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Bright lights, small county
Cars could be sold once again on Sandy Hook Planners approve new plan for county spot with long h history in the auto business
Goochland board approves firstt electronic message sign under new county zoning ordinance
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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all it a sign of the times. On July 7, Goochland’s Board of Supervisors approved Salem Baptist Church’s request to install an electronic message sign in front of the church at 465 Broad Street Road, the first such sign ever allowed in the county (an existing sign at Reynolds Community College is located on state property, and is thereby exempt from county regulations). “Congratulations,” said board chair Susan Lascolette upon the board’s unanimous vote in support of the request, which was approved in June by the Planning Commission. While electronic signs may be ubiquitous in more developed areas, rural communities have see Sign > 3
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It took paperwork (above), Planning Commission approval, and a thumbs-up from the Goochland County Board of Supervisors, but ,on July 7, Salem Baptist Church’s electronic message sign was officially approved.
For over 80 years, the Goochland address 2799 Sandy Hook Rd has been tied to automobiles. Bill Parrish sold cars there starting in the 1960s, and Goochland resident Tommy Woodson — who began his career in the business working ffor Parrish — ran his own successful dealership tthere for over 20 years before retiring last March. Now, over eight decades after the Parrish famiily first opened a service station on the property iin 1938, Manakin Sabot resident Richard Dane w will soon become just the third car dealer to open u up shop there. On July 9, Dane received unanimous aapproval from the Goochland County Planning Commission for his plan to operate a car sales b business specializing in what he described as older and mid classic vehicles. In order to open his new venture, Dane must see Cars > 2
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