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Chesterfield to Celebrate National Dog Day Aug. 26

Communications and Media

Aug. 12, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — What would the dog days of summer be without some fun activities for you and your four-legged friends?! 

For the second year in a row, Chesterfield is celebrating Na...

Chesterfield to Hold Series of Community Meetings on Bond Referendum

County Administration

Aug. 12, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors and School Board, accompanied by county staff, will be hosting a series of community meetings next month to help share information and answer quest...

Sign Up Today to Learn How to Make Composting Easy

Cooperative Extension

Aug. 11, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — This fall, join Chesterfield Master Gardeners and Master Composters for an informative discussion on home composting! Two sessions will be offered-- Sept 14 from 6-7:30 p.m. and Oct 22 from 10 a....

Chesterfield Takes Home Five VACo Achievement Awards

County Administration

Aug. 11, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — This week the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo)  named Chesterfield County as the recipient of five 2022 Achievement Awards, including the program’s highest rec...

Chesterfield Planning Commission to Meet August 16

Planning Commission

Aug. 10, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Planning Commission will hold its August 16 meeting at 6 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road. 

The wearing of masks inside county facilities...

Chesterfield Seeks Additional Officers of Election for Upcoming General Election

General Registrar

Aug. 9, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — With the November General Election now less than three months away, the Chesterfield County Registrar’s Office is looking for registered voters to become Officers of Election.&...

Registration Now Open for Chesterfield Government Citizens Academy

Citizen Information and Resources

Aug. 2, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  The Department of Citizen Information and Resources is excited to announce the fall session of the Chesterfield Government Citizens Academy will be offered on Wedne...

Registration Now Open for Chesterfield Government Citizens Academy

Citizen Information and Resources

Aug. 2, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  The Department of Citizen Information and Resources is excited to announce the fall session of the Chesterfield Government Citizens Academy will be offered on Wedne...

County, School Officials Unveil 2022 Bond Referendum

County AdministrationBudget and Management

July 28, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County government and school officials presented a planned bond referendum package and fielded questions from assembled media during a joint news confe...

Chesterfield Hosting Community Meeting on Proposed Ficke Park

Constituent Services

July 28, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — An August 10 community meeting will provide Chesterfield residents an opportunity to learn more and provide input for a proposed new park, Conifer Road - Anna and Charles Ficke ...

Chesterfield Names New Director of Accounting

Accounting

July 27, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — After more than two decades of service to Chesterfield, including the past 20 months as assistant director of accounting, Consuela Y. Wilson has been promoted to lead the county’s Accoun...

Chesterfield to Celebrate County’s Centenarians

Office of Aging and Disability

July 25, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  In the coming weeks Chesterfield’s Office of Aging & Disability Services and the Board of Supervisors is planning to recognize and celebrate the county&...

Vera Sworn in as General Registrar and Director of Elections

General Registrar

July 25, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Missy Vera was sworn in Monday morning as Chesterfield’s new general registrar and director of elections.

Vera had held the position on an acting basis since March, when Constance Hargrove resigned to...

Chesterfield Board of Supervisors to Meet July 27

Board of Supervisors

July 22, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors will meet on Wednesday, July 27, in the Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road starting with a work session at 2 p.m. and then an even...

Planning Department Recognized by Virginia APA for Rockwood Special Focus Area Plan

Planning Department

July 19, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield County Department of Planning has received the 2022 Old Dominion Innovative Approaches Award from the Virginia chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) for its groundbrea...

Chesterfield County Airport Collecting School Supplies

General Services - Airport

July 18, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — It’s almost back to school time and to make sure our students are prepared, the Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport is hosting a community school supplies driv...

Chesterfield Planning Commission to Meet July 19

Planning Department

July 13, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Planning Commission will hold its July 19 meeting at 6 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road. 

The wearing of masks inside county facilities i...

Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Offers Well Water Testing

Cooperative Extension

July 13, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Private water sources like wells and springs are unregulated in Virginia, but Chesterfield is offering homeowners an affordable opportunity to find out what’s in their water.&...

Tara Carroll sworn in as interim Midlothian District supervisor

Board of Supervisors

June 30, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Tara Carroll was sworn in Thursday morning as the Midlothian District’s interim representative on the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors.

Accompanied by her family, Carroll took the oath of office d...

Chesterfield Offers Rain Barrel Workshops

Environmental Engineering

June 15, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering, in cooperation with the James River Soil and Water Conservation District and the Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Office, will hold ...

Communications and Media Wins Six 2022 Hermes Awards

Communications and Media

June 10, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  The Chesterfield County Department of Communications and Media took home six honors in the 16^th Annual Hermes Creative Awards, which were announced recently.

Among the 6,500...

Upcoming Community Meeting to Focus on Outdoor Advertising Signs

Planning Department

June 1, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  The Chesterfield County Planning Department will host a community meeting on Tuesday, June 14 to present information about potential changes to the county’s zoning ordi...

Chesterfield-Colonial Heights DSS Launches New Child Care Initiative

Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services

June 1, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services (DSS) is launching new effort this month to help connect families and child...

Chesterfield Provides Grace Period on 2022 Personal Property Taxes

Treasurer's Office

May 16, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — In response to challenging economic conditions, Chesterfield County announced Monday that it is granting a grace period for payment of 2022 personal property taxes through July 29.

Personal property t...

Chesterfield Trio Inducted Into Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame

Aging and Disability Services

May 13, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Three Chesterfield residents were inducted into the county’s Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame during a virtual ceremony Thursday afternoon. Sarah Gregory, Mary Katterfield...

Chesterfield County Recognized For 15 NACo Achievement Awards

County Administration

May 13, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County recently received 15 achievement awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). These awards recognize the ways that local governments are providing better,...

Fifty-one acres of land to be protected at Ware Bottom Church

Parks and Recreation

May 12, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  Some 51 acres of in Chesterfield County will now be protected thanks to a conversation easement recorded by the county and the Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) in order to...

Chesterfield Residents Have Several Options For Tax Payments

Treasurer's Office

May 6, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  In an effort to make the payment process easier than ever, Chesterfield County’s Treasurer’s Office is offering a host of options this spring for resid...

Step Back in Time at Mayfaire Festival to Celebrate Magnolia Grange’s Bicentennial

Parks and Recreation and Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia

May 6, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — On Saturday, May 21, Magnolia Grange will kick off its bicentennial celebration with a Mayfaire Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the front...

Registration is Open for Grass Roots and Learn Your Landscape Programs

Cooperative Extension Office

May 5, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  Back by popular demand, the Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension Office is gearing up for spring and summer with a pair of programs aimed at helping residents get th...

Chesterfield Cuts Ribbon on New Stratton Park Connector Trail

Transportation Department and Parks and Recreation

May 3, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  Today, the Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation and Transportation departments held a ribbon cutting at Stratton Park (5201 Ridgedale Parkway) t...

2022 Chesterfield Community Champions Recognized

Citizen Information and Resources

April 29, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Six different individuals/groups were recognized by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors during its April 27 meeting as being Chesterfield Community Champion winner...

Chesterfield Wants Residents to ‘Plant A Row For The Hungry’

April 27, 2022

Chesterfield Cooperative Extension 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Cooperative Extension is partnering with the Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR), a national people-helping-people program that encourages...

Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Announces First Saturdays in the Garden 2022

April 20, 2022

Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – The Chesterfield County Extension Demonstration Garden showcases a variety of landscape and horticultural methods that can be implemented by Chesterfield ...

EventMakers-USA Announces Chesterfield After Hours Concerts at River City Sportsplex

April 18, 2022 

Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation 

River City Sportsplex 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY , VA -- EventMakers - USA announced today that the After Hours Concert Series will add a new series Chesterfield After Hours at Ri...

North Courthouse Library Trails Wins 2022 Environmental Award

Transportation Department

April 14, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  The North Courthouse Library Connector Trail was among 13 winners announced recently by Governor Glenn Youngkin as recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Environment...

Community Services Board Honors Local Partners of Mental Health Support Services Department

Mental Health Support Services

April 1, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Last week, the Chesterfield Community Services Board (CSB) presented partnership awards to county employees and community members who have enriched the work of the Department o...

Local Congressional Reps Help Secure Funding For Chesterfield

Intergovernmental Relations

March 31, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  With the recent passage and signing of the FY2022 omnibus appropriations package, Congressional representatives Donald McEachin (4th District) and Abigail Spanberger (7...

Chesterfield Wins VEMA’s Adam Ward Public Information Excellence Award

Communications and Media

March 29, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County’s Communications and Media Department has been named the recipient of the 2022 Adam Ward Public Information Excellence Award by the Virginia Emergency Management Associati...

Citizens’ Advisory Committee Supports Proposed FY23 Budget

Budget and Management Department

March 22, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Members of Chesterfield’s Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC) have endorsed the county administrator’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget,...

Chesterfield Names New Director of Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

March 14, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Following a nationwide search, Chesterfield County today announced Edwin C. “Neil” Luther, IV as its new director of Parks and Recreation. Luther, a Chesterfield resident who got his start in Par...

Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2022 Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame

Citizen Information and Resources

March 8, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Nominations are now open for the 2022 Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame, which celebrates local seniors who have rendered outstanding services to their community. 

To qu...

Otterdale Road Drainage Improvements to Begin March 14

Transportation

March 7, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Work is poised to begin on a multiyear infrastructure project that will significantly improve drainage in a flood-prone, one-mile section of Otterdale Road.

Beginning Monday, March 14, Otterdal...

My Chesterfield Academy Accepting Applications for 2022 Session

Citizen Information and Resources

March 4, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  In partnership with the Asian and Latino Solidarity Alliance of Central Virginia (ALSACV), the county is accepting applications through Friday, March 25 for My Che...

Chesterfield Revises Policy on Masks in Public Buildings

County Administration

Feb. 28, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — With the number of new COVID-19 cases, positivity percentage and hospitalization rates falling dramatically in the county over the past three weeks, as well as updated guidance from the...

Chesterfield Students Awarded Scholarships During Black History Month Program

Citizen Information and Resources

Feb. 18, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County and Chesterfield County Public Schools, in partnership with Virginia State University, awarded six high school seniors with the “Leadership for...

Chesterfield Names New Director of General Services

Department of General Services

Feb. 16, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — After nearly a decade with Henrico County, the past eight years as director of its Department of General Services, John H. Neal Jr. has been hired in the same role by Chesterfi...

Chesterfield Again Earns National Honor from Top Workplaces

Human Resources

Feb. 9, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  TopWorkplaces.com has once again tabbed Chesterfield among its honorees, this time as a Top Workplaces USA National Award honoree. 

The county, which was named among the agen...

Chesterfield’s Triple-AAA Bond Rating Reaffirmed

Budget and Management

Feb. 3, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The nation’s top three ratings agencies recently reaffirmed Chesterfield County’s triple-AAA bond rating, solidifying Chesterfield’s position among a small ...

Chesterfield Fire & EMS Wants To Keep Residents Fire Savvy and Safe This Valentine’s Day

Chesterfield Fire and EMS

Feb. 2, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County Fire and EMS wants to make sure any sparks made by residents this month won’t be their last. The department is reminding citizens there are oth...

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2022 Summer Internships

Human Resources

Jan. 24, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — There’s no substitute for experience when it comes to preparing for a career, and Chesterfield County is inviting college students to apply for its 2022 internship program and get a ...

Utilities Director Wins NACWA Award

Department of Utilities

Jan. 13, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield Director of Utilities George B. Hayes, P.E. has received the 2022 National Environmental Achievement Award (NEAA) for Utility Leadership from the National Association of Clean Wate...

Chesterfield Fire & EMS Partners with PulsePoint to Bring Lifesaving Technology to County

Chesterfield Fire and EMS

Jan. 10, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – The Chesterfield County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services announced today a partnership with PulsePoint, a 9-1-1 integrated mobile app and community tool that empowers CPR-tra...

Chesterfield Community Services Board Achieves Reaccreditation

Mental Health Support Services

Jan. 7, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Community Services Board, which functions as the Chesterfield County Department of Mental Health Support Services, has been reaccredited by the Commission on Ac...

Board of Supervisors Taps Winslow, Haley for Leadership Positions in 2022

Board of Supervisors

Jan. 6, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Second-term supervisors Christopher M. Winslow and Leslie A.T. Haley were elected chair and vice chair of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors during the board’s annual organiz...

Delayed Opening for Chesterfield County Government Offices on Tuesday

Chesterfield County Communications and Media 

Jan. 3, 2022

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Because of inclement weather, Chesterfield County Government offices will open at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.  

Visitors are as...

Chesterfield To Host Three Kings Celebration Event

Citizen Information and Resources

Dec. 30, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County’s Citizen Information and Resources (CIR) Office of Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mo...

Chesterfield Receives GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 36th Year

Budget Department

Dec. 17, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County has once again been recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) with the group’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. 

The awa...

Deadline to Vote River City Sportsplex Tops in Nation is Sunday

Parks and Recreation

Dec. 15, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The deadline to cast a vote for the county’s premier sporting complex is approaching. 

“SportsEvents” magazine, one of the nation’s leadin...

Chesterfield’s Nonprofit Partner Suspends New Applications for Emergency Rental Assistance

Community Enhancement

Dec. 14, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — In collaboration with a local nonprofit, Area Congregations Together in Service (ACTS), Chesterfield County has distributed most of the $18.8 million in federal aid designated for its E...

Chesterfield Names New Deputy County Administrator

County Administration

Dec. 1, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County today announced Clay Bowles as its new deputy county administrator for community operations. Bowles currently serves as the county’s director of general ser...

New Midlothian Library to be Built; Current Location to Close Dec. 30

Chesterfield County Public Library

Nov. 30, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County Public Library (CCPL) will soon begin the process of replacing the current Midlothian Library, which will nearly double in size. The existing location w...

Chesterfield Adopts New Redistricting Plan

Board of Supervisors and County Attorney's Office

Nov. 17, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night to approve a plan for redrawing the boundaries of the county’s five magisterial districts, as required ever...

Chesterfield Earns National Honor from Top Workplaces

Human Resources

Oct. 27, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA —  TopWorkplaces.com has included Chesterfield among its honorees for its October 2021 national awards. The county was chosen among the top five in the website’s Top Workplac...

County Names New Constituent Services Administrator

Office of Constituent Services

Oct. 26, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — David Goode, a 21-year county employee, has been named Chesterfield’s constituent services administrator effective Nov. 1.

Goode will oversee the newly created Office ...

Chesterfield Launches New Blog

Communications and Media

Oct. 20, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield residents now have another way to stay informed about what’s happening in their community.

Chesterfield on Point, a new blog produced by the county’s ...

Community Service Board Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Mental Health Support Services

Sept. 28, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — One of the county’s most integral resources is approaching a major milestone, as the Community Services Board (CSB), also known as the Mental Health Support Services...

Chesterfield Hires Melvin Bloomfield as its New Director of Real Estate Assessments

Department of Real Estate Assessments

Sept. 24, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Melvin Bloomfield, who served as the City of Richmond’s deputy director of real estate assessments for the last seven years, has been hired to lead the Depart...

Supervisor James M. Holland Chosen to Serve on Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority

Board of Supervisors

Sept. 24, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The chairman of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors has been appointed to an 11-member panel that will administer Virginia’s share of any legal settlements or judgmen...

Chesterfield’s Emergency Communications Center Goes Live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol

Emergency Communications Center

Sept. 23, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Following the launch of a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system in May, Chesterfield County’s Emergency Communications Center has adopted another technological e...

County Launches 'Chesterfield Behind the Mic' Podcast

Chesterfield County Department of Communications and Media 

Sept. 22, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Something exciting is coming Wednesday, Sept. 22! 

Chesterfield Behind the Mic, a new audio and video podcast from the county&...

Deputy County Administrator Announces Retirement

County Administration

Sept. 22, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — After nearly 33 years of service to Chesterfield County, the last five as deputy county administrator for community operations, Scott Zaremba is retiring effective Dec. 1.

“It...

Chesterfield Cooperative Extension Accepting Applications for 2022 Extension Master Gardener Program

Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension Office 

Sept. 9, 2021 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield Cooperative Extension office is currently accepting applications for the 2022 Extension Master Gardener (EMG) training pr...

Chesterfield Board of Supervisors, School Board Consider Building Two New Middle Schools

Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors 

Chesterfield County Public Schools 

Sept. 8, 2021 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors and School Board convened during a rare joint work sessio...

Chesterfield Chosen By Forbes Among Best In-State Employers

Chesterfield County Human Resources 

Sept. 7, 2021 

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County has been recognized by ‘Forbes’ as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2021.

The ann...

Chesterfield Ranks No. 2 Among Leading ‘Digital Counties’

Information Systems Technology

Aug. 27, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — For the 12^th consecutive year, Chesterfield County continues to set an example for the innovative use of technology in local government, earning the second spot in the 2021 Dig...

VDH Chesterfield Health District: Director Updates

Chesterfield Health District

May 28, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Dr. Alexander Samuel, VDH Chesterfield Health District director, provides COVID-19 pandemic updates for the VDH Chesterfield Health District, which includes the counties of Chester...