Board of Supervisors to hold workshop on Comp Plan tomorrow

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a workshop on the proposed Comprehensive Plan tomorrow at noon. The workshop will be held in the Board’s conference room on the second floor of the Administration Building at 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover VA 23069. Called “Envision Hanover”, this is a five-year review and update of the Comp Plan. At Wednesday’s workshop, the project team will seek guidance from the Board on concepts related to land use policies, along with updates for economic development and historic resources. There will also be a status update and information provided regarding upcoming public engagement.

Board to meet tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow, at 2:00 p.m. Among the items on the afternoon agenda will be a presentation on the 2023 Real Estate Assessment as well as the annual report of the community development departments. Dr. Paula Pando, president of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, will provide her annual update. After a recess for dinner the Board will begin Planning public hearings at about 6:00 p.m. All Board meetings are videostreamed live and can be watched here; archived version available the next day.

Emergency Communications re-accredited by international agency

The Hanover County Department of Emergency Communications has earned a unique honor in being re-accredited by the international organization that is the world’s premier standard-setting and certification organization for emergency communications centers. Hanover became the first agency in Virginia to receive ‘Triple Ace Accreditation’, which means the department has been accredited in all three disciplines: Medical, Fire and Police. Hanover County is the 16^th agency in the world to receive the Triple Ace Accreditation. It was the 14^th in the world to receive the Fire Accreditation; the 16^th in the world to be accredited in Police; and the 123^rd in the world to be accredited in Medical. For the full story read here.