Another work session and another potential candidate for Supervisor On January 16, 2007, the Albemarle County Planning Commission met for a work session on the proposed Biscuit Run development in the County’s Southern urban growth area. The proposal before the board is a rezoning request that currently encompasses up to 3,100 homes on 828 acres. […]
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County holds Places29 work session
Planning Commissioners Marcia Joseph and Cal Morris review the Places29 Master Plan Maps On January 16, 2007, the Albemarle County Planning Commission met for a work session on the Places 29 Master Plan, the master planning process currently underway for the Route 29 North corridor. This meeting was an information update in advance of a […]
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Ann Mallek Running for Supervisor in White Hall
Earlysville Democrat Ann Mallek has announced her intentions to run for the White Hall District seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. A formal announcement is expected later in January. Ms. Mallek told Charlottesville Tomorrow, “I am definitely running.” It appears the campaign website is coming together here: http://www.annmallekforsupervisor.com. She also announced her campaign […]
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Toscano submits bill to aid Albemarle’s TDR initiative
On the first day of the 2007 General Assembly, Delegate David Toscano (D-57th) filed a bill ( HB2503 ) that would aid in Albemarle County’s effort to implement a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program. TDR legislation was passed by the General Assembly in the 2006 session giving local government the ability to launch TDR […]
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County joins Chamber of Commerce and allocates $250,000 to create new jobs
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action today to create a $250,000 “jobs development opportunity fund” (renamed from an “economic development opportunity fund”) and to join the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce [ see agenda item ]. Both initiatives received significant discussion and were approved by identical 4-2 votes with Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller) […]
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Top-10 Growth & Development Stories of 2006
In my weekly appearance on WINA AM 1070 with Coy Barefoot on the Charlottesville Right Now program, Coy and I will count down the top-10 growth and development stories of 2006. Call 977-1070 to get on the air and share your insights. Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Top-10 Growth and Development Stories of 2006 Honorable mention stories for […]
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The transportation debate in Richmond
As we head into the next session of the Virginia General Assembly, I urge readers of this blog to keep a close eye on the analysis from Jim Bacon at Bacon’s Rebellion . He has had several good posts this week ( At Last, a Real Land Use Debate ) about the transportation proposals coming […]
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Supervisors to hold public hearing on economic development and Chamber membership
The agenda has been released for the first meeting in 2007 of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors . The first item of business on January 3rd will be the election of the Board’s Chair and Vice Chair. Supervisor Dennis Rooker (Jack Jouett) served as Chairman during 2005-2006 and he indicated at the last meeting […]
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City to offer Internet access to live and on-demand video of public meetings
Great news from the City of Charlottesville… starting January 2, 2007, the public will have access to both live streaming video and on-demand archival video of the meetings of City Council, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Architectural Review. The City has implemented an Internet broadcast product from Granicus. The media release notes that: […]
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Biscuit Run developers update County on transportation proffers
On December 19, 2006, the Albemarle County Planning Commission met for another work session on the Biscuit Run rezoning. Located immediately south of Charlottesville and Interstate 64, Biscuit Run is now proposed to have 3,100 homes on 920 acres of land in one of the County’s designated growth areas. This was an informational meeting in […]
