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  • On May 17, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the new taxiway at the Chesterfield County Airport. The airport is a reliever facility for Richmond International Airport and an important economic development asset for the county and the greater Richmond Metropolitan Region.
  • Students from three county high schools, including Meadowbrook, competed in a Future Business Leaders of America regional event at Dinwiddie High. Chesterfield students won a total of 34 awards. Meadowbrook’s first-place winners are Stacy Tisdale, banking and financial systems; Wad Khalafalla, impromptu speaking; Rakee Roger, introduction to business; Naomi Figueroa, job interview; and Corey Green, spreadsheet applications.
  • A Chesterfield Road Fund project (50 percent state and 50 percent county funds) to improve the curve on Newbys Bridge Road south of Sunnygrove Road will begin in May.
  • At the Harry G. Daniel Park at Iron Bridge, the Chesterfield Baseball Clubs hosted the PONY World Series last August and will do so for the next two years, with teams from around the U.S. and other countries competing. Fencing, renovations to the ball field, site improvements and a press box were completed last summer, and more field renovations will be completed this spring.
  • At the Virginia High School League statewide competition for AAA schools on March 20, Meadowbrook High won second place in Virginia’s one-act play competition for its performance of “The Colored Museum.” Recognized individually for outstanding performances at the state level were Dahnyce Pitt and Justine Ryan.
  • A project to install a sidewalk, curb and storm sewer along the north side of Beulah Road from Irongate to Summerleaf drives is anticipated to begin this fall.
  • Cash proffers will be used to realign the curve and add turn lanes to Newbys Bridge Road at Jacobs Road. Construction is planned for next spring.
  • Construction is expected to begin this summer on a county bond-funded project to provide a six-lane roadway on Route 10 between Frith Lane and Greenyard Road. An additional left turn also will be provided on Route 10 at Beach Road.