EDITOR’S NOTE — March 27, 2009: This story has been corrected in response to the comments from Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris . We regret the error that led to the omission of the Charlottesville Housing Fund initiative and the use of the City’s Strategic Investment reserve fund. The original story compared Charlottesville and Albemarle’s operational […]
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Council modifies downtown parking; keeps 2 hour spots
In the early spring of 2008, Neighborhood Development Services for the City of Charlottesville hired consultants to conduct a study of downtown parking. They examined whether there are currently enough parking spaces to meet today’s needs as well as the demand for the future, whether the parking in the core of the city is meeting community […]
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Council holds work session to learn more about poverty in Charlottesville
The Charlottesville City Council held a work session on poverty to identify and discuss poverty related issues faced by the City. The November 6, 2008 work session began with a presentation by Director of Social Services Buz Cox entitled, “What is poverty?” One of Cox’s suggestions was for the City to provide or assist with […]
