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INSIDE Chamber of Commerce announces this year’s Board of Directors > page 3

Volume 64, Number 7 • February 14, 2019

Former Goochland County deputy pleads guilty to sexual assault charges. See page 2

Commission votes 4-1 to stop planned subdivision in Centerville

Johnson will retire from post County treasurer has earned praise for turning around ailing department

By Roslyn Ryan Editor

Despite repeated requests that those attending last week’s Goochland County Planning Commission meeting not applaud, a number of people in the audience could not refrain from clapping as four of the five commissioners refused to support a proposal to construct a subdivision near the intersection of Rockville and Manakin Road. At issue was a rezoning request by Midlothian-based Main Street Homes to allow for up to 147 single family homes to be built on the 98-acre parcel of land located in the Centerville Village area of the county. According to Jim Theobald, an attorney representing Main Street Homes, the company’s plans for the area include high-end home see Commission > 16

By Roslyn Ryan Editor

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Annual STEM night gets dads in on the act Zoey Weflen and her dad Adam worked together to build a “wigglebot” during Mount Gilead Preschool’s recent Dad STEM night. For more on the event, which helps introduce preschool-age children to basic science, technology, engineering and math concepts, see page 5.

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