in new state transportation funding; 2 West End developments approved
Henrico Newsflash – June 11, 2021
Henrico expects $39.7 million in CVTA revenue for transportation projects
Henrico County will receive a projected $39.7 million in revenue from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority for transportation projects within the next year and a half.
Sharon Smidler, the transportation development division director for Henrico’s Department of Public Works, shared that update about the CVTA – which was created in 2020 by the General Assembly to administer transportation funding for projects generated through an additional 0.7% sales tax – at a Henrico Board of Supervisors work session Tuesday afternoon.
Henrico supervisors approve plans for 2 West End residential developments
New residential communities are coming to the Three Chopt and Tuckahoe districts, after the Henrico Board of Supervisors approved rezoning and permit requests at its June 8 meeting.
The board approved a conditional rezoning request from North Gayton Village, LLC., an age-restricted detached residential community that intends to build 41 condominiums on an 11-acre site west of Pouncey Tract Road in Short Pump.
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Henrico’s Top Teachers – Donche Lewis, Starling International Child Care and Learning Complex
If there’s a typical day for Donche Lewis, it might involve caring for toddlers, helping second-graders with virtual schoolwork, tutoring sixth-graders, training other employees, honing her vocabulary in one or several of 20 or so different languages and – most importantly – having a bunch of fun. (Read more about one of our 2021 Henrico’s Top Teachers honorees here.)
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