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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HOA BOARD MEETING August 5

On August 5, as every 1st Wednesday, HOA Board will meet, 7:00 pm, at the Arts Center office on the Green, open to all home owners.

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HOWLETT'S RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN THURS, JULY 30

The owners of Howlett's have informed the Chester Village Green News that they will open the restaurant on Thursday, July 30, at
3530 Festival Park Plaza.

Their regular operating hours will be:

Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm
Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm
Sunday 11am-3pm

You can view their lunch, dinner, and dessert menus by clicking on the following link:

http://www.howlettstavernchester.com/MenuMain.html

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HIGH SPEED RAIL COMING THROUGH CHESTER ?

High Speed Rail, Southeast Corridor

Major Cities: Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia, Macon, Savannah, Birmingham, Jacksonville

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Overview:
The designated Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor consists of a number of segments covering all the South Atlantic States, with through service to and from Northeast Corridor points. North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia have been collaborating to implement high-speed rail in the designated Southeast Corridor. The most intensive effort has thus far gone to the originally designated Washington-Richmond-Charlotte segment for which the FRA and Amtrak have developed detailed transportation plans, which the Commonwealth and CSX Transportation have begun to implement on an incremental basis. (The Chester Community Association has requested a station in Chester at Rt. 10.)

Plans show that with up to 110 mph speeds, trip times of two hours (Washington-Richmond) and four and one-half hours (Richmond-Charlotte) would be feasible. Two States have created the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact to provide authority and legislative oversight for the implementation of HSR. Georgia just completed a planning study for Charlotte to Atlanta improvements.

Status:
Virginia and North Carolina, together with the FHWA and FRA, in October 2002 completed a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and selected a route from Washington, DC to Charlotte, NC employing the abandoned CSX “S” line between Petersburg, VA, and Norlina, NC. A Tier II EIS is being prepared with FRA for the Richmond, VA to Raleigh, NC section of the corridor. A Record of Decision is anticipated in late 2010.

Southeast Corridor Contacts:
North Carolina DOT1553 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-1553
Pat SimmonsDirector, Rail DivisionTel: 919-733-7245(ext 263)Fax: 919-715-6580mailto:919-715-6580pbsimmons@dot.state.nc.us

Amtrak passenger, freight and grade crossings.
VDRPT1313 East Main Street, Suite 300Richmond, VA 23218-0590
Kevin PageChief of Rail TransportationTel: 804-786-3963Fax: 804-225-3752kevin.page@drpt.virginia.gov
Amtrak passenger, freight, and grade crossings

Two very informative "Comments" have been left below: --1) The Chester Community Association's four vision goals; --2) The Chester Community Association's Adopted 2009 transportation goals for the Chester Plan area. You can see these by simply clicking on the word "Comments" below this Post.

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