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Petersburg, VA's Sycamore Grove project is stalled due to a $25 million water line relocation issue.

The city rescinded its agreement with the previous developer, Virginia Development Consortium, over the cost and other delays.

The project, a key part of Gov. Youngkin's "Partnership for Petersburg," aims to bring much-needed housing and a grocery store to the area.

Negotiations are ongoing to find a solution for the water line and secure a new developer.

Whoever is chosen to restart the Sycamore Grove multi-use development project will have to satisfactorily answer a major infrastructure question before Petersburg will sign a contract with them, and that is what to do about a main water line running below the selected site.

Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham told The P

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