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Better Housing Coalition buys former motel property in Chester April 1, 2021 A rendering of the Colbrook Community, an upcoming income-based housing project by the Better Housing Coalition in Chester. ( Courtesy of Better Housing Coalition) The Colbrook Motel property in Chester is the latest target for the Better Housing Coalition. The local housing nonprofit bought the now-razed motel’s site at 13916 and 13920 Jefferson Davis Highway for $1.2 million earlier this month, according to the county’s online property records. Better Housing, which focuses on income-based housing, plans to bui...

Native ecosystem restoration expanded at Joseph Pines Preserve in Sussex County Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 10:32 am Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Local/State » Local2 » Native ecosystem restoration expanded at Joseph Pines Preserve in Sussex County The Virginia Department of Forestry and the Meadowview Biological Research Station recently acquired land that expands an existing conservation easement on the Joseph Pine...

Almost 20% of homes in Petersburg are vacant. That number alone puts the city among the top 10% of cities and neighborhoods in the country with similar vacancy rates. Unlike the other areas with comparable rates, Petersburg isn’t a seasonal or vacation spot. Rather than dealing with part-time residents, the city continues to battle its major blight epidemic. “The blight that happened in Petersburg has been a result of years of neglect from property owners and the response from Property Maintenance was less than aggressive,” said Francis Poulin, director of Code Compliance Division’s N...

Contributed Report PETERSBURG - The Cameron Foundation has made $806,447 in new awards to 25 nonprofits serving the Tri-Cities region, resulting from requests in the Foundation’s October responsive grant cycle. Beyond its regular funding cycles offered each year, during 2020, the Foundation also has launched a series of special initiatives in response to the pandemic. “These various tools reflect the Foundation’s active efforts to keep pace with our community’s current needs,” noted Cameron’s Board Chair, Pam Martin Comstock. For school systems across the region, the Foundation h...