UPDATE:On June 4, the Board of Supervisors approved the ordinance amendment and electoral map creating the new Precinct 403 (West Creek) with the polling place at the Avery Point Senior Living community, at 1000 Avery Point Way. In compliance with the Virginia Voting Rights Act, the County is hereby publishing the final action and it becomes effective in 30 days, by July 24, 2024.
Persons who live in the new West Creek Precinct 403 will receive notice from the Goochland General Registrar after the change has become effective and before the first election at which they can vote in the new precinct.
Election District 4, located in the northeastern area of the county, has experienced residential growth since the county adopted its new election district map after the decennial redistricting. Precinct 402 (Centerville) now has over 4,000 registered voters. In order to decrease wait time and provide better service to voters, the General Registrar and the Electoral Board have asked the Board of Supervisors to create a new election precinct, identified as Precinct 403 (West Creek).
The approved Precinct 403 encompasses the area of the county east of 288 generally between Broad Street Road and West Creek Parkway. The new precinct includes residents of the Avery Point Senior Living, 2000 West Creek, and the Retreat at West Creek communities.
Precinct 403 has approximately 1,269 registered voters and reduces the number of registered voters in Precinct 402 to about 2,756.
The polling place for Precinct 403 is within the Avery Point Senior Living community, located at 1000 Avery Point Way which is off Wilkes Ridge Parkway (State Route 1034).
On April 2, 2024, the Board of Supervisors scheduled a public hearing to be held at its June meeting in order for residents to provide input on the proposed Precinct 403. The public hearing was held June 4, 2024, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting room, Room 250 in the County Administration Building at 1800 Sandy Hook Road.
In the interest of transparency, and in compliance with the Virginia Voting Rights Act, the County provided residents with the opportunity to comment on the creation of the proposed Precinct 403 for a period of at least 30 days.