In his monthly appearance before the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors , VDOT’s Jim Utterback announced today that the Proffit Road railroad bridge replacement project, first reported by Charlottesville Tomorrow on March 1st , will start on June 12, 2006 closing Proffit Road for 60-90 days. The project costs are being covered by Norfolk Southern […]
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County Supervisors to Podcast Meetings
This morning the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors decided to move forward with a three to six month trial project to prepare audio podcasts for each of their meetings. Unlike the City of Charlottesville, which has television coverage of City Council meetings thanks to their franchise agreement with Adelphia Cable, the County has no existing […]
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Two reports released on local growth
I have not done an analysis of these two reports yet, but I wanted to provide a link to them both since Coy Barefoot just had me on WINA talking about them. I expect they will be widely discussed in the community. More analysis to follow. Free Enterprise Forum [ website ] Locked Out: The […]
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Albemarle Place: Four trees, a twenty foot wall, and national security
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB) met today continuing its review of the Albemarle Place development approving Blocks A & B which includes the area south of Sperry Marine running to the 7-Eleven at the intersection of Hydraulic and US 29. County staff also informed Charlottesville Tomorrow that a new preliminary site plan was […]
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Don’t forget to vote Tuesday May 2nd!
The City of Charlottesville is holding its 7th Annual Government Services Fair on the Downtown Mall today. At their table on the Mall, Voter Registration staff are reminding citizens to vote Tuesday, May 2nd . This will be the last May election in the City, which switches to a November schedule in 2007, and the […]
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City Council Candidate Forum #4
On April 26, 2006, about a dozen people attended a City Council candidate forum for next week’s City Council Elections being held on May 2nd. This forum was sponsored by Earth Week Charlottesville and Democracy for America . The forum was moderated by Bob McAdams of Democracy for America and held in the City Council […]
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RWSA introduces draft of drought response plan
The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority ( RWSA ) introduced a draft version of a new drought response and contingency plan at their Board of Directors meeting on April 24, 2006. While all the local reservoirs are full and neither Charlottesville nor Albemarle are currently facing drought conditions, lagging levels of rainfall over the winter […]
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City Council Voter Guide Released
In advance of the May 2nd election for two seats on the Charlottesville City Council , almost 17,500 households in the City will receive this week a ten-page non-partisan voter guide, courtesy of Charlottesville Tomorrow . The guide allows voters to compare candidates’ answers to eight questions concerning their priorities and experience for City Council […]
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Community Chalkboard opening ceremony
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression held their dedication of the Community Chalkboard and Podium: A Monument to the First Amendment today on April 20th. The slate wall is located in front of City Hall at the east end of the downtown mall and exists as a venue for the excercise […]
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Biscuit Run work session #2
On April 18, 2006, the Albemarle County Planning Commission held its second formal work session on the rezoning request for the proposed Biscuit Run development. The Planning Commission, planning staff, and the applicant discussed the development plans and potential environmental impacts to the existing terrain at this site in the County’s designated growth area South […]
