Fall Line Trail public hearing tomorrow night at Elmont Elementary

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, November 15) the Virginia Department of Transportation will host a design public hearing on the 43-mile-long Fall Line Trail project. This multi-use trail will extend from Ashland to Petersburg. The public hearing will only be for the northern section of the trail, approximately 4.8 miles from the end of the Trolley Line Trail to the Longdale area of Henrico County. It will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gym of Elmont Elementary School, located at 12007 Cedar Lane, Ashland. Hanover residents are encouraged to attend and learn more about the project.

Conceptual rendering of Fire Station 17

Board approves new fire station in Mechanicsville area

The Board of Supervisors has approved Hanover Fire Station 17, which will be on the south side of Laurel Meadow School Road, just west of Lee-Davis Road, adjacent to the Laurel Meadow Elementary School. “This represents a joint effort between departments and County Administration and a tremendous amount of work among the Board members,” said Sean Davis of the Henry District, where the station will be located. “This was an area where we needed to be and I am proud to support it. The design is phenomenal.” For more information on this project read here.

Public input sought on proposed County Strategic Plan

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors is considering updates to its five-year Strategic Plan for the County government. The Board is seeking public comments and feedback on the proposed plan, particularly the content. The proposed plan and its individual chapters can be read on the Board of Supervisors page here. Feedback on the plan will be collected through November 30. Feedback will be reviewed and considered for updates and edits to the draft plan before it is presented to the Board for requested approval at its 2 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, December 14. A comment form has been provided on the webpage. You can also send comments to this email address: [email protected]