On Saturday, February 18, 2006, Charlottesville and Albemarle Democrats held their monthly breakfast at the offices of the Jefferson Area Board of Aging (JABA). The two declared Democratic candidates for City Council, Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro , participated in a candidate forum, in front of about 60 citizens, which was moderated by Kay Slaughter, […]
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Albemarle Place and Charlottesville Tomorrow on WINA
The upcoming development Albemarle Place , at the intersection of US 29 and Hydraulic Road, was the subject of the WINA radio program “Charlottesville Live” the morning of February 14th. Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Brian Wheeler and Albemarle Place developer Frank Cox sat down in the studio with hosts Jane Foy and Dick Mountjoy to discuss the […]
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Crozet Master Plan Town Meeting
In a town hall meeting called by Albemarle County staff members to address infrastructure projects currently underway in Crozet, more than three hundred Crozet residents gathered at Western Albemarle H.S. Thursday night to listen and express concern for the status of the Crozet Master Plan . The meeting was an opportunity for county staff to […]
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North Pointe Needs More Work
On February 8, 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held their second worksession of the year on the proposed 270-acre North Pointe development (893 residential units + offices/retail) near Airport Road on 29 North [ agenda ]. As it turned out, a one-hour meeting was not enough, and the Supervisors decided to schedule another […]
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County leaders discuss joint transit system with UVA & City
County leaders discuss joint transit system with UVA & City On February 8, 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held a second worksession on the development of the County’s 2007-2010 Strategic Plan [ agenda ]. This meeting focused on education and transportation issues. Staff is working to help the Board identify specific measurable transportation […]
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Albemarle Place: More than traffic under review
At this week’s meeting of the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB), there were a lot of questions about the next steps for Frank Cox’s Albemarle Place project. This was the second worksession held by the ARB to help the applicant refine their site plan before it is submitted for a formal review. Albemarle Place […]
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Albemarle Place Update
Last month, Charlottesville Tomorrow unveiled our Transportation Matrix , a comprehensive listing of the area’s major road and transit projects. However, one project you will not find on that list yet is a long-term plan for the intersection of Hydraulic Road and US 29 . It has been studied in the past and always comes […]
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Julian Taliaferro Announces for City Council
Now two City Democrats have declared their interest in two seats on the Charlottesville City Council. Former Charlottesville Fire Chief Julian Taliaferro announced today that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the May 2, 2006 City Council Elections. City Democrats will have a mass meeting to nominate their candidates March 4th. Mr. […]
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Kaine’s plan and local government
Charlottesville Tomorrow’s focus is purely on local government and issues in the City and County. However, I do get lots of questions about Governor Kaine’s ideas on land use and transportation issues and his interest in having the General Assembly grant more authority to local governments. I thought today’s article in the Washington Post provided […]
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January 2006 MPO Policy Board Meeting
MPO accepts Transportation Funding Options Report, receives feedback on Biscuit Run/Fox Ridge development, and gets an update on Places29 master plan. The Policy Board of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met on January 18th to discuss the transportation needs of the region. The MPO is the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making among Charlottesville, Albemarle, […]
