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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j8nws0b wrote

Reply to comment by DCFishingGuy in Henrico County proposes real estate tax credit for 2nd year in a row by Charlesinrichmond

I like living in the city, it's worth it but I would love if city government went away and we became part of Henrico

But city government sucks because of the people that we vote for or don't vote for we are the ones that have to change it

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SothebysVA t1_j8nyw4r wrote

Unlikely to happen but it is called "reverse annexation".

I believe this would be a radical but proper solution to this issues of the City. Return land to Henrico and Chesterfield, then give the remaining part of the city to Henrico.

Alternatively, the City could start to annex the County which was the normal progression till the 70's (I believe) when they took part of Chesterfield with a dubious purposes. They were blocked from taking more land in the future.

This system can't be frozen, it needs to expand or be disbanded. The worst case is what we have now.

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nfojones t1_j8qjc1a wrote

Love this thought and totally agree that we're worse off with things in a stalemate where nothing budges. Our system as designed would not have been created as-is had annexation been off the table. Returning the power to the city on the other hand would seem fraught with a lot of bad outcomes that wouldn't produce a net positive for the region.

Texas cities still rely on a certain level of interlocal agreement akin to Virginia's setup to provide/exchange services but they still differ in major ways that put more goodwill into the interlocal pot like independent school districts.

I've always thought a certain change with schools could be another way to increase the interlocal chemistry here too but that could very well prove too toxically controversial by itself.

While I've definitely imagined Henrico and Richmond somehow finding their way to a consolidated city-county configuration as a remedy to our situation I've never considered the potential of returning some of the annexed city and how that may play in the public discourse. Even if it were left up to a specially drawn district and stay or go were put to a vote it may offer an agreeable path to a Richmond City of Henrico County transition.

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DanSRedskins t1_j8nxb2d wrote

I miss the city. I live in Henrico and I have to drive to do anything. Not a fan.

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TheCheeseDevil t1_j8o2xbx wrote

This is the big thing holding us back.

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DanSRedskins t1_j8o31al wrote

Yep. It's a suburb though. Suburbs are always more car dependent and boring than a city.

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muufin t1_j8plvvv wrote

Lakeside could be the play over the next 10 years.

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OddWelcome2502 t1_j8psuj2 wrote

Lakeside is GREAT. I can walk to a farmers market- ride my bike to another one- and I have restaurants, a brewery, a couple great dive bars, and Lewis Ginter within just a few minutes. I’ve also got great interstate access.

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muufin t1_j8ptnqe wrote

And you can sell your plasma there to help with the insane housing costs!

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OddWelcome2502 t1_j8pty43 wrote

Yes, we’ve got that too! And sadly the parking lot is always super packed.

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theb0tman t1_j8pu2dp wrote

The "is this a CVS" switcheroo gets me every time.

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bberin t1_j8q225w wrote

Seconding this, Lakeside is a pretty great transition from the city to the suburbs.

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LeArquebusier t1_j8op69x wrote

Out of curiosity what do you think is the best location in Henrico from this perspective? Looking at houses currently

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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j96yx9j wrote

probably lakeside. Maybe the bit right by the shopping center in Tuckahoe off Forest.

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