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Badminton facilities: Matthew Verghese, speaking on behalf of roughly 550 community members, asked the county to consider more dedicated badminton facilities. Verghese said current public-court time is limited and overcrowded at Deep Run Recreation and Eastern Henrico Recreation Park; he told the board players travel outside Henrico to find weekday access. He said the badminton community would consider coinvesting and framed badminton as a growing, competitive sport that needs equitable access alongside county investments in other sports.

Neighborhood concerns about a recovery home: Thomas Rogers (who said he and his wife live at 903 Turnbull Ave.) testified about a property at 904 Turnbull Avenue he described as operating as a “sober living” or recovery house he says opened without neighborhood notice. Rogers alleged heavy vehicle traffic (Ubers, taxis, medical-transport vans, facility vans), on-site activity several dozen times a day, and at least one resident who is a registered Tier 3 sex offender. Rogers said the property’s management has not engaged with neighbors and described repeated emergency responses. Rogers characterized the operation as a poorly managed business rather than a home and asked the board for help. Deputy County Manager Rhodes (responding from the dais) said county staff had been notified recently, cited a new code provision by number in the meeting (372-431.1) that he said makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to advertise as a recovery home without required licensure, and pledged staff would pursue available enforcement actions.

Data center project across the county line: Jonathan Ward of Wyndham told the board he is concerned about a proposed HH Hunt data center in adjacent Hanover County (a campus of multiple buildings on hundreds of acres). Ward asked Henrico officials to pursue a multi-jurisdictional consultation because, he said, the project could place large diesel-generator arrays within a mile of Shady Grove Elementary School, potentially increasing local air pollution and affecting downstream water resources in the Chickahominy watershed. Chair and staff said they had received inquiries about the project that week and that Henrico would pursue discussions with Hanover on issues affecting Henrico residents.

Rezoning notice timing: Joe Hines, an owner whose property faces a site that recently had a proffer-amendment request (North Atlantic Holding / PNF LLC), said he only received mailed notice the day of the meeting and asked whether adjacent property owners could meet the applicant before approvals proceed. The board’s action on that proffer amendment occurred in the same meeting; staff said notices and records are maintained per county code and offered to follow up.

Water additive allegation: During remote public comment, Sarah Ramsey repeated an allegation that the county’s drinking water contains “hydrofluorosilicic acid” and accused board members of responsibility. The board did not accept the allegation as fact; the comment was recorded as an allegation and did not prompt a vote or staff action on the floor.

Other public remarks included an announcement of a Sept. 26 job fair coordinated with Virginia CareerWorks and a request for staff follow-up on tax-assessment and REAP/REIT program eligibility from another resident who said he faced health and property-assessment challenges.

Board response and next steps: Board members and county staff acknowledged receipt of the concerns, noted new enforcement options related to recovery-housing advertising and said staff would follow up with affected residents. For the HH Hunt data-center concern, the chair said Henrico would seek to engage Hanover in good-faith discussions. Several public commenters asked staff to follow up directly with them; staff indicated it would do so after the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Henrico County - Board of Supervisors","oneSentenceSummary","Residents used the Sept. 9 public-comment period to press Henrico County supervisors on a range of local issues including requests for badminton facilities, neighborhood impacts from a privately operated recovery house, concern about a large data center across the county line, delayed rezoning notices and a water-additive allegation.","taxTitle","Henrico County, Virginia","taxId",58541,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6499654,"Votes at a glance: Board approves proffer amendment and contracts, defers one rezoning and denies another",3913,1259000,5172000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742120-37dd9a2af85367f7a81c3c92468e698c&start=1259&end=5172","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742120-37dd9a2af85367f7a81c3c92468e698c/thumbnail_1259000.jpg","/articles/6499654/Henrico-County/Virginia/Votes-at-a-glance-Board-approves-proffer-amendment-and-contracts-defers-one-rezoning-and-denies-another","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6499654-9ecb866569e4bd6c2a056a54c78f3a61/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431287&Signature=o-A5EyLWD6q4ja8cj2CYpnh1KCje3BVEyz5sTk8Q67pklxG4ZFEUVBIFMAtmNWvDXdWo5UzUUsz-7bbl30EjvgzHZ1P-zDI954vaX~Wg79-41VFnHjkK46KBWmTdH1iL9cu0BwSrQym1mbrRkzXZC71TA5F29~m6msiuoscVZXooElH4PVsySi9~DkVfrdhsnXSGr-OGIiY2Pz-6Oi0AED-zrUg0tmwkDmJv6MncoehIGzf-XE6SOzWn~Q4YIzr4Lgg7Z8hnYFF4mc68u9iSR7bYT8rt1KGRvVwtz5kj6Xw27WnJm66K5NH6CGAD6fHeZ5KolXPqMXVMTXjGGI-GfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Henrico County’s Board of Supervisors approved a slate of routine and project-specific actions during its Sept. 9, 2025 meeting. The board took final votes or approvals on several staff-recommended items, introduced a budget amendment package for public hearing and deferred or denied two rezoning matters.

Key actions (board motions and outcomes taken at the meeting):

- Appointment to Economic Development Authority: The board approved Substitute Resolution 225A-25 to appoint (name as presented) from the 3-Chopt district to the Economic Development Authority board of directors. Motion to adopt the substitute was made and seconded; the resolution was then approved.

- REZ2025-100597 (RJM Land LLC, Fairfield district): The board deferred the conditional rezoning request to the Oct. 14, 2025 meeting at the applicant’s request. Motion to defer was made by Supervisor Cooper and seconded by Supervisor Nelson.

- Proffer amendment (REZ2025-101462) — North Atlantic Holding Inc. and PNF LLC: The board approved an amendment to Proffer 15 for a property used as an auto dealership to allow full vehicle access from Skipwith Road while retaining other previously approved proffers (including a prohibition on loading/unloading vehicles on Skipwith and a 25-foot transitional buffer). Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval; Supervisor Rountree moved approval and Mr. Rogas seconded.

- Vacation of building lines and easements (ordinances/resolutions approved): The board approved several property-vacation requests, including a 25-foot Westview Subdivision building line vacation (914 Sabbath Street), a 16-foot drainage and utility easement vacation (11801 Barrington Hill Court, Barrington Hill), a 50-foot building-line vacation in River Hills (8100 University Drive), and a quick-claim deed to release portions of utility easement at Brook Village apartments. Motions were made and seconded by board members; no public opposition was recorded at the hearings.

- Acquisition for floodplain mitigation (2127 Park Lane): The board authorized acquisition of 2127 Park Lane for floodplain mitigation from Richmond Group for $1,900 (assessed value). Motion carried.

- Contract award — Virginia Center Commons sewer and water replacement: The board awarded a fixed-price contract of $8,385,000 to Sawgrass Construction Corporation to replace approximately 2,110 linear feet of gravity sanitary sewer and 2,630 linear feet of water main, with work anticipated to start in December and finish within 510 calendar days. Motion carried.

- Fiscal year 2025–26 September amendments: The board introduced the September requests for amendment to the FY2025–26 annual fiscal plan and set a public hearing for Sept. 23, 2025. The total introduced was $30,500,000, including reappropriations of nearly $10.3 million (state highway maintenance funding of about $9.7 million), roughly $11.9 million in special revenue fund appropriations (CDBG/Home HUD funds, $1.5 million for Sports & Events Center operating funds, $2.2 million for mental-health funding and $1.6 million in opioid abatement authority funding), $2.1 million in general fund requests (staffing for a medic unit, behavioral-health staffing in the jail and a partial contract for primary-care and substance-use services) and about $6.2 million in capital requests (including partial payments for wastewater treatment plant upgrades serving Jail East and apparatus replacement for Fire Division). The introduction motion was made by Supervisor Cooper and seconded by Supervisor Nelson.

These items were taken largely on the consent or staff recommendation track; contested land-use cases that drew extended debate were handled separately (see the separate article on the Verona District rezoning denial). The board recorded no roll-call tallies in every instance in the audio for some items; staff will post the official minutes and recorded tallies following standard procedures.","Henrico County’s Board of Supervisors approved several staff-recommended actions on Sept. 9, 2025, including a proffer amendment for an auto dealership, a public-works contract award, multiple property vacations and the introduction of budget amendments; the board also deferred one rezoning and denied another.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6499659,"Board denies Verona rezoning after debate over density, floodplain and school capacity",645,1393000,2038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742120-37dd9a2af85367f7a81c3c92468e698c&start=1393&end=2038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742120-37dd9a2af85367f7a81c3c92468e698c/thumbnail_1393000.jpg","/articles/6499659/Henrico-County/Virginia/Board-denies-Verona-rezoning-after-debate-over-density-floodplain-and-school-capacity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6499659-3f7aba7893fb1de7c43dd2fa28f1a06f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431287&Signature=FOlUVTW8B10jcsQLl46J6GhuP~sFB1kIT5vEqcloL7cih5zIaYoiFG2M35ZUncx6SQtDamQNQx9fB~qlhs8aCS-cuN7Scn2j5N-NZHndKzO35lWfb0Wnaju5fb~Ggxfh1kpeNlJbuA5v6ReC4nzn1~6mOFLngOiHZOiUy5o6MmYF3Rsx2vYXcgq0M01VF9erpUCsbaXXe7AkhDdc0eoLluefwfyFONv9yxPzQDlWzpq7TYs3NXDxQlM5VLBt3YS5aviqrUUN8o~4IPyrwKzCJoC16CTn2CyHthyz-fOBrkGno8QJeT2lFztWMdFkNx8XRJjTL~FJSyC6NdndXHwgwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted to deny a conditional rezoning request from Dorado Capital LLC for property in the Verona District on Sept. 9, 2025. Supervisor Nelson moved to deny REZ2024-10176; Supervisor Rountree seconded the motion, which was adopted by the board.

The request sought to conditionally rezone a 36.118-acre site from A-1 (agricultural) and C-1 (conservation) to R-5AC (general residence) and C-1C (conservation) to allow a single-family subdivision. The proposal would develop about 17.21 acres for residential use (49 homes) and increase C-1 conservation from about 15.5 acres to 18.9 acres. Planning staff told the board the proposed density, 1.35 units per acre, conforms to the county comprehensive-plan designation (suburban residential, 2.4 units per acre maximum).

Supervisors who opposed the rezoning cited community opposition and site constraints. Supervisor Nelson said the application had been revised multiple times — from an early proposal of roughly 103 units, down to 81, then to 49 — but that cumulative development in the area still raised concerns when combined with other nearby rezonings. Nelson also noted a Corps of Engineers preliminary jurisdictional determination had been submitted confirming the wetlands shown on the conceptual plan, and he said school capacity near Highland Springs is approaching functional capacity, with the district approximately 175 students away from capacity.

Planning staff summarized that the Army Corps of Engineers’ preliminary jurisdictional determination validated the applicant’s wetlands delineation. The board heard that traffic, proximity to floodplain and neighborhood character had been raised by nearby residents during prior meetings and a deferral for decision on Aug. 12, 2025. Supervisors also referenced competing community interests, rights of property owners to sell, and prior nearby approvals that include mixed-use and townhouse projects as part of the broader neighborhood context.

The motion on REZ2024-10176 to deny the rezoning carried. The denial leaves the property under its existing A-1/C-1 zoning. No development approvals were granted as part of tonight’s action.

The rezoning record before the board included the applicant’s conceptual plan, the Corps’ preliminary jurisdictional determination, planning staff recommendations and community correspondence submitted during the review and the earlier public hearing and deferral.

The board did not set a new hearing date for this parcel during the meeting.","The Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted to deny REZ2024-10176, a conditional rezoning request from Dorado Capital LLC for a 36.118-acre site in the Verona District, after supervisors cited concerns including density, floodplain and nearby school capacity.","actionData","errors"]

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