HOA BOARD MEETING Sept. 2

On Sept. 2, as every 1st Wednesday, the HOA Board will meet, 7:00 pm, at the Arts Center office on the Green, open to all home owners.

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HAVE FUN AT THE COUNTY FAIR, AUG. 28 - SEPT. 4

The Chesterfield County Fair runs Friday, August 28 through Saturday, September 5. Hours are 4-11 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; and 1-11 p.m. Sunday. The Chesterfield County Fairgrounds are located at 10300 Courthouse Rd. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for seniors 60 and older, $3 for ages 6-12, and free for children under five years old.

Wristbands, which offer their wearers the chance to visit unlimited rides, are $20 per person.Those who wish to join the fair can become members for $6 and receive two free tickets to the following year’s fair.

Musical entertainment will kick off at the fair with local Christian rock band Crimson Flow; Keith Henderson’s “Illusions of the King” Elvis show, which Rusbasan says “is always a big draw,” will take place on Saturday. Doo wop group Bak N Da Day, another old favorite, is scheduled to perform on Monday night; Patron Band will perform on Wednesday, with Southland Band on Thursday and Legends, a group of oldies singers, will perform Friday.

Those who want to participate in singing can also take place in David Allen’s Karaoke: ...an open event for all ages.

Jan Rusbasan, Chesterfield County Fair secretary, says “There will also be a Festival Latino all day Sunday, which is new and exciting.” The festival will include music and food vendors celebrating Hispanic culture

All the old standards will be back: the antique tractor and farm equipment display, barrel train rides with the Chesterfield Tractor Club, bingo with the Bensley-Bermuda Rescue Squad, a children’s tent, Dimples and Honey Bee the clowns, Lambeth’s Petting Zoo, a midway from Jolly Shows, the mechanical bull, the model train display, pony rides, and roller pigeons. “The roller pigeons will be back along with homing pigeons, and they’ll be putting on demonstrations throughout the weekend,” says Rusbasan. “They’re bred that way – they just roll through the air. It’s pretty wild!” The arts and crafts displays will be as full of talent as ever, with categories covering home-grown crops, baked goods, sewing and embroidery, visual arts, flowers, and more.

For more information, visit the fair website at chesterfieldcountyfair.org.

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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ABOUT PLAN FOR COUNTY'S FUTURE

You’ve heard all the talk about the [County's] new comprehensive plan. “How will it really affect me, and do I really have any say as to how it will turn out?”

Have your questions answered while giving county planners your input on the plan during a combined meeting of the Chester Community Association (CCA) and the Bermuda Advocates for Responsible Development (BARD) on [Thursday] August 27 in the offices of the Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation, just opposite the Chester Library on Centre St. in the Village Green.

During the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., county planners will record area residents’ expectations and concerns for the new comprehensive plan. As reported, the plan will be a countywide plan, and currently it is unclear how much of current area plans will be included. The CCA has asked that residents weigh in during this special meeting to let planners know what they want for the Chester area.

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REPORT ON HOA BOARD MEETING, AUG. 5

The Chester Village Green Board of Directors met Aug. 5. The meeting was open to all home owners. Items discussed at the meeting:

1) OK'd minor repairs to driveways.

2) OK'd the formation of a committee to develop a policy regarding the trees along our sidewalks and streets. Some of them are now out-growing their assigned spaces and endangering the sidewalks.

3) The pond has been treated for algae, which should take care of that problem for the rest of this summer. The Board will investigate other possible avenues of treatment which might be used in the future. It will also investigate the possibility of stocking the west side of the bridge with vegetation-eating fish to get rid of the growth in that area.

4) The Board and all present expressed gratitude to Vice President Robert Tierney for the publication and distribution of our new Directory. Please notify Bob (768-0457) or Florence Harrison (356-7999) about any errors or changes you would like in your entry for the next edition.

Next Board meeting: Wed., Sept. 1, 7:00 PM, in the Arts Center office. At that meeting, the Board hopes to present nominations for the elections to take place at the Annual Meeting October 6, at the Library, as well as the proposed changes to the By-Laws which will be up for approval by the membership at that Annual Meeting.

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ARTS CENTER DESIGN UNVEILED

On Mon., Aug. 3, in Howlett's new restaurant, the architects presented the design for the Chesterfield Center for the Arts, which is to be built adjoining the Chester Library.

In 2004 Chesterfield County citizens approved a bond referendum specifying $5.9M for the Art Center, now $6.9M. The community was challenged to match the County’s money with private donations raised to meet a target construction date of 2010.
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