Business View Civil and Municipal | May 2021

129 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MAY 2021 NEW KENT COUNTY , V I RGINI A track was purchased and reopened, bigger and better than ever and it’s been a shot in the arm ever since.” The complex includes a 108,000 square foot main building with grandstands, two race tracks, stables and 600 historical horse racing (HHR) machines. Since its reopening, the venue has hosted visiting county bands like Old Dominion. Smolnik predicts, “New Kent will continue to experience tremendous growth. We plan for it now instead of going backwards to fix things. We’re under construction with the County’s third elementary school and have already bought land for the future middle and high school complex. Since New Kent is entirely dependent on ground water, it’s the new gold. We have eight individual well systems and are working to interconnect the west end of the County where growth is strongest. Our Parham Landing Wastewater Treatment Plant treats 450,000 gallons of water per day with a daily capacity to treat two Courtesy of VCU