CENTER FOR THE ARTS MARKS OPENING OF NEW OFFICE

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Top photo: Conceptual sketch of Arts Center.

Second photo:

Supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle, builder George Emerson, and Chair Betty Matthews cut the ribbon.
Lower photo: Betty Matthews speaks to guests inside the office.

The Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation moved into a new office in the Village Hall (formerly the Village Green Sales Office) across Center street from the Arts Center land in front of the Chester Library, and celebrated the occasion on April 30 with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

In a 2004 bond referendum approved the sale of bonds beginning in 2010 to provide half of the cost of the center, with the other half to be raised through private donations to the Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation. Since the arts center is so convenient to the residents of Chester Village Green, the CVG News hopes that our residents will be especially generous in their financial support. Send contributions to: Center for the Arts Foundation, 11801 Center St., Chester, VA 23831. Phone: 748-5555.

Plans call for an Arts Center of 33,00 square feet, with a theatre seating 450 - 500, with a lobby also serving as an art gallery, and multipurpose rooms for rehearsals. sculptures, music, art, and children's art. The site, already purchased, includes space for parking.

For more information please call:
Betty Matthews, Chairman
748-8289 (h)
748-5555 (o)
931-5459 (c)

NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED FOR HOME OWNERS ASSO. BOARD

Rob Partin, Nominations Committee, presents nominees on election night, 4/23/08.


For "Presenting the Nomnees", a short video, click on:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1530225018326117981




For a short video of the actual vote, click on:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8105077238927200099&hl=en







The nominees: Jack Mayer, Howard Corey, and Bob Tierney. All were elected unanimously.

RESULTS OF POLL ON AGENDA ITEMS FOR OUR NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The top three agenda items for our Home Owners Association's new board of directors, as selected by participants in our poll:

Revise & update the Asso. By-Laws --85%

Publish an accounting of the use of Asso. funds --28%

Address the items left unresolved by the previous

administration --28%

Address the issue of the new road planned for Chester Linnear Park --14%

Review our landscaping contract 14%

Review contract for managing our Association --71%

Set up working committees --57%

Monitor rezoning requests --0%

Although the number of people voting was small, the high level of agreement on the top two items (85% & 71%) is significant. Item #3 was 57%.

RECENT EVENTS (Click on photos to make them larger.)

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Part of the large crowd of concerned citizens attending special meeting (4/22/08) about new roads which will impact CVG & other areas.

Annual Village Garden Drive cul-de-sac picnic.

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Chamber music concert at Chester Library, 4-12-08.

This was the scene at the Easter Market held on our Green on Saturday, March 22. Many crafts and foods were available. Markets will be held on our Green every Saturday, beginning May 3.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING WITH BUILDER AND CHESTERFIELD OFFICIALS, 2-12-08

The meeting was held at Ecoff School.

The Purpose of this meeting was to review maintenance responsibilities between the homeowner’s association, the county, and the state within the Chester Village Green development.

Representatives Attending: George Emerson – Emerson Development, Brian Mitchell – Townes Engineering, Carl Schlaudt – Chesterfield Planning, Dale Totten - VDOT, Mark Salamone – VDOT, Dick McElfish – Chesterfield Environmental Engineering, Dorthy Jaceckle – Bermuda District Supervisor

The complete minutes of this meeting can be accessed at the Home Owners Association web site by clicking on the following link:

http://servcoreofchesterva.com/Feb1208Meet.aspx