On September 13, 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved two new Crozet developments erasing a “line in the sand” that was drawn in early August when the Board indicated they were unlikely to authorize new rezonings until developer proffers were substantially increased and the funding of infrastructure was more adequately addressed. Westhall Phase […]
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Rural area phasing and clustering proposals fail to move forward
On September 13, 2006, a deadlocked Albemarle County Board of Supervisors failed in their attempt to move forward new proposals to strengthen efforts to protect the County’s farms, fields and forests, a goal established in their 2005 update of the County’s Comprehensive Plan. [ Link to agenda item ] The first item considered in the […]
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City Council receives development status report
On September 5, 2006, the Charlottesville City Council received a development status report from Jim Tolbert, the City’s Director of Neighborhood Development Services. In a series of six PowerPoint presentations with 155 slides, Mr. Tolbert reviewed the development projects completed since 2003, development in progress, projects in various stages of review or discussion, and potential […]
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Task force searching for feedback and ideas with survey of development community, citizens and staff
The County’s Development Review Process Task Force met today and approved a set of survey questions, five each for the public and for the development community, in an effort to determine what the County could improve upon in its public engagement and in its process for rezonings and special use permits. The online and paper […]
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Duane Zobrist named to County Planning Commission
At today’s meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor David Wyant (White Hall) received approval for his nomination of Duane Zobrist to the Albemarle County Planning Commission to complete the remaining term of Jo Higgins who resigned last month. Mr. Zobrist’s term will run until December 31, 2007. Appointed to the Crozet Community […]
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County Planning Commission seeks enforcement of Hollymead Town Center proffers
In their September 5, 2006 meeting, the Albemarle County Planning Commission unanimously rejected a request from LeClair Ryan attorney Steve Blaine representing Target and Hollymead Town Center LLC for a two-year extension on the deadline to build a new road behind the Harris Teeter and Target stores. The Hollymead Town Center development is divided into […]
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Kevin Lynch & Ken Boyd appear on WINA
On September 5, 2006, City Councilor Kevin Lynch and County Supervisor Ken Boyd appeared separately on WINA’s Charlottesville Live with Jane Foy and Jay James as part of the program’s monthly Government Day episode. Kevin Lynch talked about the Eastern Connector and other transportation projects and funding issues. Ken Boyd talked about the County’s efforts […]
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County worksession on affordable living choices
On August 29, 2006, the Albemarle County Planning Commission held a worksession with Ron White, Albemarle County’s Chief of Housing, and representatives from non-profit partners in the affordable housing community. The purpose of the meeting was to review the County’s strategic goal regarding the availability of affordable living choices for its residents, to review current […]
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C-Ville Weekly Story and the Mayor’s Blog
C-Ville Weekly has a story today about the City Market and a letter sent to Mayor Brown and signed by 16 community members. I want to clarify a few points and provide some helpful links in case you are visiting Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog because of that story. I was one of 16 individuals who signed […]
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Proffit Road closure to continue to late September
Proffit Rd will remain closed as the Norfolk Southern rail road bridge replacement work continues until about September 24, 2006 , according to VDOT’s Darin Simpson. As reported by Charlottesville Tomorrow in May , VDOT told the Board of Supervisors that the road might be closed as long as 90 days, but they hoped the […]
