Fairfield District

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Roscoe D. Cooper III, Chair

Office (804) 501-4208 ~ Email [email protected]

Roscoe Cooper is serving his first term as supervisor for the Fairfield Magisterial District, following his election in November 2023. Before joining the Board of Supervisors, he twice was elected by Fairfield voters as the district’s representative on the Henrico County School Board, on which he served from 2016 to 2023.

The pastor of Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Cooper is a former president of the Baptist Ministers Conference of Richmond & Vicinity. He has served as chair of the board of directors for the Capital Area Health Network and as a member of the Religious Advisory Committee for Sen. Mark Warner.

A graduate of Henrico High School, Rev. Cooper earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Union University and received a Master of Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union. He earned his Doctor of Divinity from Richmond Virginia Seminary.

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Fairfield News

Residents invited to share input for HenricoNEXT at March 9 meeting
February 24, 2026

Henrico, community partners plan March 4 open house on Affordable Housing Trust Fund
February 19, 2026

Henrico boosts access to free naloxone to reduce opioid overdose deaths
February 17, 2026

Board of Supervisors meeting recap: Employee recognized for going above and beyond during Winter Storm Fern, department heads discuss storm response
February 11, 2026

Check out Word on the Street, where you can learn about projects happening in the Fairfield District.

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Henrico County officials announced details of the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26, during a meeting at Fairfield Area Library. The budget would reduce the tax rates on real estate and personal property, delivering to residents and businesses the county’s most comprehensive, permanent tax relief in nearly 40 years.

In addition, the budget would continue to strengthen Henrico’s investments in education and public safety; advance capital projects, including those identified with the voter-approved 2022 bond referendum; and provide an initial allocation of $50 million to make the county’s utilities system stronger and more resilient.

For more information, visit https://henrico.gov/news/2025/02/henricos-proposed-budget-offers-sweeping-tax-relief-for-homeowners-businesses/

00:00 - Welcome
00:11 - Dan Schmitt - Henrico County Board of Supervisors Chair
04:38 - John Vithoulkas - Henrico County Manager
16:05 - Dr. Amy Cashwell - Henrico County Public Schools Superintendent

Announcement of Henrico's proposed budget for FY25-26 - February 25, 2025

A pair of townhouse communities are expected to be the first residential developments to qualify for Henrico County’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund program. Twenty-five units in the Parkside Townes community and five in Discovery Ridge will soon be available to first-time homebuyers who meet household income and other program requirements.

On Oct. 29, officials with Henrico, the development companies and others announced the plans at Parkside Townes, a 123-unit townhouse community under construction by HHHunt on Whiteside Road in Sandston. Discovery Ridge is being built by Mungo Homes at Gayton Road and Lauderdale Drive in western Henrico.

The Board of Supervisors established the trust fund, effective July 1, with $60 million in previously unbudgeted revenues from data centers, one of Henrico’s fastest-growing industries. The nonprofit Partnership for Housing Affordability (PHA), which is administering the program, developed its criteria with Henrico’s Department of Community Revitalization and in September began accepting project applications. On Oct. 25, a review committee gave conditional approvals for Parkside Townes’ and Discovery Ridge’s inclusion in the program. Formal agreements are expected to follow.

For more information on the program or to apply as a builder or developer, visit https://pharva.com/henrico-trust-fund/. Builders and developers must have at least five years of experience and must have developed, constructed and sold at least 30 homes. They also must be able to start construction within 12 months of applying and meet additional project deadlines. PHA expects to provide in November a portal to link prospective homebuyers with qualifying developers and builders.

00:00 - Tyrone Nelson - Board of Supervisors Chair, Varina District
08:20 - Jonathan Ridout - V.P. of Real Estate Development & General Manager - HHHunt
09:48 - Tim Parent - Market President - Mungo Homes
11:44 - Groundbreaking

Henrico announces 1st communities set for Affordable Housing Trust Fund program

At a Oct. 22 news conference, Henrico Fire Chief Jackson Baynard, Police Executive Chief Ken Burnett and Public Works Director Terrell Hughes discussed the county's ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety and emphasized the need for collective action to ensure safe travel for everyone. Also speaking at the event was Ashley Fisher, whose 15-year-old son, Nathaniel Clark, passed away after being struck by a vehicle on Staples Mill Road on Sept. 8.

Henrico agencies highlight pedestrian safety initiatives; 'We all play a role'

On October 21, Henrico County joined GRTC at the Henrico Sports & Events Center to announce the launch of the Route 1 bus line extension. 🚍
Thirty-six stops have been added along 15.5 miles, now taking transit users all the way from downtown Richmond to the Virginia Center Commons area.

GRTC, Henrico announce Route 1 bus line extension

Fairfield District Supervisor Roscoe D. Cooper III will host a Fairfield District Forum Constituent Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19 to provide updates related to the Office of Voter Registration & Elections, the Henrico Economic Development Authority, community development, public safety and Henrico County Public Schools.

Fairfield District Forum - September 19, 2024