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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 XX NO.5

Village News

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EAST WEST HARROWGATE RD
ROAD PUTS

BULLSEYE

ON THEIR BACKS

HARROWGATE ELEMENTARY IS PLAYING ITS CARDS TO ITS CHEST. MAKING THEIR
MOVE BEFORE THEY HAVE TO BECAUSE OF THEIR SCHOOL BEING DIRECTLY IMPACT- community meetings on the issue of the Jordan said, “I told him the road
ED BY THE THOROGHFARE ROAD. THE SCHOOL WOULD BE RAZED AND A NEW ONE site starting on Wednesday, Sept. 20, this should go by the Governor, Cox, and
BUILT ON PROPERTY BEHIND CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
week. Jaeckle, he laughed, but I think he got
“The East-West Freeway has been my point. He said the plan I have is
BY MARK FAUSZ on the thoroughfare plan for, I believe, pretty much what it will be.”
It’s a split decision: the 1,675 of the road impact, we will be building 30 years,” Jaeckle said. “Personally, I
proposed Megasite in Chester is liked a replacement elementary school. The think we should never be allowed to COMMUNITY MEETINGS
by some, but not so much by others. preferred location is at Harrowgate Park, identify a thoroughfare without starting
And that also depends entirely on where immediately adjacent to Carver Middle the process of purchasing land in that Rezoning of 1,675 Acres Between
people have put down roots. School.” thoroughfare as properties go up for Branders Bridge Road and Bradley
Chesterfield County Public Schools The megasite is in the planning sale. Right before HH Hunt pulled out Bridge Road
held a meeting on Thursday last week stages, it is intended to be located along of Branner Station, they were about to
September 14. Carrie Coyner, Bermuda Branders Bridge Road, and you have present a road design with the affected Wednesday, September 20, 7:00
School Board Member, extended heard already about the Economic properties identified. Unfortunately for - 9:00 p.m.
Harrowgate Elementary School’s back Development Department rezoning us, they did not turn that information
to school night to cover the issue of the the noted megasite using 1,000 acres over to the county. If we had that Carver Middle School - Cafeteria
East-West Freeway. and setting aside 700 acres for buffers. and had been able to start purchasing 3800 Cougar Trail
“The meeting went well,” Coyner The entire properties would be rezoned properties back then, we would have
told the Village News. “We announced through Chesterfield County’s planning had ten years of right-of-way purchase Monday, October 2, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
that Harrowgate Elementary School and zoning process, with the final accomplished.
is directly impacted by the preferred approval coming from the Board of The Clover Hill Supervisor, Second Baptist Church -
location of the new thoroughfare Supervisors. Dorothy Jaeckle is the when asked his opinion by the Times- Fellowship Hall
road. Harrowgate was slated for a Bermuda Supervisor and Chairman of Dispatch, offered a “no comment.” 5100 West Hundred Road
major renovation from the 2013 Bond the Board and she will be responsible The properties that make up the
Referendum; therefore, with this news for the Bermuda vote. She will have nearly 1,700 acres are made of four Tuesday, October 3, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
individual properties. All but one 125- The Heights Baptist Church -
acre parcel is zoned commercial. Youth Auditorium
16 YEARS AND COUNTING made, the request would be to change 17201 Jefferson Davis Highway
When the rezoning application is

the current zoning, agriculture, to an South Chesterfield, VA 23834
Industrial/Office Use, which is one of Tuesday, October 3, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
the most intense uses. Carver College & Career Academy
Two residents on Harrowgate Road - Library
have been in touch with Chesterfield’s
transportation department. A Mr. Walls, 12400 Branders Bridge Road
who lives directly opposite Harrowgate
Elementary, took a plan he obtained and For more information visit:
took it to his neighbor Nicole Jordan, Matoacarezoning.com
who told the Village News that she Matoaca.Mega.Site@gmail.com
immediately called the transportation to (804) 426-3694
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