John W. Montgomery Jr.‘s nightmare scenario would be that federal stimulus money comes in and only can be used to fund projects that have nothing to do with classrooms. Montgomery, chairman of the Henrico County School Board, is—like parents and school administrators across the country—awaiting word on precisely what the county will be allowed to do with an estimated $14 million in stimulus dollars.

Expect to see some delays in Chesterfield government building projects for the next five years. With less money expected to come in because of the recession, the county is cutting spending. A proposed Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 shows a reduction of $46.5 million from last year’s five-year plan. “It certainly is an amendment to what we were thinking last year,“ Budget Director Allan Carmody said before he presented the proposal to the Board of Supervisors in a work session yesterday.

Expect to see some delays in Chesterfield government building projects for the next five years. With less money expected to come in because of the recession, the county is cutting spending. A proposed Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 shows a reduction of $46.5 million from last year’s five-year plan. “It certainly is an amendment to what we were thinking last year,“ Budget Director Allan Carmody said before he presented the proposal to the Board of Supervisors in a work session yesterday.