$22.1 million approved for Fire Stations and Facilities
- Staples Mill Firehouse 20 – opened in January 2023 on Willis Road, near Staples Mill Road
- Nine Mile Road Firehouse 23 – design expected to be complete in summer 2022 for a site near Nine Mile Road and Laburnum Avenue, with construction expected to be underway in spring 2023 and an opening expected in spring or summer 2024
- Fire Training Center, an expanded and upgraded fire training facility on Woodman Road that opened in spring 2020
Referendum Question
Shall Henrico County, Virginia, be authorized to contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $22,100,000 pursuant to the Public Finance Act of 1991 to finance the construction, renovation, remodeling, furnishing, and equipping of fire stations and facilities, and the acquisition of land necessary for such fire stations and facilities?
Approved by voters: 137,031 votes “yes” to 21,637 votes “no”