Clearing has begun on the Albemarle Place property as a mixed use development that will be the size of two Charlottesville Downtown Malls gets underway. At the June 5, 2006 meeting of the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) , another half block of the project was approved near the location of the future Whole […]
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Transportation funding challenges
In my weekly appearance yesterday on Coy Barefoot’s radio show , Charlottesville Right Now (WINA AM 1070), I discussed with guest host Adam Gottschalk the proposed redevelopment around Crozet Pizza and the challenge the new state budget presents local transportation projects. [Podcast link coming soon] On transportation funding, I want to share two additional items […]
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Downtown Mall’s 30th Anniversary Events Scheduled
The City of Charlottesville has announced three days of events in July to celebrate the Downtown Mall’s anniversary. [ link to press release ] Downtown Mall to Celebrate 30 Years with Anniversary Celebration July Celebration Will Honor 30 Years of Contributions to the City CHARLOTTESVILLE – The City of Charlottesville along with the Downtown Business […]
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Effectiveness of groundwater policies questioned with subdivision decision
With a proposal in front of them for a new subdivision next to Glenmore called Glen Oaks , the Albemarle County Planning Commission voted to deny the 30 home proposal by a vote of 4-3 at their May 30, 2006 meeting earlier this week. Factors related to groundwater issues played a major role in the […]
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Crozet Pizza & IGA area to be demolished?
The C-Ville Weekly ran a cover story today entitled “ A change is gonna come: At a Crozet bar, the quiet before the storm .” The author seemed to be foreshadowing a meeting tonight at which the Albemarle County Planning Commission held a work session on a major new development project called Crozet Station . […]
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Developer Proffers
In my weekly appearance today on Coy Barefoot’s radio show , Charlottesville Right Now (WINA AM 1070), we plan to discuss developer proffers. Please call in between 4:30 and 5:00 PM at 434-977-1070 to share your insights. The following items got me thinking about this issue: A proffer is a voluntary condition placed on a […]
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The “Annexation Monster”
In my weekly appearance today on Coy Barefoot’s radio show , Charlottesville Right Now (WINA AM 1070), we plan to briefly discuss some of the history of annexation, attempts to merge our localities, and the Charlottesville-Albemarle revenue sharing agreement. Please call in between 4:30 and 5:00 PM at 434-977-1070 to share your insights. In my […]
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City has a new website
Sometime in the past month the City of Charlottesville rolled out a new website . I must have missed all the fanfare, but I did find all my links to their old site broken today! So with the links repaired, I’ll encourage residents to check out the new resources online. Here are a few goodies […]
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Places29 Open House
On March 18, 2006, Albemarle County held a public open house to present three design alternatives for the Places29 Master Plan . This open house was held in advance of a weekend workshop in which each alternative for the 20-year development of the Route 29 North corridor will be presented in more detail for the […]
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North Pointe Commentary
In this post I want to share several comments from County staff and the North Pointe representatives which immediately preceded the May 10, 2006 public hearing and which I think help inform the North Pointe discussion in advance of the next public hearing to be scheduled this Summer. Major outstanding issues involve transportation, the form […]
