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Optional address names specific to Chesterfield County approved

At the request of Chesterfield County, the U.S. Postal Service has approved the use of optional or alternate community names for addresses in several ZIP codes in northern and southern Chesterfield County.

Residents and businesses now will have the option of using the community names “North Chesterfield” and “South Chesterfield,” respectively, in ZIP codes where Richmond, Colonial Heights and Petersburg currently are used. For instance, a resident currently using Richmond in his or her mailing address may choose to use North Chesterfield, instead.

ZIP codes where North Chesterfield may be used instead of Richmond include 23224, 23225, 23234, 23235, 23236 and 23237. ZIP codes where South Chesterfield may be substituted for Petersburg or Colonial Heights include 23803 and 23834.

Midlothian realty group sold

Rebkee Realty has been sold to an Atlanta-based management company, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The Chesterfield group was a subsidiary of developer The Rebkee Co., which has its headquarters off Midlothian Turnpike just west of Westchester Commons.

Rebkee's realty division was bought by The Shopping Center Group for an undisclosed amount. The Rebkee Co. remains independent.

Changing your zip code in Chesterfield County

People in southern Chesterfield can learn more about the possibility of changing their zip codes tonight. A community meeting gets underway at 7pmat Matoaca High School.

Supervisor Marlene Durfee will explain the option of changing your mailing address to "southern Chesterfield". Northern Chesterfield will hold a similar meeting tomorrow at Manchester Middle School.

Chesterfield County property assessments decline in 2010

Press release from Chesterfield County Department of Public Affairs

The assessed value of all real estate in Chesterfield County declined 3.3 percent during calendar year 2010, according to the Chesterfield County Department of Real Estate Assessments.

Damped by softness in area labor markets, sluggish home sales, and the ever present specter of foreclosure activity, the value of all real property in the county fell for the second consecutive year. As was the trend nationally, the county’s decline in total assessments was driven predominantly by reductions in residential property values. The total value of all existing residential property in the county fell 5.0 percent during 2010, on the heels of a 1.5 percent drop in 2008 and 4.9 percent decline in 2009 (the total value of all properties in the county did not decline in 2008, just the residential component).