"After 16 years of Declarant control of the Magnolia Green Owner's Association, we have decided it is time to turn over the association to the property owners." Tom Page, Magnolia Green's general manager, opened his September 2026 letter to residents with that sentence. Most of the rest of the letter covered other deals the developer is working on, including a possible buyer for the golf club and interested parties for the welcome center site and a commercial parcel.
Read together, the September issue of The Green Life is a handover memo. It covers everything the developer has run since the community began. Owners get a ballot on one item, the board of directors. The golf club's next owner, the commercial tenants and the Powhite Parkway schedule will all be settled by other people. That gives extra weight to the HOA business between now and January 1.
What the developer controlled, and what it is still building
Under a declarant period, the developer holds a special class of membership that gives it control of the association. Page wrote that "an amendment terminating the Declarant's Class B Membership will be recorded shortly, which is the first step in the process."
Ending Class B is not the same as ending construction. In the same letter, Page reported 53 new home sales from January through September 2026:
- Charleston Landing, age-targeted homes by Mungo Homes: 16 sales
- Palisades Cove, townhomes by HHHunt Homes: 15 sales
- Legacy Park, single-family homes by Mungo and Lifestyle: 14 sales
- Barrington Homes, single-family homes on 90-foot lots by Schell Brothers: 5 sales
- Eagle Bend, single-family homes on 80-foot lots by Schell Brothers: 3 sales
He also wrote that development of 51 lots in Charleston Club Phase 4 was expected to finish in early October. The developer hoped for a green light on 78 lots in Hammock Creek Phase 2, which includes a bridge over Blackman Creek. A rezoning for the parcel behind Charleston Landing was still in progress. So the new board will take office in a community that is still growing. Builders will keep adding homes, and new neighborhoods will keep joining the association.
The handoff owners decide
According to the newsletter, owners "will elect 5 new board members" before the end of 2026, "whose official start date is January 1, 2027." Goodman Management Group is overseeing the transition, and Page wrote that it will be "communicating with the members regularly."
The steps the September issue lays out run in this order:
- The amendment ending the declarant's Class B membership gets recorded.
- A Call for Nominations form goes to every owner before the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Membership.
- Owners elect five board members by year-end.
- The new board starts January 1, 2027, and begins forming committees. The newsletter names Social, Landscaping and Finance as examples.
Owners who want to run should contact Trey Gray at the HOA. Page's letter names him as the person to ask about "the process, qualifications, term limits, etc." The annual meeting date has not been posted to the public Magnolia Green events calendar. The newsletter says the nomination form will be sent to all owners, and that Goodman will communicate with members regularly throughout the process.
Virginia's Property Owners' Association Act sets the framework for this kind of transition. Code of Virginia § 55.1-1804 lists the association records and materials a declarant must hand to the board once non-declarant owners hold a board majority and the declarant no longer controls a majority of the votes. Section 55.1-1815 covers meeting notices, which must state the time, place and purpose. It also sets when owners can vote in person, by proxy, by absentee ballot or electronically. Magnolia Green's own bylaws decide which voting methods apply here. Page's newsletter asks prospective volunteers to read those bylaws before signing up. This post is general information, not legal advice, so owners with questions about their rights in the election should ask the association or a Virginia attorney.
The handoff that happens without a ballot
Page's letter also said the developer continues "to work with a group interested in purchasing our golf club and hope[s] to have a contract finalized shortly." On October 6, Richmond BizSense reported that Magnolia Green Golf Club "is for sale and has a contract pending with an unknown buyer, according to an online listing." The buyer has not been named publicly.
The same BizSense story shows what else is happening at nearby courses this fall. Mill Quarter Plantation Golf Club in Powhatan scheduled its final member rounds for November 4, after an earlier deal to sell the 307-acre property fell through. Independence Golf Club, also in Powhatan, sold to Heritage Golf Properties. Within one season, three local courses have had very different outcomes. Magnolia Green's is still unknown.
The same paragraph of Page's letter lists two more pending deals. A "very successful, Richmond-based dentistry group" is interested in the welcome center building and site, and a "large, national retailer" is interested in one of the commercial parcels. Neither has been named. Like the golf club, these are private deals. The new board will start its term while they are still being worked out.
Why the road makes the timing matter
Page connected the commercial interest directly to transportation: "With the recent announcement by the county of construction starting on the Powhite Parkway extension this winter, we expect interest in our commercial parcels to increase significantly."
Chesterfield County's September 8 release, "Legend No Longer," has the details. Powhite Parkway has appeared as a dotted line on the county's thoroughfare plan since the late 1980s. Here is where each piece stood as of that announcement:
| Segment | Status as of September 2026 | Money | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I, current terminus to Woolridge Road, four lanes, 2.25 miles | Contract to be advertised in September | $150 million, fully funded through $123 million in county bonds and $27 million from CVTA | Start "by the end of this year or early 2027," finish 2029 |
| Phase II, Woolridge Road to Genito Road | Funded first segment of Phase II | $75 million in hand | Not dated |
| Phase II, Genito Road to Westerleigh Parkway | Unfunded | $78 million needed | Not dated |
| Route 360 to Westerleigh Parkway | Unfunded | $115 million needed | Two lanes to Route 360 by 2034 if funding is secured |
| Western Area Arterial Collector, Route 360 to Upper Magnolia Green West | Future southern segment of Powhite | $45 million in state and federal funding | Construction to begin "later this year" |
The county is building from both ends. "We're making good progress from the north and from the south," Transportation Director Chessa Walker told the Board of Supervisors. The full extension is 9.2 miles and will cost an estimated $565 million. The county had secured almost $300 million of that by September. Richmond BizSense reported planned access points that include Magnolia Green Parkway. VDOT is still studying the final route south of Woolridge in its environmental impact study, so the exact path near the neighborhood is not settled.
Woolridge Road is where daily driving will change first. The county's Woolridge widening update, last revised October 26, covers Lacoc Road to Genito Road. Construction starts in early 2027 and should finish by September 2029. Expect off-peak alternating lane closures and possible weekend closures of up to 48 hours on Woolridge Road or Watermill Parkway. The county will announce planned closures 30 days ahead.
The first resident-elected board will serve while all of this unfolds. Construction will be starting to the north, a new owner may be taking over the golf club, and new businesses may be signing leases nearby.
The calendar between now and January 1
Regular community life keeps going during the transition. The newsletter notes that all dates are subject to change.
At Magnolia Green Golf Club & Grille:
- November 5: live music with Jules Arzola, 6 to 9 p.m.
- November 6: blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- November 12: Damian Allen, 6 to 9 p.m.
- November 19: No Charge Band, 6 to 9 p.m.
- November 25: Pat O'Brien, 6 to 9 p.m.
- November 28: Karaoke Night, 8 to 11 p.m.
- December 3 and 17: Pat O'Brien, 6 to 9 p.m.
- December 10: Junior Wilson, 6 to 9 p.m.
- December 13: Santa Brunch, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- December 19: Damian Allen, 6 to 9 p.m.
- December 31: New Year's Eve Party, 8 p.m. to midnight
Hosted by the MG Social Committee: The Chili & BBQ Cook Off is Sunday, November 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. It is open to residents only, and the event page says more details are coming. Under the new board, the Social Committee will be one of the volunteer groups owners can join. Page invited owners who would rather not serve on the board "to consider volunteering for one of the committees the new board will be forming."
Watch for the Call for Nominations form, which the newsletter says will go to all owners. It is the only one of these handoffs owners vote on, and the vote happens before January 1.
If you'd like to talk through what Magnolia Green's transition means for your home, whether you're staying for years or starting to think about your next move, River City Elite Properties follows these changes closely. Schedule your listening appointment, and we'll start with your questions about the neighborhood.
