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Volume 65, Number 52 • December 31, 2020
From the pandemic to the Presidential election, a look back at the stories residents were talking about during a year we won’t soon forget
A year like no other
Goochland opens new security screening building at Courthouse
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It was a year of change, loss and, in some instances, even hope, as residents grappled with the effects of the coronavrus pandemic and the global push for social change. Clockwise, from the top left, Eris Crouch wipes down tables at Goochland Restaurant; marchers take part in a peaceful demonstration in support of social justice and equality; the late Father Adrian Harmening; Goochland Animal Shelter staff celebrate the opening of the county’s new state of the art animal shelter and adoption center.
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Months before the coronavirus pandemic hit, most residents were focused on things closer to home, including long-awaited improvements to several county facilities. Among those improvements was the county’s new security screening building, which replaced the tents that had been set up for several months in front of the stately Jeffersonian courthouse. The 1,047 square foot screening space provides a secure area for courthouse personnel to screen those entering the courthouse. The issue of courthouse safety was first raised in 2018, and in September of that year the county Board of Supervisors appropriated the initial funds for the project in the amount of $450,000. In March of last year, the Board authorized Goochland County Administrator John Budesky to execute an agreement with Caspian Construction, LLC for the construction of the new screening building and appropriate an additional $283,000 from CIP reserve funds to complete the work and allow for a 7 percent contingency. see Review > page 2
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