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The Planning Commission's vote on the Watkins Centre rezoning was again deferred last week because county staff wanted more data to analyze the transportation issues at Midlothian Turnpike and Route 288. More ... Chesterfield's plan to have Philadelphia Management Companies buy and develop the Cloverleaf Mall site has hit a snag, causing the county to consider other firms. The county's agreement with the company ended last month. More ... Every December 26, Kathy Rose dials the phone number of the man she believes killed her big sister, and reminds him that she'll never stop searching for answers in the nine-year disappearance of her older sibling, 38-year old Linda Lunsford. For Rose, it's become an annual ritual: calling the man wh More ... "We need to invest in people, other things come second," Chesterfield School Superintendent More ... A rabies vaccination clinic is being held Saturday Jan. 28 from 1-3 p.m. at the Chesterfield More ... Page Dowdy/Chesterfield Observer The Bon Air village area has been promised sidewalks and streetlights here since 1998. They may be finally on the way, says John McCracken. McCracken, Chesterfield's transportation chief, let his frustration with the state's highway department show when he reported to the Board of Supervisors that the village-enhancement effort, now estimated to cost about $3.9 million, was finally moving forward. "This is an embarrassment," McCracken said of the nine-year delay. "The community has been expecting this to be done." "We have been given every excuse in the world," Ed Barber said of Virginia Department of Transportation. The county has acquired the right-of-way, so mostly engineering and scheduling on the state's side has been holding things up in recent years. VDOT's regional office here offered no comment. VDOT received bids for the half-mile of sidewalks and streetlights in late November. Due to contract errors, however, they will have to re-advertise the project, says Don Kappel of the county's public affairs office. This was the second time the project was advertised and both ads have resulted in bids higher than the original estimate, said Kappel. VDOT will re-advertise in March. The Bon Air streetscape work is now anticipated to begin in the summer and be completed by the fall of next year. More ... A 24-year-old Brandermill man heads to Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for a preliminary hearing on January 31 on abduction charges after being held without bond. At press deadline Chesterfield's General District Court did not have a preliminary hearing date scheduled on fraud charges. More ... For 2006 the Bermuda District will be the home of the chairman of all three of the county's policy-setting boards-the Board of Supervisors, the School Board and the Planning Commission. More ... |
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