HISTORIC VARINA

• Henrico 2026 Vision Plan needs Revision- say residents representing all districts

  The current Comp Plan draft will endanger your health, raise your taxes, and destroy the environment...
  
  In considering whether to adopt this draft, the Henrico County Supervisors hold your future health, morals, safety, and welfare in their hands, and you do too.
  
  See what local residents are doing, [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 7:42am EDT
  

• Henrico Comp Plan coverage- Turn on WWBT12 News at 6 Tonight- Last Public Hearing on the 2026 Plan tomorrow at 7pm

  Finally, the LAST "Public Hearing" on Henrico's 2026 Comprehensive Plan will be held tomorrow night at 7pm at the Western Henrico Government Complex Board Room. If you care about Henrico's future, pollution, the watershed, or local green-space, you should attend.
  
  The only time your voice doesn't count is when' [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  

• Press Reveals locals response to "Henrico, Va" Comprehensive Plan Land Gobble

  Local media and bloggers cover the issues as Henrico County's Planning Commission continue to consider the 2026 Comprehensive Plan, still in its 'draft' phase...
  
  Will the Commission act on comments made by residents who gave little praise at last nights hearing? Will resident's repeated pleas for greener and more [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2009, 11:03am EST
  

• Press Reveals locals response to "Henrico, Va." Comprehensive Plan 'Land Gobble'

  ...Will the Planning Commission "do the right thing"
  and allow residents input help shape Henrico's future?
  
  Local media and bloggers cover the issues as Henrico County's Planning Commission continues to consider the 2026 Comprehensive Plan, still in its 'draft' phase...
  
  Will the Commission act on comments made [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2009, 11:03am EST
  

• Rural Route 5 Threatened -Last Meeting Tonight- P-7-08 - will Henrico County care?

  If you've ever driven the "scenic route" when traveling east through Varina, you know Route 5 provides a beautiful and bucolic drive. All of that may begin to change tonight, when Henrico Supervisors vote to support or deny a 130' cellular tower that would be visible from the historic Virginia [...]
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  Posted: January 15, 2009, 9:48am EST
  

• HENRICO's FUTURE: traffic, tarmac and tree loss- Will it cost you not to get involved now ?

  A Planning Commission Hearing that should focus on our environmentally sustainable future will address plans for growth in Henrico until 2026. But will officials say there is no way to budget for these green necessities? Our answer will be
  The first county "public hearing" to allow [...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 3:43pm EST
  

• Local News: The sent in, the scraped up & the repackaged for holiday gifting..

  While local television and print media anchors and reporters keep receiving the unfortunate news of 'no-gigness' as poorly timed holiday surprises, you can still count on us at HV for all the news that's fit to print, and more.
  
  We'll try not to focus [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2008, 3:59pm EST
  

• Powhatan County's identity has a foot in the past

  History brings big bucks in Va., but so does working as a consultant for billion-dollar-budget counties like Henrico. Tough to track scent in the cold- but the whiff of cash is aloft as some local leaders stand up to plan for the future of their past. Don't let it all' [...]

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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 7:25am EST
  

• Local Press exposes Henrico planning shortcomings

  Supervisors agree now is not the time to help farmers and other land owners protect their land from future development.
  
  What? Isn't the 2026 Plan supposed to guide land use for the next 18 years? So much for looking ahead.
  * * * * * * *This post covers' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2008, 7:01pm EST
  

• WTVR6 to cover Vanishing Virginia- tonight and tomorrow

  Local Richmond Channel 6 will cover "Virginia Vanishing" on November 18th and 19th. Tuesday night at 5:30 and 11 PM, and Wednesday at 5:30, the series Morning Anchor Greg McQuade has spent several months on will show the effects development and sprawl are creating on our state.
  
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  Posted: November 18, 2008, 1:09pm EST
  

• Chesterfield Nixes Downzoning Back to Ag- Current Comp Planning WILL raise taxes in Henrico

  Henrico states 2026 Comprehensive Plan changes won't "rezone" your land, but local news shows a different pattern altogether. Higher taxes could soon be coming your way, because planning in agricultural areas will have an effect on all districts.
  
  The Henrico Comp Plan FAQ asks and answers the question.[...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2008, 1:04pm EST
  

• Varina District "Unofficial" 2008 Election Results by Precinct (..Henrico too)

  As a 'Special Feature' we're providing some links and images that will allow readers to check out the "unofficial" Henrico results of the 2008 Presidential Election.
  
  Each Varina District Precinct's "unofficial results" are shown below. Just scroll down and click your precinct's image for a closer view.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 3:11pm EST
  

• Henrico County- willfully neglecting residents planning input ?

  County spends 106k on 'Henrico Zip', and next to 'ZIP'
  on publicizing the 2026 Comp-Plan
  -the plan that will decide the fate of our county into the future-
  As reported by Melodie Martin in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch, the financial figures are close to correct. Henrico's Zip-Code [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
  

• SHAME, SHAME!! Henrico Ignores Request for Further Public Comp Planning Meetings

  
  
  Care about the future of Henrico County?
  
  
  
  
  
  After the 250+ turn-out at Varina Town Meeting on September 15th, instead of responding to Varina (and Henrico) resident's requests for further public inclusion in the' [...]
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  Posted: October 17, 2008, 1:18pm EDT
  

• Recession, Secession, Regression: Henrico will recede further from forward-thinking neighbors, if left unchecked

  So much news- so fast. How will Henrico officials keep up with how far behind they're causing the county to fall?
  
  As hard as it may be to believe, residents care more about quality of life than Fitch rates when they choose their homes.[...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2008, 6:23am EDT
  

• Henrico Hears Varina, But Will The County Listen?

  
  The above image is stamped on most pages and every map included in the current draft of Henrico County's '2026 Comprehensive Plan'. Notice how the West End is depicted as developed, while the East End is shown as bucolic Open Space?
  
  Last night' [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2008, 7:31am EDT
  

• Hands-On Community Visioning Session in Varina on 9-15-08

  Can you envision what Varina will look like in 5 years... 10 years... 20 years?
  Have a look at the slide-show above, and add 126,000+ residents,
  because that's what Henrico's 'Capacity Analysis' documents project.
  
  Are you aware that between 1990 and 2006 Henrico County lost 16%
  of its residual [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2008, 8:25am EDT
  

• Summer Blockbuster: Turf War depicted in Style

  
  Perhaps some of you missed the amazing recent Style Weekly cover story written my Nicole Ellis, if so- we cop it here with a deep hat-tip for you below, or you can read it in Style. Nice to see some local coverage with teeth. [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2008, 8:16am EDT
  

• Don’t Buy Virginia’s Antiques Roadshow

  (the following text is all courtesy of the Piedmont Environmental Council. and the Southern Environmental Law Center- bless them all)
  
  Transportation Solutions for Today and Tomorrow
  As reported in Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial (link to follow), the "General Assembly convenes (this week) in special session to address'" [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2008, 5:45pm EDT
  

• OP-ED: The Homogenization of Henrico: You've now bought 'New ZIP'!!

  Whether you choose the newly 'preferred' Henrico, or 'accepted' Richmond within your mailing address, the ZIP CODE issue seems to have become a massive anti-regionalist run-around. Just how long will 'Richmond' be accepted on Henrico residents and business owners' envelopes? Prior Henrico Citizen reporting on this said "as soon [...]
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  Posted: May 29, 2008, 1:35pm EDT
  

• 2026 Comp Plan changes reflect some recent Varina participation, knowledge of Land-Use Plan still ultimately LOW

  Yesterday's Varina Comprehensive Plan "Open House" had possibly the largest turnout at county meetings yet, buzz says. But vying with Three Chopt District open house attendance is ridiculous if the numbers compared were only 50 vs. 60.
  Varina residents trickled in to Ward Elementary school, which' [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2008, 8:20am EDT
  

• WHERE IS the PRESS COVERAGE of current Henrico 2026 Comprehensive Plan Meetings? ...and trackback to: 'Conspicuous Construction in Richmond'

  Paging Mr. Jones, Mr. Krishnamurthy, Ms. Martin, Mr. Springston, Mr. Williams! There's a call holding for you on the 2026 line.... Hello? Paging any hungry cub!
  
  Here's a link to an interesting UrbanStudies blog in town, featuring a fine post entitled "Conspicuous Construction in" [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2008, 11:20am EDT
  

• Read about Henrico County's Future

  
  ...and if you don't care about farmland, what about your property taxes ??
  read more by clicking here
  
  
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 7:07pm EDT
  

• Henrico address change .....on the path to 'all new' possibilities?

  Responses to the ZIP CODE SURVEYS still out now must be postmarked by Saturday, May 10. If approved, the name "Henrico" will become what is being called "the preferred location" by the end of the year.
  
  An added last minute touch: WWBT12 reported that "Letters mailed to "Richmond"" [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2008, 4:28pm EDT
  

• Will 'Henrico address change' spell R.I.P. for Highland Springs?

  In a letter to the Editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch today, Charles Hague, wrote in to report what the paper has entitled:
  "Little-Known Facts About Address Change"
  
  "Editor, Times-Dispatch:
  Henrico residents in 11 ZIP Codes are receiving a survey from the postal service" [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2008, 5:02pm EDT
  

• Henrico Zip Code Survey: Overshadowing the importance of the 2026 Comprehensive Plan

  
  By now, we should all be familiar with the Henrico 'Zip Code Survey', but...
  Where are the television ads, full-page magazine spreads, and newspaper articles about the 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? Why haven't we received glossy full color brochures in the mail to educate us about' [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2008, 6:38pm EDT
  

• The Future of Varina's Past

  Today a group of local leaders was scheduled to return from what we hope was an eye opening tour of Charleston, South Carolina. History based tourism has long brought hundreds of thousands of travelers to Virginia, and we have high hopes for Henrico, (Varina in particular). If capitalizing on local [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2008, 7:16pm EDT
  

• The Water Cycle, or...another ride we're being taken for

  Well, Spring has sprung. You may have read the nice bit in the RT-D this week: "Wilder proposal raises water, sewer fees", but even if you don't live inside of Richmond city limits, it still pertains to you. Although the blow was lessened by the subtitle "the increase would'" [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2008, 7:14pm EDT
  

• Restored 'Henrico Theatre' put to good use

  Varina Town Hall Meeting
  
  
  "Join Varina District Supervisor Jim Donati and special guest Henrico County Manager Virgil R. Hazelett for his "State of the County Address" on March 17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., at the Henrico Theatre, 305 Nine Mile Road."
  Monday March 17th, [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2008, 6:37am EDT
  

• Media coverage of Henrico Supervisory meetings a COUP for "Open Government"

  WoW! It's been a long time coming, but thanks to the continued hard work of our own Varina residents, locals from other districts and the Honorable Mrs. Patricia O'Bannon, (Supervisor of the Tuckahoe district) Coverage of Supervisor's meetings via H.C. Channel 17- as well as internet-streaming might be "beginning [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2008, 1:59pm EST
  

• Knowledge of Comprehensive Plan LOW among Henrico County residents- Survey says.

  71% of Henrico residents who responded to the survey on which future planning in Henrico is based said they were not familiar with the "Land Use Plan".
  
  The 2005 "Citizens Survey" was "scientifically administered" (by mail) to a portion of Henrico County residents "regarding their opinions about land use [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2008, 6:27pm EST
  

• And the....."Survey Says!"

  Readers of Historic Varina have written in to tell us about the results of the 2005 Citizens Survey, which Henrico is said to be using as background research to design the 2026 Comprehensive Plan now in draft. Other readers have written in asking us where to find the survey, or [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2008, 8:50pm EST
  

• 1920's White Clapboard Varina Farmhouse

  Because 'Historic Varina' has from the start, been designed to include reader input, here is the text from a current realty ad that a reader sent in to us, knowing how we all value history. To the best of our knowledge, this property does not belong to the reader [...]
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  Posted: March 01, 2008, 7:49pm EST
  

• Dirt Nap for SB768- well, until 2009

  Varina residents can breath a sigh of relief, for now. Senate bill 768 is taking a year long nap. We never thought we'd wish anything would die in its sleep.
  
  Of all the residents in Henrico who would have suffered due to the "Watkins bill", those of us east [...]
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  Posted: February 29, 2008, 5:45pm EST
  

• Sandbox Saga Continues- Zip to Zip

  'A memo to Richmond's next mayor'
  Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 - 12:08 AM
  
  By MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
  TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
  
  "From: Concerned region residents
  
  To: Richmond mayoral candidates
  
  As you take the enormous step of running for mayor of Richmond, repeat after us: "Yes We Can!" "
  [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 12:21am EST
  

• Who's got the tab? or will you need another drink?

  You may need one, as word has it that Thursday may be when Senate bill 768, aka "The Watkins bill" has its day on the hill in Richmond.
  
  The Newport News Daily Press ran an article about 768 on the 16th, Senate passes a bill to change who pays [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2008, 6:47pm EST
  

• Henrico Eminent Domain, Eminent ?

  Henrico Citizen: "County Weighs Land Report"
  by Tom Lappas, Henrico County Citizen Editor 21.FEB.08
  
  article outtakes include:
  "Henrico's Board of Supervisors should implement some of the land-purchasing strategies recommended by an independent commission earlier this month, but other suggestions might not make sense, County Manager Virgil Hazelett told [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2008, 3:59pm EST
  

• Henrico, VA: 'There is no such place'

  By MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
  RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST
  Feb 20, 2008
  
  Henrico Tool & Die Co. embodies the duality that has long defined Henrico County.
  
  The business is on Dabbs House Road, on the eastern end of its namesake county. But its mailing address, like many in the [...]
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  Posted: February 21, 2008, 7:33pm EST
  

• Future Density and Varina: How much growth can we afford?

  Many thanks to all who've written in, both by email and comments.
  
  Even if you don't read the Times Dispatch, the online version will do. An InRich.com keyword search on almost any topic will bring up past articles concerning development in Henrico, and Varina in particular. One [...]
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  Posted: February 13, 2008, 4:19pm EST
  

• Olly Olly Outs in Free!

  Remember playing "hide-and-go-seek" as a kid? That was what you were supposed to holler to get everyone else back to start all over again. 'Olly-olly-outs-in-freeeee!' In the dusk, crickets chirping, maybe a lightning bug or two hovering nearby...It was interesting to see that call again recently, while poking around on-line. [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2008, 2:04am EST
  

• How you can participate

  As some readers have already written in, questioning the blog "sign in" protocol, following is a a gentle aid to "new" bloggers. This blog has been designed to be "open access", so there is no need to "join" (unless, of course you want to!) If you have a Blogger/Google, AOL/Aim, [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2008, 1:41am EST
  

• Good Day, Varina!

  Today, February 2nd, 2008, a new blog was born. Hatched of concern by a small but rugged band of Varina residents, hosted by H. Cornhill, we hope you'll all join in lend your opinions, and an ear.
  
  May we rely on you to take the the baton, and [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2008, 1:57pm EST
  

• We're Aliiiive!

  Come visit us here, and join in the aim:
  
  Promoting awareness of the Varina district's historic heritage, both rural and cultural. Inviting content concerning 'all things Varina' in Henrico County, Virginia. [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2008, 1:35pm EST
  

• HISTORIC+RURAL CHARACTER

  ...under construction, please check back soon [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 7:04am EST
  

• VARINA'S FUTURE

  It's Varina’s Future too-
  The future of our county is quietly being planned without reflecting residents input
  concerning the need for agricultural "developmental rights" programs..
  
  Let your Supervisor know now!
  The 2026 Comprehensive Planning "process" is not complete
  without in depth focus on resident's [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 7:02am EST
  

• 2026 PLAN REVIEW

  . . . . . ________________________ . . . . .
  
  scroll down for map and meeting dates and times
  . . . . . ________________________ . . . . .
  
  Henrico County is hosting public meetings this month, (May) to answer residents questions about Henrico [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 6:59am EST
  

• 'HOW TO BLOG' FAQ

  As some readers have already written in, questioning the blog "sign in" protocol, here's a gentle aid to "new" bloggers. This blog has been designed to be "Open Access", so there is no need to "join", unless of course you want to! If you have a Blogger/Google, AOL/Aim, TypeKey, or [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 6:45am EST
  

• YOUR PRIVACY AND OURS

  We respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding it while you're online at http://historicvarina.blogspot dot com. The following disclosure describes information gathering and dissemination practices for this site.
  
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  To maintain the highest level of privacy available when posting comments on our site, please use the "Open [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 6:35am EST
  

• 2026 PLAN OP-ED

  "Henrico's Plan Ignores Environment"
  Letter To The Editor (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 12:05 AM
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Editor, Times-Dispatch:

  Henrico citizens should take a close look at the draft 2026 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. This plan will serve as the county's blueprint for [...]

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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 5:50am EST