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Vol. 29, No. 48 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | April 3, 2013
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Supervisors: no change Chalkley: funds needed to condominium plan to keep experienced staff By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local Hanover County residents lined up in opposition to a rezoning request that involved much more than just a request for reclassification of a multifamily project located off Lakeridge Parkway just north of Sliding Hill Road. Mt. Airy Partners asked the supervisors, among other items, to amend the rezoning
and allow construction of 160 apartment units on the tract as opposed to the previously approved plan for owner-occupied condominiums. Andy Condlin, an attorney representing Mt. Air, said the land is already zoned to accommodate the request and stressed that no additional units are being requested for the 15.9 acres included in the original approval. Mt. Airy also requested an
adjustment to its current cash proffers, established when the condos were approved in 2006. The group proffered to pay either the $2,306 per unit or foot the bill for the widening of Lakeridge Parkway in front of the proposed development. A number of neighboring residents saw it differently and said the difference between rental units and condominiums see SUPERVISORS, pg. 4
By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
Commonwealth’s Attorney R.E. “Trip” Chalkley III recently told the Hanover County Board of Supervisors that his office is lacking in one vital area: experience. “I need more experienced prosecutors,” Chalkley said when he presented his budget proposal. The county’s top prosecutor said lowered starting salaries for his deputies has resulted in an office where four assistants each have less than two years of experience. In a county where caseloads are constantly on the increase, Chalkley said it’s vital that he
Another successful Shuknpul Tom Haynie/The Local
Andy Andrews, photo at left, of Mechanicsville said he likes his oysters raw while partaking of one during the Mechanicsville Ruritan Club’s Shuknpul on Saturday. He said “cookin’ ’em ruins the taste.” Old Church residents Ann and Bill Hazelwood, photo at right, enjoy the country music of The Honky Tonk Experience. “We love country music,” they said on the ideal spring day. This year, the Ruritans partnered with Hanover Habitat for Humanity. Proceeds benefit scholarships at local high schools and Habitat. More photos are on Community, page 9.
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protect the experienced prosecutors in his office with a salary increase. He commended the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office for its high rate of resolved cases, but said that only increases the burden on his office to try those offenders. “Their clearance rate CHALKLEY is remarkable,” Chalkley said. “It is two times the national average. That
see CHALKLEY, pg. 19