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Volume 57, Number 25 • June 24, 2010

Goochland lures high-earners But 2008 average income was down By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com

Once again Goochland County has been named as being among the nation’s richest places to live. Folks moving into the county in 2008 made more money than those leaving, according to a recent magazine article. This latest notice comes as a result of a May 14 Forbes Magazine article which ranks the nation’s counties by the aver-

Photo courtesy of the Goochland County Public Utilities Department

On December 9 this 48-inch force main broke along River Road, near the Randolph Square subdivision entrance. A rectangular-shaped break was discovered in the pipe,

County fears TCSD pipes defective Eight-and-a-half miles of buried pipe may be flawed, says county official

And others worry the county might not have the money to fix it.

The pipes of the TCSD

Beneath Tuckahoe Creek Service thinks the pipe itself is to blame, while those involved with the installation think the line District, a water and sewer system covering 8,000 acres and designed in anticipation of was never properly laid to begin with. On December 9 a force main broke on Either way, one county official admits rapid commercial growth in the eastern River Road, spilling 1,000 gallons of waste- Goochland might have a real problem on see Pipes> page 2 water into Tuckahoe Creek.The county its hands. By Amy Condra acondra@goochlandgazette.com

INDEX

Calendar Classifieds News Features Letters

16 Opinion 17-19 Sports 2,5,10 TV Listings 3-4 6,9

6 12-13 14-16

SPORTS Richmond Classic will be bigger and better > page 12

age per capita income of people moving in. Taken from 2008 IRS data, Goochland ranks seventh in the nation in this measure of earnings of new arrivals. Average per capita income of the 1,445 new arrivals in 2008 was $64,630, according to Forbes. Those leaving (1,028) averaged $53,264 per capita. Of the new arrivals, 530 came from Henrico County. Goochland seems to pop up in these listing stories of wealthy counties every few months.In March, Forbes listed Goochland see Income > page 5

Budget reductions take effect July 1 By Wesley P. Hester Media Gneral News Service

Goochland County leaders this month finalized the county’s budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, and it includes a long list of service reductions. The county’s general fund will decline by 8.3 percent from the current fiscal year, the result of dwindling revenues and main-

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taining the county’s real estate tax rate at 53 cents per $100 of assessed property value. In addition to service cuts, the county has reduced its work force by 10 percent, or 15 full-time positions, and all non-publicsafety employees will be required to take three unpaid furlough days in the coming fiscal year. see Budget> page 5

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Henrico Police plan summer safety initiative


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