The Albemarle County Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend approval of the Monticello United Soccer Club’s application for the construction of four soccer fields and a parking area for as many as 96 vehicles off Polo Grounds Road. The four new fields would be on a parcel not far from the Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle’s […]
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Albemarle considers allowing more urban agriculture and livestock
As it updates its Comprehensive Plan, Albemarle County is considering adding language that would allow more agricultural uses in its urban areas. Currently, all forms of agriculture are permitted in rural zoning districts, but in urban residential areas livestock is forbidden and gardens are allowed only as an accessory to an existing structure, namely a […]
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Local group sees nightclub’s resurrection as a healing opportunity
When it was razed in the 1960s as part of Charlottesville’s urban renewal project, Vinegar Hill lost dozens of local businesses that were a staple in the African-American community. Now, with the opening of the Jefferson School City Center, a group of locals is trying to resurrect some of that lost history. The Vinegar Hill […]
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McIntire botanical garden proposal gets support from City Council
For close to a year the Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation has been working to create a plan for what the eastern side of McIntire Park will look like following the completion of the Meadow Creek Parkway. The plan Charlottesville City Council viewed July 16 featured an improved Dogwood Vietnam Memorial and a relocated […]
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Air station at AHS monitors ozone levels in Albemarle County
On the grounds of Albemarle High School, a small metal structure sits sniffing the air for pollutants and recording what it finds. Installed in 2008, the Ambient Air Monitoring System has been measuring the amount of ozone and PM2.5, the term for fine solid and liquid particulates 2.5 micrometers and smaller, in Albemarle County. The […]
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Water authority celebrates completed upgrades and environmental dividends
The mood was celebratory as local officials gathered to witness the dedication ceremony for the newly improved Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility treats wastewater for all of the city of Charlottesville and for Albemarle County’s urban areas, including Crozet. The event marked the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority’s completion of the first major […]
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As biosolids applications begin, practice still has champions and detractors
Driving down a country road in Albemarle County, one would hardly think twice seeing the small sign posted along a driveway. About the size of a “For Sale” sign and forest green, it often escapes the notice of passing motorists. This sign on Earlysville Road gives public notice that a farm is going to be […]
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Albemarle Planning Commission kicks off review of affordable housing policy
Albemarle’s Planning Commission is working to improve the way the county can best provide affordable living choices to its residents. The commission’s recommendations will be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors later this year as it considers changes to the 2005 Affordable Housing Policy and whether to make it part of the updated Comprehensive Plan. […]
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Routes to Greer Elementary, Jouett Middle School to get safer
Almost all of the students at Greer Elementary and Jack Jouett Middle School get there either by taking the bus or being driven by a parent. “There are no sidewalks on Lambs Road … it’s just not safe,” said Dieckmann Cogill, a transportation planner hired by the Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation. However, that […]
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County holds roundtable to discuss ways of streamlining the development review process
Members of the development community, environmental leaders and Albemarle County officials came together last week to discuss proposed changes to the development review process. The adjustments are intended to streamline the process by which projects are reviewed. “It’s really about trying to shorten those timeframes, avoid those regulations that are not necessary, continue to maintain […]
