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Vol. 37, No. 16 | Richmond Suburban News | July 28, 2021
‘A lot of work to do’ - Comp Plan review begins By Jim Ridolphi for the Mechanicsville Local
H
anover County officials are planning a Comprehensive Plan Update in 2022, and planning director David Maloney laid out a blueprint for that process at a board meeting last month. It’s the first step in a process that will involve elected officials, planning staff and the public in a series of workshops, public meetings and informational sessions. “These are just some ideas about process and recommendations that we have received,” board chair Sean Davis said prior to Maloney’s presentation. “We wanted to lay out a format that can hopefully be presented to the citizenry ….. for them to look at and give us some more feedback.” “It’s that time again to start thinking about the Comprehensive Plan,” Maloney told the supervisors. Virginia code requires that localities review and update their
Publix presents Tomato Thursday
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Comprehensive Plans every five years. the current plan was adopted in 2018. Maloney described his presentation as a list of proposed issues and topics that the upcoming plan would address.
For the next 12 months, county officials will be busy with the 2022 Comprehensive Plan update. Planning director David Maloney laid out a blueprint for the process for board members’ consideration at last month’s meeting. Public engagement and input is an integral part of the planning process and numerous opportunities are planned to gather public comment and suggestions. The process will include studies of gateway corridors and their future development like the Hylas area pictured left, a section surrounding Route 33 located close to the Henrico County line. A finalized updated plan is expected to be unveiled in winter, 2022.
“This is the first step in preparing the 2022-2042 . There will likely be adjustments to all of this as we move forward to the update,” Maloney
said. “It is not intended to be an all inclusive list of items and topics. see PLAN, pg. 17
(Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Marcy G. Durrer, recreation program director for Hanover County Parks and Recreation.) Join Publix supermarkets for virtual cooking demonstrations every Thursday for Tomato Month. Cooking demonstrations will feature Publix Aprons Cooking School Chefs along with local partners. Each cooking demonstration will feature the famous Hanover Tomato. Select demonstrations also will include suggested pairings from a Center of the Universe Brewery representative. New this year, the Publix Aprons Meals Hanover Tomato recipe booklet will be available at all Virginia Publix see TOMATO, pg. 4
Celebrate Hanover Tomato Month with the Publix Apron Cooking School Go to richmond.com/tomatomonth 5400 Wyndham Forest Drive, Glen Allen