Proposal to give Henrico seats on GRTC board advances; McEachin visits Henrico middle school for student town hall

Henrico Newsflash – Feb. 25, 2022

Feb 25, 2022

Proposal to give Henrico seats on GRTC board advances

A proposal that would give Henrico County three seats on the GRTC board of directors – granting it equal board representation with the two owners of the system, Richmond and Chesterfield – earned unanimous approval from the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors Feb. 23 and could be approved by the Richmond City Council Feb. 28.

The proposal would expand the transit company’s board from six seats to nine and (at Henrico’s request) allow as many as two appointees from each of the three localities to be elected officials from those jurisdictions. All six current members of the board are non-elected officials from Chesterfield and Richmond.

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McEachin visits Henrico middle school for student town hall

If U.S. Congressman A. Donald McEachin introduces legislation that reduces standardized testing, kids across the nation can thank Elko Middle School student Janasia Thompson.

At a student town hall on Thursday, students at Elko Middle School had the opportunity to ask questions of McEachin, as well as Henrico School Board member Alicia Atkins and Henrico County Supervisor Tyrone Nelson, both of the Varina District.