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November 20, 2008
PCPS PSAs: Fall Sports Banquet, Lee students savor SOL success
1) The Petersburg High School Fall Sports Banquet will be held Monday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Petersburg High School. Read more >
2) Lee students savor SOL success, thanks to Fort Lee friends
October 14, 2008
Community invited to participate in Route 36 clean-up project
On October 18, 2008, Task Force 36 and the Phoenix Project will bring together volunteers from around the Commonwealth for the betterment of Petersburg, Virginia. Focusing on a new initiative to revitalize the Route 36 corridor, students from several universities, including the College of William & Mary, Virginia State University, and Richard Bland College, and soldiers from Fort Lee will be cleaning up the area between the Fort and downtown Petersburg and landscaping around the “Petersburg Welcomes You” signage at the entrance to the City. More than one hundred volunteers are expected to participate. Read more >
October 9, 2008
Fort Lee Oktoberfest this Saturday
Put on your lederhosen! The Fort Lee Oktoberfest is Saturday, October 11, from 5-11pm at the Fort Lee Post Field House. German food, music, beverages, and bakery will be on hand, and KidZone will have activities for the kids. Open to the public. Admission is $6 for adults, and free for children under age 11. Tokens can be purchased inside the Post Field House for $1 to be used toward food, beverages, and games. Call 765.3076 for more info. Read more >
June 27, 2008
Fourth at the Fort Independence Day Celebration
The annual Fourth at the Fort will be at Fort Lee’s Williams Stadium, Friday July 4th, from 2-10pm. The stadium is on Lee Avenue. The event starts at 2pm with food, music, an arts and crafts festival, and KidZone (inflatable rides and games for kids). A fireworks show will begin at approximately 9:35pm. This event is free and open to the public. To access Fort Lee, those without DoD decals must show a driver’s license, current car registration, and proof of insurance. Adult passengers will need to show a driver’s license or some other form of legal identification. Parking is free; guards at the gate and signs will provide directions to parking. Personal pyrotechnics and pets not permitted. For more info, call 804.765.3076.
June 3, 2008
Fort Lee expansion — updated details
Per the P-I, the BRAC-related expansion at Fort Lee will be somewhat greater and somewhat slower than previously expected.
April 28, 2008
8th Annual Fort Lee - Spring Job Fair
Looking for a job? Or a better job? Over 40 employers will be present at the 8th annual job fair Tuesday, April 29, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Lee Club (1100 Lee Ave. Building 9009). The job fair is open to military, veterans, and the general public. Sponsored by: VEC, ACAP and ACS. Dress for Success!
April 17, 2008
Earth Day events at Fort Lee - today
In today’s RTD: the lineup includes “a green product expo, Standards of Learning-based workshops by the Science Museum of Virginia, a presentation on building a sustainable environment, prize drawings, and wildlife and hands-on displays.” The events will be from 11am-7pm. The article provides more details.
March 27, 2008
Military Officers present $6900 to Quartermaster Foundation, Fort Lee
COL (R) Victoria Revilla, President of the local Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) chapter, and four other board directors of the chapter presented a $6,900.00 check to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Foundation on March 20 during the annual meeting of the foundation board. Receiving the check on behalf of the Foundation was GEN Thompson, President of the QM Foundation and LTG Gregg, Advisor to the foundation board. This is the second year in a row that the Southside Virginia Chapter has won tops honors in the “Give Me 10!” national recruiting campaign — recruiting 701 new members for the MOAA and the second year that they have presented most of their award winnings to the museum that is supported by the QM Foundation. Read more >
March 13, 2008
Meeting on proposed demolition
From the folks at Historic Petersburg Foundation: HPF’s History Committee Chairman, Bob Kennedy recently learned that Ft. Lee plans to demolish the Davis House to make room for another unit coming to post. As you may know, the Davis House is the only extant structure from WWI Camp Lee, and was built from 1915-1917. Read more >
March 13, 2008
Ft. Lee culinary competition a hit with high schoolers
An ice sculpture of a spaceman, chocolate figures adorning elaborate displays by culinary teams from around the world, flames shooting from skillets manned by teams of chefs and specialists all came together as part of the final culinary competition at the field house on the post of Fort Lee. Read more >
January 11, 2008
$750,000 for transportation improvements around Fort Lee
Congressman Randy Forbes has announced that Prince George will receive $750,000 in federal funds to be used toward addressing the increased transportation needs resulting from Fort Lee’s expansion. Today’s RTD has more details.
December 15, 2007
The impact of Ft. Lee’s growth on the local nonprofit sector
Connect Southside has made available a report on the above. You can read the document here.
December 3, 2007
Hijole chicken, those numbers! - Updated: Ft Lee Growth Management Plan, now available
Tonight a rep of RKG Associates (the folks who’ve spent the better part of a year forecasting how the BRAC-related growth at Ft. Lee will shake out across Petersburg, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell) presented their findings to a packed audience of leaders and citizens from around the region. Read more >
November 20, 2007
Public presentation on how Fort Lee growth is expected to impact the various Southside communities
The folks who have been quantifying how the expansion at Fort Lee is expected to individually impact Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George Counties and the cities of Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights in terms of transportation, housing, schools, etc. will present their findings on Monday Dec. 3, 6:30-8:30pm at Union Train Station, 103 River St. Area citizens are invited to attend this presentation, which is sponsored by the Crater Planning District Commission. Read more >
November 19, 2007
Connect Southside hosts “The Impact of Fort Lee’s Growth on the Local Nonprofit Sector: A Community Conversation”
Connect Southside will present an open forum December 6, 2-4pm, at Tabernacle Community Life Center in Petersburg to discuss the impact of Fort Lee’s growth on local and regional nonprofit services. Read more >
October 30, 2007
An Economic Impact Analysis of Fort Lee 2006-2013
The PDF document, prepared by the Virginia Employment Commission, is available here (750KB). A few numbers from the document: in 2007, construction will increase from $32m to $220m; in 2008, this figure will be $507.7m; 2012 and 2013 will see construction expenditures of $275m per year. The big personnel increase is expected in 2009-2010. The compensation impact: 2006, $778.9m; 2007, $930m; 2008-2011, $1.2b per year; 2012-2013, $1.4b per year.
June 26, 2007
Fort Lee expansion: statistics
Today’s RTD gives the numbers that yesterday’s article did not.? Allow me to highlight the $1.2 billion per year increase in economic activity that is expected. Here we go:
April 16, 2007
Meeting on Fort Lee-area building opportunities, Apr 17
Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate will host a meeting entitled “Fort Lee & Central Virginia: Your Next Big Opportunity” at Sheraton Richmond West, April 17, 7:30-9am. The Fort Lee area comprises Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex.
