Virginia law
PHOTO · GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Growth & Development
Virginia bars local solar bans, so Chesterfield needs its own rules
Virginia law no longer lets localities ban solar development outright, which means every county, Chesterfield included, needs rules for how it will handle solar proposals.
PHOTO · POLICE
Police
Judge Allows Chesterfield Police to Continue ICE Partnerships Amid Legal Challenge
A federal judge has blocked Virginia's law that would have restricted Chesterfield police and other local agencies from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, allowing existing partnerships to continue while the legal challenge proceeds.
PHOTO · GOVERNMENT
Government
Chesterfield's new animal cruelty registry goes live
Chesterfield County has activated a felony animal cruelty registry to prevent convicted abusers from adopting animals from county shelters and rescue organizations.