C C A Survey on Electronic Advertising Sign Proposed for Route 10 & Chester Village Drive

Chester Community Association’s
Survey on Electronic Advertising Sign Proposal for Route 10 & Chester Village Dr.:

The Association polled the membership of the Chester Community Association and received 36 responses.
--78% or 28 responses were aware of the proposal to install a 60 square foot electronic advertising sign on Route 10 between the Chester Gazebo and the railroad bridge.
--89% or 32 responses disapproved or strongly disapproved of the proposal. 61% or 22 responses strongly disapproved.
--83% or 30 responses approved or strongly approved of the current Village prohibition on electronic advertising signs.

The following responses indicate that if the sign proposal were approved, the following restrictions were viewed favorably by the respondents to improve safety:

Reduce driver overload by restricting the amount of information
on sign at any time based upon engineering principles: 83.9%, #26

Decrease the size of the sign from 60 square feet to under 32
square feet: 80.6%, #25

Restrict the use of telephone numbers, internet addresses, text
message instructions, etc.: 77.4%, #24

Visual clutter with traffic signals operations minimized: 71.0%, #22

Restrict visual effects of any kind to accompany the transition
between any two successive messages: 67.7%, #21

Place a default “off” setting if the sign fails until repairs are made: 67.7%, #21

Equip sign with sensors that measure daylight and dimmers that
can control the sign brightness to predetermined levels,
particularly for nighttime and fog conditions: 64.5%. #20

Restrict message sequencing: 61.3%, #19

Increase message display duration greater than 10 seconds: 51.6%, #16
(5 Respondents skipped this question.)

To take the survey yourself, click on the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XDSvL5peoK10ky2A_2bwJ6nQ_3d_3d

Our CVG Neighborhood Watch Reconfirmed

Our Neighborhood Watch has been officially reconfirmed as a Chesterfield County "Neighborhood Watch" group. For the Coordinator and the list of Block Captains, scroll down the left hand panel.

Open Meeting on Proposed Electronic Sign

A special meeting about the proposed very large electronic sign at the Rt. 10 entrance to Chester Village Dr. has been scheduled for Wed., Dec. 2, 7:00 PM, at the library --open to all.

(To the left is a random example.)

In the meantime, if you have not yet voted to express your opinion, please vote now in our poll in the left side panel.

Leave your thoughts, comments, and suggestions and read others' comments, by clicking on the word, "comments", in the line below:

SRO at HOA Traffic Meeting Nov. 4

An overflow, standing room only crowd of homeowners showed up for a meeting with County Planning Dept. officials (Kirk Turner, Director; Greg Allen, Planning Administrator; and Jeff Lamson, Sr. Planner).



The officials' slide show and charts helped indentify our traffic flow and volume problems. There was a high level of participation and agreement on the part of those present.



At the end of the meeting, the issue of the proposed electronic sign at the Rt. 10 entrance to Chester Village Dr. was briefly discussed. A special meeting about the sign has been scheduled for Wed., Dec. 2, 7:00 PM, at the library --open to all. In the meantime, if you have not yet voted to express your opinion, please vote now in our poll in the left side panel.

Leave your thoughts, comments, and suggestions and read others' comments, by clicking on the word, "comments", in the line below:

POLL RE-OPENED, Please Vote: SHOULD OUR HOA TAKE A POSITION ON THE PROPOSED ELECTRONIC SIGN?

At its meeting on Nov. 4, the five-member board decided to hold a special meeting on Wed., Dec. 2, 7:00 PM, on whether or not to take a position on the electronic sign being proposed for Rt. 10 near Chester Village Dr., when it comes up before the county Board of Supervisors, --and, if so, what that position should be.



The Board asks that home owners vote their opinion in the column to the left, as guidance for the Board before its meeting. Only one vote per home owner will be accepted. Please answer BOTH questions (select ONE answer for #1, #2, OR #3, and ONE answer for #A OR #B). The voting was closed briefly on Nov. 3, but has been re-opened until Dec. 2.
(Sorry about the misspelling of "approval" in the headline, but no editing/correcting is possible after voting has begun.)



For more information about the proposal, read the story below, headed,

"Report on Electronic Sign Meeting".



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