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<strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

goals <strong>and</strong> objectives<br />

Goal 3: Create a contractor <strong>and</strong> construction services business<br />

node in the <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> study area, thereby making these<br />

businesses more accessible to area residents <strong>and</strong> contracting<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, <strong>and</strong> strengthening similar businesses already found<br />

in the study area.<br />

• Objective 1: Identify one site with a minimum <strong>of</strong> ten contiguous<br />

acres that would support multiple contractor-oriented business<br />

operations without negatively affecting neighboring businesses or<br />

residences.<br />

Why: Locating multiple contractor business operations near one<br />

another would create a convenient one-stop- shopping experience<br />

for potential customers requiring the goods <strong>and</strong> services these<br />

businesses provide.<br />

businesses <strong>of</strong>fering plumbing <strong>and</strong> lighting fixtures, cabinetry, <strong>and</strong><br />

stone products, such as countertops.<br />

Where: Businesses with <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>and</strong> showrooms both in <strong>and</strong><br />

outside the Richmond Metro area may have interest in opening<br />

an additional location in the study area.<br />

Who: Chesterfield County Department <strong>of</strong> Economic<br />

Development; City <strong>of</strong> Richmond Department <strong>of</strong> Economic<br />

Development.<br />

When: Efforts to identify new businesses should begin<br />

immediately.<br />

Where: The strip shopping-center site <strong>and</strong> nearby undeveloped<br />

property on the south side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> between Goodes<br />

Bridge <strong>Road</strong> <strong>and</strong> Turner <strong>Road</strong> would provide a high-visibility<br />

location for this type <strong>of</strong> development.<br />

Who: Chesterfield County Department <strong>of</strong> Community<br />

<strong>Revitalization</strong>; Chesterfield County Department <strong>of</strong> Economic<br />

Development; City <strong>of</strong> Richmond Department <strong>of</strong> Community<br />

Development; City <strong>of</strong> Richmond Department <strong>of</strong> Economic<br />

Development.<br />

When: Redevelopment negotiations with the property owner(s)<br />

should begin within five years.<br />

• Objective 2: Identify a minimum <strong>of</strong> five contractor-oriented<br />

businesses that are interested in opening new locations in the<br />

<strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> study area.<br />

Figure 14: Attract contractor services businesses to the corridor.<br />

Why: There are a number <strong>of</strong> goods <strong>and</strong> services <strong>of</strong>fered by<br />

various contractor-oriented companies that are currently not<br />

represented in the Hiull <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> study area. These include<br />

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