WINA is reporting that City Councilor Blake Caravati is not seeking a 3rd term on Charlottesville City Council. Elections for two City Council seats will take place this May. City Democrats will have a mass meeting to nominate their candidates March 4th. The other current councilor with a term expiring at the end of June […]
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County to Discuss Joining Economic Development Group
At the January 11, 2006 County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board is scheduled to discuss whether to become a dues paying member of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development (TJPED). Charlottesville Tomorrow does not have a position on this matter, however we did help document the candidate positions on this issue in the […]
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Daily Progress Editorial on Crozet
Today’s Daily Progress has an editorial on the Crozet Growth Area and this past week’s discussions about population estimates . One item is misleading in the editorial. It suggests the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) developed an even greater population projection for up to 33,000 people in Crozet with a master plan in place. To my […]
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Supervisors Look at Crozet Growth Estimate
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors heard a report today on the build-out population of the Crozet growth area. Previously, a maximum population of 12,500 people has often been attributed as the build-out population of Crozet with the master plan in place. Crozet’s current population is about 3,600 people. However, in new research presented to […]
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Ruckersville Parkway Presentation
Posted by Lyle Solla-Yates: I attended last night’s discussion of the Ruckersville Parkway held by Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population. All three of the Parkway’s proponents presented: former Delegate Mitch Van Yahres , Bern Ewert , a candidate seeking nomination for the upcoming Fifth District race for the US House of Representatives, and local […]
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Albemarle Supervisors Sworn In
Three members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors elected in November were sworn into office today by Circuit Court Clerk Shelby J. Marshall at the County Office Building. In this photo, Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller), David Slutzky (Rio), and Dennis Rooker (Jack Jouett) can be seen taking their oath of office. Their new four-year […]
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Podcast Meets TiVo
The TiVo at Charlottesville Tomorrow’s office woke up this morning with new talents… it can now receive Podcasts! While I have not figured out if it can record them automatically, I am listening to one of our recent Podcasts on my office television. As you can see in the image on the right, my TiVo […]
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Albemarle Place Site Plan Under Review
Jim Duncan is offering some comments today on future traffic congestion issues related to the planned Albemarle Place development near Route 29 and Hydraulic Road intersection area. The site plan is under review by Albemarle County and staff have told Charlottesville Tomorrow that, while it is currently on the agenda for discussion at the January […]
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Ruckersville Parkway Discussion
I plan to attend the presentation on the Ruckersville Parkway this Thursday (weather permitting) organized by Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population . I’ll post a summary of the discussion afterwards on this weblog and hopefully some other attendees will contribute their impressions. The Ruckersville Parkway is a new road project being promoted by former […]
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Supervisors Discuss Development Process in Albemarle
At their meeting today, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors had an important discussion about the County’s development process. [Daily Progress coverage] Early in an agenda item on policies related to improving the zoning application process, Ken Boyd (Rivanna) made a proposal to create a high-level “strike force” that would work over 6-12 months to […]
