UPDATE: At its April 12 regular meeting, the Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the budget for fiscal year 2022-23. The spending plan will take effect July 1.

Highlights include 2-cent cut to real estate rate, more tax relief through REAP, 117 positions for public safety, education, $20 million to jumpstart bond projects

UPDATE, Feb. 22, 2022:
At its regular meeting tonight, the Board of Supervisors approved the ordinance giving county property owners a one-time credit on their real estate taxes. With the measure, Henrico becomes the first locality in Virginia to refund real estate taxes to property owners.

Board of Supervisors also will consider 2-cent rate reduction with FY23 budget

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday welcomed a proposal that would give property owners a one-time credit on their real estate taxes.

With Thornton as chairman, transportation authority marks successful first year

For years, Henrico County’s transportation needs have exceeded its available funding. As a result, major projects – like building the Fall Line Trail, Lambert Way or the Magellan Parkway extension over Interstate 95 – have often had to wait years to proceed.

The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, in the Government Center Board Room, 4301 E. Parham Road, to vote on a reapportionment plan for the county’s magisterial districts.

The meeting is open to the public; individuals who attend are required to wear a face covering. The meeting also can be viewed via livestream on the county website and on the WebEx platform. Links are available at https://henrico.us/supervisors/next-meeting/.

“We’ve not wavered in keeping our promises,” County Manager John Vithoulkas says in State of the County address.

Henrico's county manager outlined a series of recommendations, including real estate tax relief, as part of his 2021 State of the County address.

Henrico County has appointed Sheila S. Minor director of the Department of Finance, effective Saturday, Dec. 18.

Minor comes to Henrico from the city of Colonial Heights, where she has served as finance director since June 2017.

Noted for his compassion, vision and professionalism, he led the county’s administration from 1984 to 1992.

Henrico County is honoring the life and service of retired County Manager William F. “Bill” LaVecchia, whose warmth, sincerity, vision and expertise allowed Henrico to prosper through decades of considerable growth.

Road will link new portion of Woodman with Glover Park

A ½-mile road planned for construction next year will be named Lambert Way in honor of the life and service of the late Donald L. Lambert Jr., a captain with the Henrico County Police Division who was killed in a hit-and-run crash early this year.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Dan Schmitt announced the naming in a ceremony Wednesday along where Woodman Road is being extended northeastward from Greenwood Road.