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      <news:title>Deep Run Roadhouse outdoor food permit heads to Henrico Planning Commission</news:title>
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      <news:title>Big night for Varina: board set to hear rezoning pitch, buy battlefield land, and kick off budget season</news:title>
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      <news:title>Henrico Supervisors set to weigh $4.75M sewer pump overhaul and a temporary polling place move</news:title>
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      <news:title>Several big rezoning cases headed for deferral as Henrico planners work through 2045 plan update</news:title>
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      <news:title>Richmond council kicks off plan to put rooftop solar on 39 city buildings — from fire stations to libraries</news:title>
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      <news:title>Henrico supervisors to weigh park construction contract, trail rules and PFAS sewer rules</news:title>
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      <news:title>Henrico Planning Commission hears CIP plan and Mulberry proffer amendment case</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council votes to pull the plug on Flock cameras — 15 license plate readers coming out of city streets</news:title>
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      <news:title>Committee advances three leases and green-infrastructure deal to Council, but hits pause again on ADU advisory panel</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T22:16:37.180Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Water and stormwater rates going up after 5-2 council vote; Liberty University enrollment resolution fails to pass</news:title>
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      <news:title>Committee backs $614K opioid settlement funds, Family Crisis Fund money, and shelter contracts</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T22:15:24.195Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Lynchburg Finance Committee to weigh $215K+ in grants — rescue gear, DUI enforcement, recovery court drug testing</news:title>
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      <news:title>Lynchburg Council to weigh airport leases, recovery center agreements, forensic review — and hear from 12 speakers</news:title>
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      <news:title>Council interviews 7 school board candidates — one withdraws at the last minute</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T22:15:14.693Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Two big rezoning cases headed to deferral as Henrico Planning Commission set to take up four land-use cases</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>Henrico zoning board took up 12 cases Thursday: sand-mining permit, backyard hens, pool setbacks and two zoning appeals</news:title>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T22:12:30.185Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Public Safety Committee to get crime stats update from Police Chief Edwards and fire fleet update from Chief Segal</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>Henrico Planning Commission to tackle draft 2045 Comprehensive Plan and big zoning ordinance overhaul</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>Henrico Supervisors Set to Take Up Fire Chief Swearing-In, $Millions in Appropriations and Field Renovations at June 23 Meeting</news:title>
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      <news:title>Henrico Supervisors Hold Public Hearings on Six Rezoning and Permit Cases — Outcomes Not Yet Recorded</news:title>
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      <news:title>Henrico Supervisors take up hospital parking lot rezone, townhomes near Pouncey Tract, and EMS benefits</news:title>
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      <news:title>Henrico Supervisors to take up school rezone, masonic lodge permit, speed cameras in school zones</news:title>
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      <news:title>Airport leases head to committee: Centra hangar deal and American Airlines lease on the agenda</news:title>
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  <url>
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      <news:title>Board takes up Fall Line Trail condemnation, $45M road contract and marijuana rules</news:title>
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      <news:title>Richmond Council introduces $700K Family Crisis Fund shift, shelter leases, opioid grants and Church Hill housing proposals</news:title>
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      <news:title>Richmond Planning Commission to weigh Fan demolition overlay and special-use permits</news:title>
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      <news:title>Split commission deadlocks 3-3 on Ardmore Drive rezoning, sending decision to City Council without a denial recommendation</news:title>
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      <news:title>Richmond City Council&apos;s Nov. 9 informal meeting: what&apos;s on the docket before Monday&apos;s regular session</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T21:25:22.800Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Commission sends church&apos;s Film Way move, daycare expansion and new ADU rules to City Council</news:title>
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      <news:title>Traffic camera dollars getting their own fund as Suffolk fine-tunes safety program</news:title>
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