Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but I have lived in the county my entire life (30+ years), do not live in a new subdivision in the county, and did not get the pleasure of going to the new high school that was built; I went to the grossly overcrowded building that is now the Junior High because there were so many kids in this county from all of the new subdivisions that had been built at that time. Also, I am not in prison, and you are more than welcome to come and shoot in my front yard all you want.  I have 14 acres that are grossly overpopulated with deer, so maybe you can get rid of some of those too, I’ll even supply the ammo! And for your information, the range was most certainly slated to be on the Va State Department of Corrections State Farm Land, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Va, so if the state wanted to put it there, let them. Like I said, no one made people live on or near the State Dept of Corrections Land, whether that happens to be right next to Powhatan Correctional, Deep Meadow Correctional, or on the other side of the river next to Rte 6.

98 Pow Grad. The prison is not where they were to build the range. The prison is a state agricultural farm. The field is a cow field, used primarily for hay production. Construction would be by bid, with no certainty that any local contractors would be used. The site clearing was done and I am not sure it was a local Powhatan company or by the state itself. I think the only business that would have gained was sodas from the store on 711, as they traveled from 288 down 711. Or maybe Goochland would have benefited more in the courthouse area. The State can do what ever they want on their property, it’s you and I who pay for what they do. Now, tell me where you live, so I can practice in your front yard. After all, you live in one of those new houses/subdivisions that you imply you do not like. I wonder if I got my best tax dollar value from that nice school I paid for, that you were let go from. Nothing is holding you here in the county you know. Or are you at the prison already?

Way to go Powhatan….Way to f up yet another prospective way to bring people to the county other than building more houses and subdivisions.  No one made the landowners that were concerned live there, they are the one’s who made the choice to live next to a prison, yes A PRISON OWNED BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA!  The state should have been allowed to do whatever they wanted with their land.

Well duh, Barry H, the property is still owned by the state.  Doubt they’ll build a subdivision.

It makes more sense down there.

Dear Powhatan,

You’re Welcome.

The Guv

So now what do we get? oh let me guess, another subdivision.