Yesterday, I made my weekly visit to Coy Barefoot’s radio show on WINA. The topic of the day was the proposed North Pointe rezoning under review by Albemarle County. Sean Tubbs and the Charlottesville Podcasting Network have the podcast available here: http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2006/05/17/rightnow-northpointe/ As I described on the show, I took some time last weekend to […]
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Another block of Albemarle Place approved by ARB
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) met today continuing its review of the Albemarle Place development approving Block F which is a portion of the development between Sperry Marine and the old Comdial facility. Block G on US 29 between Sperry and Comdial still requires approval from the ARB and, while it was discussed […]
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No decision at North Pointe public hearing
The public filled the Burley Middle School auditorium tonight (likely over 150 people were in attendance) to give the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors three hours of feedback on the North Pointe rezoning request [ project website ]. Almost 40 speakers testified, many sporting buttons either for or against the project, which if approved would […]
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Supervisors review Mountain Overlay District Committee Recommendations
On May 10, 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held a work session to review recommendations from the Mountain Overlay District Committee. The Committee began its work on this project in April 2004 and, after 30 meetings, has completed its recommendations on the framework for a new ordinance to govern development activities in the […]
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North Pointe heads to public hearing May 10th
North Pointe is a proposed development along the Eastern side of US 29 North just past Forest Lakes North and the Airport and Proffit Road intersection. The Board of Supervisors is holding a public hearing on this project this Wednesday, May 10th, starting at 6:00 PM at Burley Middle School on Rose Hill Drive. While […]
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Meadowcreek Pkwy Interchange Meeting
The City of Charlottesville’s 250 Interchange Steering Committee held their fourth meeting yesterday [ meeting materials ]. This committee is planning the interchange for Route 250, the Meadowcreek Parkway, and McIntire Road. The committee reviewed the themes of the public comments received at the March 23, 2006 citizen information meeting and in the period shortly […]
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Board of Supervisors recommends adjusting growth area boundary for NGIC
The Albemarle County Planning Commission will receive a resolution from the Board of Supervisors to modify the 29 North growth area boundary to facilitate the expansion of the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC). At their May 3, 2006 meeting, the Supervisors voted 5-1 in favor of the boundary adjustment that would pull thirty acres into […]
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Drought management plan introduced to Board of Supervisors
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors heard from Gary Fern, the new Executive Director of the Albemarle County Service Authority on the draft drought response and contingency plan at their Wednesday, May 3, 2006 meeting. Fern presented the different stages of the drought response plan and explained some of the processes involved in meeting necessary […]
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Board of Supervisors discuss transportation matters
On May 3, 2006, VDOT’s Jim Utterback made his monthly transportation report to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Of particular interest among the items discussed were plans to close Proffit Road for 60-90 days beginning June 12th to replace the railroad bridge; a detour and temporary traffic light on Polo Grounds Road; and funding […]
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Faulconer Construction submits final site plan for Ivy Business Park
Supervisor Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller District) announced in the Board of Supervisors meeting today that Faulconer Construction Company submitted their final site plan to Albemarle County late last week. Last December, Faulconer prevailed in their court case against Albemarle County appealing a unanimous decision by the Board of Supervisors which had rejected their site plan […]
