Goochland County Board of Supervisors Undertake Efforts to Resolve Voter Precinct Reassignments

The Goochland County Board of Supervisors and County Administration understand the concerns of citizens whose voter assignment were recently changed from Goochland to Louisa based on the census border that divides the two counties.

The Board of Supervisors and County staff take the concerns very seriously and have been committed to resolving the concerns as expeditiously as possible.

First and foremost, the change recently made by the Electoral Board occurred because the federal cens...

VDOT Highway Alerts for the week of June 22nd - 28th, 2019

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Richmond District has released its forecast of road construction/closures that could cause delays from June 22nd - 28th, 2019.

Seventeen projects are planned that will impact travel in and to Goochland County.  The full list of projects including other localities is available via the link below.

I-64 east/west between mm 160 and Staples Mill Rd. (mm 185) - Pothole patchin...

Goochland's Deputy County Administrator Derek Stamey Receives Outstanding Achievement Award

Deputy County Administrator Derek Stamey was recently awarded the Marcia Mashaw Outstanding Assistant Award by the Virginia Local Government Management Association (VLGMA).

Each year VLGMA presents this award to a deputy or assistant manager or administrator who is a member of VLGMA and who has demonstrated outstanding performance, particularly with a special project or during a period of unique conditions and circumstances....

Private Street Sign Replacement Begins in Goochland County

Goochland County is beginning an effort to replace all of the County’s private street signs starting in June 2019.

The County’s General Services Department has spent the better part of 6 months working to identify and create the new signs.  The private street signs will be a change from the standardized green sign - white lettering combination that ...

Goochland County Expanding Economic Development Department

In an effort to attract and retain quality businesses, the Goochland County Board of Supervisors has restructured the County’s Economic Development department.

“Historically, the County Economic Development Department focused on new business attraction, but the Board of Supervisors see the benefit of expanding that focus to include Goochland’s existing business base and enhancing tourism&...

Goochland Central High School Recognized With 2019 Excellence in Virginia Government Award

Goochland County's Central High School Committee and work on the Central High Cultural and Educational Complex were recently recognized with a 2019 Excellence in Virginia Government Award for Community Enhancement.

Goochland County’s Central High School Committee and associated work on the Central High Cultural and Educational Complex were recognized on April 11, 2019 with a 2019 Excellence in Virginia Government Award for Community Enhancement from Virgin...

Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Adopted by the Goochland County Board of Supervisors

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 the Goochland County Board of Supervisors adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget, which begins on July 1, 2019.

The adopted FY 2020 County Budget at $87.5 million advances county priorities, maintains the real estate tax at $0.53 per $100 assessed value for Calendar Year 2019, and includes several tax reductions and fee-related initiatives.

The adopted FY 2020 Budge...

Get Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Benefits through Medicaid Expansion

Virginia recently expanded its government health insurance coverage. Last year’s General Assembly voted to add up to 400,000 individuals to Medicaid.

Millions of Americans already receive health coverage through Medicaid, including pregnant women, children, seniors, and individuals with low income or a disability.  With this decision for Medicaid expansion, more Virginians became eligible for ...

Goochland County Becomes the Smallest County in the Nation to Achieve a Aaa Rating from Moody’s

On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) assigned its highest credit rating to Goochland County.

In
receiving the Aaa rating in its first-ever attempt, Goochland also becomes thesmallest county in the United States to be rated Aaa by Moody’s, as currently
no other county with a population under 75,000 is designated Aaa.  By com...

Shrink-Swell Soil Report Requirement for Building Permit Submittal - Effective : June 3, 2019

Effective June 3, 2019 - A shrink-swell soil report will be required at permit submittal for the following types of permits:

• All new single-family dwellings, duplexes and townhomes
• Residential attached structures (including but not limited to additions, scr...