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October 11, 2006
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Officers Down
Police department turns to unusual recruiting tactics
By Donna C. Gregory ASSISTANT EDITOR
It's not uncommon to see Elliot Anderson, of the Chesterfield Police Department, at shopping malls, barbershops and boat shows these days. But, he's not working security or apprehending shoplifters. More...
Chesterfield leaders reject public housing
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

After a recent high-level county meeting, a proposed workforce housing ordinance is back on track, and review by county staff has resumed. Board of Supervisors Chairman Dickie King, Vice Chairman Kelly Miller and County Administrator Lane Ramsey were briefed on the proposed ordinance before more sta More...

Watkins Centre is working on permits
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

It's not the glamorous part of development, but it's absolutely necessary-getting the permits for roads, utilities, the environment and the like, so Watkins, LLC and Zaremba Metropolitan Midlothian Group, LLC can build the Watkins Centre in the northwest quadrant of routes 288/60. The retail portion More...

 News
•VDOT needs to sign off on illegal sign agreement
Now that the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors has approved an agreement for the county to pick up illegal signs in the public right-of-way, it needs approval by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Chesterfield officials were scheduled to meet last Monday to determine how the county is More...
•Hispanic small business resource fair
•VDOT schedules public meetings for six-year plan
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•Corrections & Amplifications
In a story on the Midlothian supervisor race in the Oct. 4 issue, the Chesterfield Observer incorrectly reported how Midlothian Planning Commissioner Dan Gecker voted in the Watkins Centre rezoning case. He voted for approving the rezoning. We regret the error. More...
•ANNOUNCEMENTS
•NEWS BRIEFS
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 Calendar
•Calendar
Forum features Dale District School Board candidates
Wed., Oct. 11 Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, More...
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 Letters/Opinion
•Bureaucrats are overfeeding at the public trough
Your Sept. 27 article exposes how easily it apparently is for these bureaucrats to bestow taxpayers' monies on themselves and their huge empires while reducing the quality of life for their constituents. More...
•Reader questions supervisor comments
•Resident enjoys Nienow's "Loose Ends" column
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 Family
•Bellwood fifth graders learn to mind their manners
Some students celebrate the end of the school year by having a class party, but Laura Tolbert's students went a step further. They ended their year with a formal sit-down lunch at Salisbury Country Club. More...
•Food festival draws a crowd
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 Crime Watch
•CRIME WATCH
Former Brandermill resident receives nine years
U.S. District Court Judge Donald L. Graham recently sentenced Chetanand Kumar Sewraz, a former Brandermill resident, to 115 months in jail for possessing unregistered, destructive devices and destructive devices while in the country on a non-immigrant alien visa. He is a citizen of the Republic of M More...
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 Loose Ends
•Loose Ends
PC time
It's the crispness in the air that energizes me every fall. I want to put away the remnants of summer and bring out the fall décor. More...
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