Henrico supervisors discuss $49M in spending; Henrico’s parks and recreational areas are officially tobacco-free

Henrico Newsflash – Dec. 4, 2023

Dec 04, 2023

Henrico supervisors discuss $49M in spending, schedule public hearing for Dec. 12

The Henrico Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Dec. 12 to consider adding $47.5 million in spending to the Fiscal Year 2024 county budget. During the board’s Nov. 28 meeting, Budget Director Justin Crawford explained that amount included, among other items:

• $17.2 million in school funding connected to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s ALL IN VA tutoring initiative;

• $17.2 million for a land reserve fund for future county land purchases;

• $5 million for the Lambert Way road project extending Woodman Road to the entrance of Glover Park. Click here to read more

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Henrico’s parks and recreational areas are officially tobacco-free

Henrico Recreation and Parks recently committed to making its parklands and facilities 100 percent tobacco-free and vapor-free, by partnering with Share The Air to adopt a voluntary tobacco-free outdoor policy.

The policy change was initiated by Y Street, a program of the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and Virginia’s largest youth-led movement. Click here to read more