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Volume 66 Number 11 • March 18, 2021
Feud between business owner, Hill’s supporters leads to charges
THE FIGHT FOR RURAL GOOCHLAND
Family of slain teen alleges verbal abuse; shop owner says they were trespassing By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Family’s ‘dream project’ passes first hurdle, but neighbors remain uneasy Those living near site of planned retreat on Tabscott Road insist spot is inappropriate
hardly sound more idyllic: nestled among the trees she sees a smattering of small but luxuriously-appointed cabins When it comes to the plan for and yurt-style dwellings, an art studio, a her family’s 98-acre parcel of land on lake-front dining pavilion and a series of Tabscott Rd. in western Goochland, winding, well-maintained trails offering Campground Kimberly Bergmark-Hill’s vision could see Retreat > 3 By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Though a number of protests have been held in Goochland since the shooting death of Charlottesville resident Xzavier Hill by two Virginia State Police officers on Jan. 9, almost all have ended without incident. Now, however, a feud between a local business owner and Hill’s family will be headed to court. On March 8, Hill’s mother, Hill LaToya Benton, was one of several people ticketed for trespassing on the property of Tom’s Auto Service on River Road in the courthouse area, after a confrontation with owner see Feud > 2
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