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Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Both Bond Referendum Questions

Goochland County voters overwhelmingly passed two bond referendum questions to allow the county to issue General Obligation Bonds for schools, fire-rescue, and courthouse construction projects.

Preliminary vote tallies show over 85 percent of voters approved of the bond funding option.

“I am pleased that voters agreed that issuing bonds is the most financially prudent funding option for these projects,” Manuel Alvarez Jr., int...

Third Triple-A Rating Ensures Low Interest Rates If Voters Approve Goochland Bond Questions

When reviewing ways to fund upcoming capital projects, Goochland County leaders looked at the options and determined that asking voters for their approval to issue General Obligation Bonds would align with the financial management decisions that earned th...

Goochland Voters to Weigh In on Two Bond Referendum Questions

Goochland voters are weighing in on two bond referendum questions on the election ballot that will determine how the county will fund approved capital projects.

In Virginia, counties are required to secure voter approval prior to issuing General Obligation Bonds.

“The Board of Supervisors has already approved the proposed school and county projects in its Capital Improvement Program budget,” Ma...

Learn about the 2021 Goochland Bond Referendum at Upcoming Community Meetings

A series of community meetings conducted by Goochland County and Goochland County Public Schools will be held in September and October to inform citizens of the upcoming bond referendum that will appear on the November ballot.

Voters will have an opportunity on the November 2, 2021, general election ballot to cast their votes for two bond referendum questions that would authorize Goochland County to issue up to $96 million in general obligation bonds to pay for county and schoo...

2021 Goochland Bond Referendum Overview Shared by Goochland County

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, Deputy County Administrator for Administrative Services Barbara Horlacher shared an overview of the 2021 Goochland Bond Referendum with the Goochland County Board of Supervisors.

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, Deputy County Administrator for Administrative Services Barbara Horlacher shared an overview of the 2021 Goochland Bond Referendum with the Goochland County Board of Supervisors.

Goochland County citizens will have the opportuni...

Goochland Achieves AAA Rating from Fitch and Becomes Smallest County to Earn Three AAA Ratings

On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch) assigned its highest credit rating to Goochland County.

When combined with its existing AAA rating from Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Aaa rating from Moody’s, Goochland County becomes the smallest county in the United States to have earned the highest rating from all three credit rating agencies.  ...