Citizens should unite against growth in 360 corridor
      Dear Editor, As I sat at the planning commission meeting [on Feb. 19] listening to the outpouring of feelings concerning the zoning request for a CVS [drugstore] at Winterpock and Beach roads, I was taken back to a time when people stood up for one another.
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Cloverleaf Mall relived
      Dear Editor, What a great article [on Cloverleaf Mall in the Feb. 27 issue]! I picked up a copy of the Chesterfield Observer at the Bon Air Library and read it right there in the parking lot. I thoroughly enjoyed the history given as well as the other personal memories of the mall. I had totally...
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Better way to redistrict
      Will government change its plans when presented with evidence of a better way? The 2004 bond referendum was sold to voters as relief for overcrowded middle schools. A community committee proposed new boundaries to give us "relief." So what relief will we get?
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Primary ballot shortage
      Dear Editor, During a recent board of supervisors meeting where residents voiced their concerns about the presidential primary debacle, [Bermuda Supervisor] Dorothy Jaeckle [said,] "…people need to understand that nobody is perfect.
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Raise police salaries
      Dear Editor, I am volunteering to assist the police officer teaching at the Chesterfield County Police Citizens Academy, an excellent 10-week program offered by the Chesterfield County Police Department, outlining the functions of the various aspects of the police department.
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Professional engineers?
      Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the authors of two letters to you in the Feb. 27 edition of the Chesterfield Observer. Each author, Ms. Ellen M. Eggerding and Ms. Marilyn Nelson, both of Midlothian, did an excellent job of articulating their feelings about the design and ongoing constr...
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More on Winterfield Rd.
      Dear Editor, Since my original letter concerning the traffic circle that has been built on Winterfield [Road], I have discovered additional information by calling various people in both the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Chesterfield County government. Two things that I discove...
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