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Volume 66 Number 29 • July 28, 2022
It makes a village Roanoke-based design firm shares vision for Centerville area’s future
Board to consider fulfillment center proposal Aug. 2 By Roslyn Ryan Editor
On Aug. 2, Goochland County supervisors are scheduled to make a decision on whether or not to approve plans for a 650,000-square-foot fulfillment center on Ashland Road just north of the I-64 interchange. But while the matter already received approval from the Goochland County Planning Commission via a 3-2 vote on July 7, many residents living near the proposed site insist the project will create nothing less than a traffic nightmare—and a whole host of other problems— see Fulfillment center > 4
Graphics courtesy of Hill Studio
Above, one of many diagrams used to help illuminate Hill Studio’s vision for creating a vibrant, walkable village in Goochland’s Centerville area. Right, a mock-up of how the firm’s proposed new logo for the area might be used.
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
If David Hill has his way—or at least realizes his vision—future visitors traveling through Goochland’s Centerville area won’t have any doubt that they’ve entered a very special place. First, however, he has to answer
one big question: How do you tell them? This was among the main topics covered during the July 14 Centerville Village Plan midway meeting, a gathering convened so that Hill, a landscape architect and founder of the Roanoke-based Hill Studio, could share with residents how he and his team envision the future of Goochland’s small (just 2,047 people)
but economically mighty eastern sector. Hill, who has been hired by the county to come up with a villagefocused plan for both the courthouse and Centerville areas, says he’s been taken by the area’s “exceptional neighborhoods” and dynamic commercial growth, which provides two-thirds of
see Village > 5
Teachers’ cultural competency will now be reviewed By Roslyn Ryan Editor
As teachers begin eyeing the return to the classroom, a change to the way their performance is evaluated will be going into effect. Beginning this year, a new metric added to the annual review process will aim to assess teachers’ cultural responsiveness and support of equity in the classroom. The move comes in the wake of legislation approved by the 2021 General Assembly requiring see Teachers > 3