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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Henrico crews pull more than 120 Flock cameras

Plus, a 45-foot tree signals that WinterWorld is coming to CarMax Park

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Henrico CountyTop story

Henrico crews removed more than 120 Flock cameras after the company missed its deadline

Henrico ended its Flock contract and removed the cameras within a month

  1. Oct. 6Henrico announces it plans to end its relationship with Flock.
  2. Oct. 7Henrico notifies Flock its contract ends Oct. 14.
  3. Oct. 21Deadline for Flock to remove the cameras.
  4. Oct. 29Henrico Citizen reports all 128 cameras still up, though deactivated.
  5. Oct. 31County crews remove more than 120 cameras.

Sources: WTVR.com, Henrico Citizen

If you've spotted a Flock camera around Henrico, they're coming down. County crews removed more than 120 of the license plate reader cameras on Saturday, Oct. 31, after Flock missed its deadline to take them down. More than 100 Henrico Public Works employees started at opposite ends of the county and worked toward the middle, according to the county.

  • Storage: the removed cameras will stay in storage until Flock retrieves them
  • Poles: still up, and Flock must remove them and cover the county's costs

Henrico told Flock on Oct. 7 that its contract would end Oct. 14 and gave the company until Oct. 21 to remove the cameras. When that didn't happen, the county sent its own crews. WWBT reported that Flock hadn't met its "contractual obligation" to remove them.

The cameras were already off. County Attorney Andrew Newby told the Henrico Citizen on Oct. 29 that all 128 were still up but deactivated: "They're not connected to anything." A Flock spokesperson told the Times-Dispatch on Friday that the cameras were no longer collecting or retaining images or data.

Henrico's Flock cameras by the numbers

128
cameras still up on Oct. 29
More than 120
cameras removed on Oct. 31
More than 100
Public Works employees on the job

Sources: WTVR.com, Henrico Citizen

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A 45-foot Christmas tree arrives at CarMax Park as WinterWorld setup begins

If you've been waiting for the holidays to start, just got a head start. A 45-foot-tall Norway Spruce from upstate New York arrived Monday morning and was lifted by crane onto the stadium's northwest concourse, where it's visible from along Arthur Ashe Boulevard. By Monday evening, a Ferris wheel was up too.

  • Opens: Nov. 19
  • Length: 38 days
  • Also planned: Santa's workshop, snowball speed pitch and a Christmas tree maze

WinterWorld is planned to bring a rink, a slide and a Ferris wheel

AttractionPlanned size
Ice skating "pond"13,000 square feet
Ice slide100 feet, six lanes
Ferris wheel60 feet
Christmas tree45 feet

Source: Richmond BizSense

The festival is planned to have over a million lights. Navigators Baseball, which owns the Richmond Flying Squirrels, is putting more than $3 million into it, and WWBT says the park unveiled the tree ahead of opening.

“We just wanted it to be very visible and sort of a beacon to the event.”

Chris Yancey, president of 804Live

75,000+visitors Navigators Baseball expects at WinterWorld

Navigators Baseball expects the festival to draw more than 75,000 people.

Source: Richmond BizSense

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News Notes

Election Day

It's Election Day, and Virginians are voting on one U.S. senator, all 11 House seats and three constitutional amendments. You'll need to show valid ID, which doesn't necessarily have to include a photo. VPM

Apartments

An N.J. firm, The Solomon Organization, bought two West End apartment complexes for a combined $143 million. The larger deal was the 388-unit Tuckahoe Creek at 1500 Honey Grove Drive, which sold for $74.7 million, and the other is the 360-unit Broadmoor at 9475 W. Broad St. Richmond BizSense

Tuckahoe Creek has 388 units, and Broadmoor has 360

Source: Richmond BizSense

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Tuckahoe Creek388 units
Broadmoor360 units

Nonprofits

Henrico supervisors approved an initial $66,000 contribution to Housing Families First on Oct. 27 for a full-time housing coaching and counseling position. They also approved a $500,000 county grant to the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust to help support the affordability of 20 single-family homes in eastern Henrico's Arcadia development. Henrico Citizen

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Around Virginia

Offshore wind

The surcharge Dominion Energy customers pay to finance its offshore wind farm will start coming down next year. That's when all 176 of its turbines will be up and running. Richmond Times-Dispatch

Insurance help

Virginia has set aside $150 million to help pay for coverage next year, depending on certain qualifications. Open enrollment is underway, with details at marketplace.virginia.gov. WWBT

$150 millionset aside by Virginia to help pay for coverage next year

The money is available depending on certain qualifications.

Source: WWBT

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Robots are about to brawl at Regency. Richmond Area Bot Instigated Destruction, a local group that goes by RABID, is holding its Fall Brawl robot combat event Saturday, Nov. 7, on the mall's lower level, and it's free. The group is debuting a new double-layered polycarbonate arena for the occasion. Let the sparks fly.

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5AM Short Pumpto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Henrico crews pull more than 120 Flock cameras

Plus, a 45-foot tree signals that WinterWorld is coming to CarMax Park

The TLDR

  1. Henrico crews removed more than 120 Flock cameras Saturday
  2. A 45-foot tree starts WinterWorld setup at CarMax Park
  3. Election Day: what's on Virginia's ballot and what ID to bring
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