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A waterfront restaurant project in Chesterfield County is charging ahead, despite not having an operator on the books.

James Williams III is planning to build a 6,000-square-foot restaurant at 14801 Genito Road, a roughly 4-acre parcel overlooking the Swift Creek Reservoir.

Williams, who’s a principal at local personal injury law firm Burnett & Williams, said he’s in discussions with some interested operators, but hasn’t signed a deal with anyone yet.

“The property is just ideal. It faces west, so you can have something to eat and watch the sunset over the water,” Williams said. “It’s going to be absolutely stunning, the vision I have for it.”

Last week Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Williams’ conditional-use permit application for the site, paving the way for the restaurant.

“Clover Hill is not the restaurant capital of Chesterfield County. But with this project, we’re getting closer,” said Clover Hill district supervisor Chris

Lawyer of man who went to jail behind GTTF allegations talks settlement

Updated: 10:22 PM EDT Aug 3, 2022

Baltimore City is out nearly half $1 million after settling several police claims Wednesday, including acts related to the city’s now-defunct police Gun Trace Task Force. The Baltimore City spending board approved funds to settle four lawsuits against Baltimore police officers, including a case for a man who claims the task force made up the story that put him behind the bars. “What’s from the corruption that was exposed in the criminal cases and that we delved into, is its reach and the depth of it,” said Michael R. Bromwich, senior counsel to Steptoe and Johnson Law Firm. Five years after the GTTF scandal came into public view, and the backlash continues.On Wednesday, the city agreed to pay $60,000 to Derrick Anderson, who spent more than a year incarcerated for possession