City wants Biscuit Run to pay for roads; Supervisors suggest City’s revenue sharing income and economic development dollars could be re-allocated to transportation On February 21, 2007, the Policy Board of the Metropolitan Planning Organization held their monthly meeting. In responses to matters from the public and under other business, the Board held two significant […]
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Interested in transportation planning? Join the CHART Committee
Announcement from the TJPDC: Interested in becoming involved in transportation planning? Join the CHART Committee! The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking applications to fill four (4) vacancies on its citizen’s advisory committee, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transportation (CHART) Committee . The CHART Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the MPO on transportation issues related […]
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Ken Boyd seeks second term on Board of Supervisors
WINA AM 1070 is reporting that Supervisor Ken Boyd (R-Rivanna) has filed his paperwork and is an official candidate for re-election to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors . Mr. Boyd is in the fourth year of his first term as Supervisor and he is serving as Chairman during 2007. He previously represented the Rivanna […]
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As Meadowcreek Parkway costs go up, state funding continues decline
Last week, as was reported in the Daily Progress , the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved their priorities for the Six Year Secondary Road Plan . One of their goals was to keep the County’s portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway on schedule. The Daily Progress noted the effort that went into moving past and […]
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Local leaders discuss transportation needs and funding challenges
On February 15, 2007, there was a quarterly meeting of the Planning and Coordination Council (PACC) which has representation from the University of Virginia, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, and Charlottesville City Council. Participants in this meeting included: Supervisors Ken Boyd and Dennis Rooker; Councilors David Brown and Kendra Hamilton; and representing the University […]
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City Planning Commission considers limiting their communications
In their meeting Thursday evening, the Charlottesville Planning Commission directed staff to prepare written guidelines strongly discouraging any communications between the Commissioners and developers or citizens with a position on a matter before the Commission. A motion to eliminate those communications entirely was considered then withdrawn. If approved, the City Planning Commission would adopt a […]
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Albemarle County commits to green buildings
On February 7, 2007, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors received an update on an initiative to foster environmentally friendly or “green” building approaches and actions that could be taken to better support the sustainability goals in the Comprehensive Plan. Last December, the County Planning Commission passed a resolution of intent encouraging the Board to […]
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Rooker predicts tax rate will be lowered, but overall taxes will increase to address County’s needs
This morning, Albemarle County Supervisor, Dennis Rooker (I-Jack Jouett), appeared on WINA’s Charlottesville Live with Jane Foy and Rob Schilling, and spoke with callers about tax rates, the budget, and expanding businesses in the community. The highlight of the radio program was when Mr. Rooker predicted the County’s tax rate would be lowered in this […]
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Supervisors discuss open government and procedures for ‘other business’ matters
At the February 7, 2007 meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors there was a discussion about improving the public’s access to matters raised under the category of “other business.” This has typically been a time reserved late in the meeting for ad-hoc informational items and committee reports, the details of which are not […]
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Good article on growth and development
Today’s Washington Post has a great front page article that discusses some growth and development issues relevant to Charlottesville-Albemarle (W. Post 2/8/07: Area Officials Struggle To Fit Lid on Growth ). “To hear some activists and local officials in Virginia tell it, the key to slowing rampant growth is to follow the lead of many […]
