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Residents press Goochland supervisors for clearer staff reports, safer roads and developer accountability in District 4
Summary
Multiple District 4 residents raised concerns during citizen comment about difficulty obtaining complete staff reports, increasing traffic and safety on Mannequin Road, and unaddressed developer workmanship in Wind‑swept/Mosaic area; no formal board action was taken at the meeting.
Several Goochland County residents urged the Board of Supervisors on June 3 to improve transparency of staff reports, address traffic safety on Mannequin Road and hold developers accountable for alleged construction defects.
Linda Moore, a Rockville resident, told the board she and neighbors have experienced delays and missing information when requesting staff reports and packet materials. “This lack of transparency for us to get this information has caused a lot of stress on neighbors,” Moore said, and she told the board the Planning Commission had recently voted down a related application “5‑0.” Moore said residents had submitted roughly 87 letters on the Highfield matter and expected more prior to a July hearing date.
Patricia Alves, who lives on Hanover Road near Rockville and Mannequin Road, told the board she is concerned about heavy truck traffic and emergency‑vehicle access. Alves listed growing truck volumes connected to nearby residential and commercial development and said “they need to be widened” and that the county should plan for more fire stations and schools if growth continues. Alves attributed those remarks to conditions she said exist in Districts 4 and 5; the board did not record a formal plan in response.
Andrew Wingert, an HOA member in the Tuckahoe Bridge Section 2 (Mosaic Creek Boulevard) development, asked the county to hold the developer accountable for unfinished or defective work while the HOA remains developer‑controlled. Wingert said a walkway/bridge installed about a year ago had settled “over an inch and a half,” creating a trip hazard, and that repeated emails to the HOA and management company produced slow follow up. He said county staffer Ray Cash had been responsive to his inquiries.
Board members did not take formal action on the citizen comments during the meeting; supervisors and staff acknowledged the concerns and noted they could be pursued through staff follow up or be raised at future hearings. Linda Moore returned in the evening session to reiterate her request for clearer project information ahead of the Highfield public hearing.
The comments highlight resident frustration with document access, local traffic planning and the difficulty of addressing construction defects when an HOA remains under developer control. The board’s next business meeting is scheduled for July 1, 2025.
