The Charlottesville City Council has taken the first step toward formally accepting more than $8.6 million in funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation to upgrade the intersection of Barracks Road and Emmet Street. The project includes constructing new right-turn lanes on both westbound Barracks Road and on northbound Emmet Street. A pedestrian refuge island […]
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Council makes several appointments to Planning Commission
The Charlottesville City Council has made three appointments to the seven-member Planning Commission, but only one will join the body right away. Lyle Solla-Yates, a resident of 10th & Page, will join the body effective immediately to fill a vacancy. “I’ve been hoping to do this for a long time,” Solla-Yates said shortly after the […]
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Design panel to review 4th Street mural
Plans for a mural on Fourth Street Northeast to commemorate the memory and legacy of Heather Heyer are scheduled to go before the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on Tuesday. “While the proposed mural content will engage the tragic events of August 2017, this will not be an explicit memorial to Heather,” reads an application […]
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Council addresses tax grant program, reviews capital programs
The Charlottesville City Council’s review of the proposed $179.3 million budget for fiscal year 2019 continued last week with a work session on the capital improvement program. The meeting is the second of several events planned on the city’s spending plan before adoption on April 10. The March 15 meeting began with a review of […]
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Council begins budget review at first work session
The Charlottesville City Council is in the midst of a review of City Manager Maurice Jones‘ recommended $179.3 million operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2019. The first public hearing will be held at Council’s meeting tonight. Council held their first work session on the budget on March 7, 2018. These sessions offer Councilors […]
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Open house held for future trail hub near Wegmans
The public had its first chance Thursday to see plans for a “trail hub” designed to connect current and future pathways near 5th St. Station in Albemarle County. “This came out of a conversation that [county trail planner] Dan Mahon and I had about five years ago, and he showed me his maps,” said Billie […]
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Group to be briefed with first rezoning for Habitat’s Southwood redevelopment
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville on Thursday will present details of the first phase of a redevelopment plan that will transform the Southwood Mobile Home Park into a mixed-use, mixed-income community. “The community-generated design principles presented in this zoning map amendment will create a mixed-income, mixed-use community that prioritizes the non-displacement of the community […]
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Commission takes action on apartment complex near downtown
The Charlottesville Planning Commission has issued its final approval of a preliminary site plan for an apartment complex at 1011 E. Jefferson St. that could have up to 127 units. “Approval of a site plan is a ministerial function [over] which the Planning Commission has little or no discretion,” reads the staff report for the […]
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Design process begins for East High streetscape
The public engagement process has begun for the first of three local streetscapes the Virginia Department of Transportation is funding through its Smart Scale process. “The East High Streetscape is a project that had its beginning in the Strategic Investment Area plan, which was adopted five years ago,” said Timothy Motsch, transportation project manager for […]
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Design position elevated in budget
PLACE group debates role’s change to assistant city manager level A community engagement position approved by Charlottesville’s City Council last year has been elevated to an assistant city manager for design and development and will be advertised this spring. “This person has to have a steel skeleton and charisma galore,” said Mike Stoneking, chairman of […]
