The purchase would expand the university’s nearby academic medical center campus. It also could take the currently revenue-generating property off Richmond’s tax rolls.
“Beaverdam is just a different place. It’s rural. It’s got a character to it that people are very proud of,” Hanover Supervisor Jeff Stoneman said in voting down the project.
“To be able to hand it off to them is a lot easier than if another company came in and bought it,” said longtime owner Gib DeShazo. “I’ve seen them grow over the years and for a lot of our clients, ...