Victory Farms concerned about plans for Dominion Virginia Power substation

There is an open house community meeting on this subject scheduled for TOMORROW NIGHT Wednesday, July 29th from 7 – 8:30pm at the Antioch Baptist Church, 1384 New Market Road, Varina.

July 28, 2015; 4:21 PM • by Richard Hayes

Victory Farms has been providing the neighborhood fresh fruits and vegetables for years. Not surprisingly the farm is more than a little concerned about “new to them” plans to put a substation next to the farm. One of their farms major concerns would the affect the bee colony located on the farm. Any damage to the colony would greatly impact the many fruits that they grow and sell.

If you’re a supporter of Victory Farms they’re asking that you read the following and more importantly come out to the meeting tomorrow.

From Victory Farms:

We have just been informed of plans for Dominion Virginia Power to purchase land and build an electric substation directly across Osborne Turnpike from our farm.

Dominion has to get a special use permit to proceed. Please support the Varina neighbors and your farmers as they work with Henrico County to determine if this proposal is safe and best placed in this location. Ask questions, help us research, and show up – community involvement DOES make a difference.

There is an open house community meeting on this subject scheduled for TOMORROW NIGHT Wednesday, July 29th from 7 – 8:30pm at the Antioch Baptist Church, 1384 New Market Road, Varina.

If you have concerns – as we do – about the building of an electric substation directly across from YOUR farm, please join us at the meeting to show support and ask questions of Dominion Virginia Power and Henrico County.

Thank you for supporting a family farm, the rural agricultural character of Varina, and the ability of small farmers to prosper and provide healthy food to the community at large.