"Free speech" recommended by planning commission
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
     By a narrow margin, the Chesterfield Planning Commission has recommended that the Board of Supervisors not amend a county sign ordinance that would limit non-commercial signs in agricultural and residential areas. The amendment, which has been requested by the county attorney's office, proposes limi
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More townhouses rejected for Midlothian Town Center
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
     The Chesterfield Planning Commission is not recommending swapping commercial development for more townhouses at Midlothian Town Center, a New Urbanism project approved earlier this year in the northwest quadrant of Winterfield Road and Midlothian Turnpike in the village of Midlothian. Changes to the
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Review of Upper Swift Creek Watershed plan delayed
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
     A review of the Upper Swift Creek Watershed land use plan has been delayed by the Chesterfield Planning Commission until February. CH2MHill, a county consultant, is still compiling its data for phosphorous runoff during 2005.
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Baking bread
     Third-grade students from Swift Creek Elementary School, including (from left) Matthew McQueeney, Samantha Scifres, Kristina Avgeros and Chris Gordon, use their recent studies in measurement to make zucchini bread. The bread-baking activity has become an annual event at the school and helps students
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NEWS BRIEFS
Route 360 widening ends Dec. 11
     Motorists along Hull Street Road west of Route 288 will see some relief in about two weeks. Another westbound lane will open on Dec.
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Recent selected real estate sales in Chesterfield County
     Subdivision Name Property Address BRM BATH 1/2BATH   SQ FT       SOLD       ASSESSED
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christmas Mother seeks help from local businesses
     The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother
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Children explore pets
     The Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department will host "A Three-Year-Old's First Look at Pets" program on Thurs., Dec. 7, from 10-11 a.m. at Rockwood Park, 3401 Courthouse Road.
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