News briefs for the week of Wednesday, July 10: R-H Golf tryouts, solar hearing, and more!

GOLF TRYOUTS SET FOR R-H

We now have a date when golf tryouts will start for Randolph-Henry High students. Coach Pyle announced that it’ll begin on Monday, July 29 at Briery Country Club. Tryouts will start at 9 a.m. and anyone interested must have a completed athletic participation form, as well as parental consent and physical examination forms on that first day. If you have questions, Coach Pyle said he can be reached at 434-547-9024.

HEARING SET FOR QUARTER HORSE

Officials with Quarter Horse Solar want to make some changes to their project. Next week, Charlotte County residents will have a chance to detail how they feel about the idea. On July 18 at 7 p.m., the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors and Charlotte Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing on the subject.

That’ll take place at the County Administration Office, located at 250 LeGrande Avenue, Suite A in Charlotte Court House. The proposed amendment would allow Quarter Horse to reduce the project’s capacity to 125 megawatts, update the concept plan and “align conditions with current county practices”, the public hearing document states.

As for the project itself? It’s located on Craftons Gate Highway near the line with Meckenburg County. That’s about 2.3 miles southeast of the intersection of Route 47 and Route 360.

WORK ON SCHEDULE

There’s good news on the construction front. So far, the Keysville roundabout project is on track to finish as planned in November. There have been a few things found during construction, some underground issues VDOT officials label as “challenges,” but they don’t expect further delays.

Working around challenges is nothing new with this project. A portion of the roundabout was redesigned in 2020 after a VDOT virtual public hearing drew comments about a safety issue, with residents concerned about sight distance and traffic flow.

When all is said and done, what will this $5.2 million project look like? It’s already been a long time coming, with plans in the works for close to six years. VDOT officials believe due to the area’s accident history, the roundabout will improve the intersection.

According to transportation documents, the current intersection has a major road (two-way, not divided) as well as an off-ramp and an entrance leading to an off-ramp, all connecting at a three-approach stop-sign intersection that is in a grade curve.

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