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Incident Reports
Aug. 31
Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 11500th block of Georgetown Road,
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Mechanicsville.
Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 6400th block of
Holstein Lane, Mechanicsville.
Petit larceny, parts was reported in the 14200th block of Washington Highway,
Ashland.
Identity fraud-use of identifying info to defraud was reported in the 8700th block of New Holland Lane, Mechanicsville.
Concealment, price altering merchandise, less than $500 was reported in the 7400th block of Bell Creek Road,
Mechanicsville.
Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 6900th block of Cornfield Lane,
Mechanicsville.
Driver not reporting accident with damage more than $250 was reported in the 13100th block of Spring Road, Rockville.
Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was reported in the 17000th block of Dogwood Trail Road,
Rockville.
Petit larceny, building was reported in the 6200th block of Fieldshire Court,
Mechanicsville.
Simple assault was reported in the 13400th block of
Independence Road/Blanton
Road, Ashland.
Threat to extort money was
SHERIFF’S REPORTS
| Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue
see SHERIFF’S, pg. 15
Information on proposed Chickahominy Pipeline
Hanover County officials are aware that some property owners in the county have received inquiries from Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC about the potential development of a gas pipeline that would serve the proposed Chickahominy Power Plant in Charles City County.
At this time, Hanover has received limited information about the project. Officials’ knowledge of the plans are extremely limited and are generally based on publicly available sources.
Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC is affiliated with Chickahominy Power, based on filings with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Any questions about the project should be directed to the company at info@chickahominypower.com.
Additional contacts with the company are: Irfan K. Ali, managing member, irfankali@balicollc.com, 703-234-2223 (office) or 703-371-5867 (mobile), and Tim Seibert, managing member, tseibert@harvesttimeholdings. com, 740-808-2872 (mobile).
Hanover County government officials have encouraged the company to host a community meeting with the affected property owners. Hanover officials are not aware of such a meeting being scheduled. The company has been invited to a board of supervisors meeting.
A page has been created on the county government website at www.hanovercounty. gov with all the information the county has on this project. That page can be accessed from the home page under Quick Links>Proposed Chickahominy Pipeline.
Information submitted by Hanover County Public Officer Tom Harris.
THOMAS
Continued from pg. 2 can be used to attract companies to the region. Of the 6 million square feet that has come online in the last two years, there is a lot of new development along Route 1 and Lake Ridge Parkway.
He touched on the Wegman’s project and said it will bring 700-plus good jobs to the community. Also, ECC Test Lab will be testing medical marijuana that meets State Guidelines – it located here in late 2020 – and will grow jobs in the future. Also, Indevco, ChemTreat, and Wine & Beer Supply have invested in and located in the county as well as Cascades, a box company located near Doswell. Virginia ABC Headquarters and Distribution Center has broken ground, and the Virginia Department of Forensic Science will be building a facility near the Times Dispatch Building off Route 301.
Even though they don’t pay taxes, they create jobs, so it’s a trickle-down effect.
There are lots of things to attract companies and people to Hanover. Hanover Public Schools have the third highest on-time graduation rate in Virginia with 100% of schools accredited.
Thomas said, they have revamped their website to drive traffic to it so that people can research coming to Hanover. For more information, visit www.hanovervirginia.com.
Information submitted by Rotary Club of Hanover County.
Fatal car accident investigated
On Wednesday, Sept. 22 at approximately 10:45 p.m., deputies responded to the 13000 block of East Patrick Henry Road near Cedon Road for a single-vehicle crash.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Chevrolet sedan was traveling east on East Patrick Henry Road (Route 54) when it ran off the right shoulder of the roadway and collided with a tree.
The driver of the 2006 Chevrolet sedan, Susan Janette Draper, 19, of Caroline County, was pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.
Investigators are still collecting information at this time.
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Approves spending plan for $5.6 million
By Jim Ridolphi For Th e Mechanicsville Local
Ashland Town Council unanimously approved a budget amendment that adds more than $8 million to the current 2021-2022 budget thanks to funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
The Council also endorsed an initial spending plan for the money that includes a number of projects that qualified for the federal funding.
Earlier this month, Town Manager Josh Farrar presented a three-tier spending plan for the ARPA funds. Earlier this week, he asked the Council to approve the Tier 1 spending plan portion of that proposal.
The list of projects approved by Town Council earlier this week represents about $5.6 million, most of the remainder of the funding slated for projects listed in the Tier 2 category. Those projects will be considered by Council at future meetings.
Included in that first round of funding is the hiring of a Community Engagement Manager, the replacement of accounting systems, and an updated Ashland Police Department phone system for a combined cost of about $637,000.
Approximately $219,000 would be allocated for new HVAC systems at the Ashland Police Department and the Dominion Innovation Center.
Tier 1 approved spending also included a plan to provide a public Wi-Fi system in downtown Ashland and replenish funds cut from the previous budget for municipal broadband. That project would require $676,000 of ARPA funding.
Also included are major investments in stormwater management to meet Chesapeake Bay environmental requirements and replenish the previous year’s budget cuts in the area of capital improvements. Total cost of that item is $2.4 million.
That project would also bolster programs such as residential improvement, the Vaughan Road extension, drainage, vehicles, and strategic property acquisition.
Farrar suggested adding a police officer position in the APD’s five-year plan at a cost of $164,000.
Parks and Recreation is slated to receive about $600,000 of that approved funding to replenish all maintenance capital fund projects. It also includes money for Carter Pool additions connecting the Fall Line Trail to downtown Ashland, playground equipment replacement and property acquisitions for future parks.
Council also approved funding for economic development and business assistance. That $757,000 is targeted for streetscape improvement, downtown parking solutions, gateway signage, public art and to encourage redevelopment of blighted strutters in the town.
Finally, Tier I includes $165,000 of administrative funds that can be supplied by ARPA to offset the costs of organizing and running the ARPA funding programs.
Assistant Town Manager Matt Reynal is administering the program and a portion of his salary could be offset by ARPA funds.
Farrar also listed projects included in the Tier 2 recommendations. These suggestions required no immediate action from the Council but would be considered at a future meeting.
“We are not recommending making this decision tonight but we want to be transparent about what’s in there,” Farrar said. “Government operations is a focus and community programming starts to appear here (in Tier 2).”
There are additional investments in Parks and Recreation included in Tier 2 proposals and funding for economic development and affordable housing. Premium pay for government employees is also recommended in the second set of proposals.
“We are recommending unfreezing the other frozen public works maintenance position and then also covering potential increases in solid waste and recycling costs due to the pandemic,” Farrar said.
Referring to those increased waste and recycling costs, Farrar said, “That market has gone haywire recently so we’re expecting substantial increases in the future.”
Funding the YMCA/CAHN program is also included in Tier 2. Those monies would be used to hire an outreach coordinator and fund its mobile health services.
Farrar said the Y and other organizations realize the funding is only for the first year and costs in additional years would be the sole responsibility of the agency.
Circles Ashland would receive a program coach if Tier 2 funding is approved who would assist Ashlanders who are struggling with poverty and provide transportation for mental health appointments.
Funding would also be provided for Parks and Recreation
see ASHLAND, pg. 31
