Claudette Grant, Senior Planner, Albemarle County Where were you born (and raised, if different)? My parents migrated to the United States from the island of Jamaica. For a variety of reasons they decided to settle in Hartford, Connecticut, which is where I was born and raised. When and why did you move to the Charlottesville/Albemarle […]
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Wayne Cilimberg, Albemarle County
Wayne Cilimberg, Director of Planning Where were you born (and raised, if different)? Born and raised in Richmond. I’ve lived in Virginia all my life. When and why did you move to the Charlottesville/Albemarle area? Moved from Culpeper in 1989, but I had actually been commuting from there since I started with the County Department […]
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Charlottesville bypass again being sought
12/27/2010 * Danville Register & Bee [ full story ] For nearly four decades there has been talk about building a U.S. 29 bypass around Charlottesville as part of ongoing improvements to the highway from the North Carolina line to Interstate 66, west of Washington D.C. Danville built a bypass around the city, as did […]
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Home energy efficiency program anticipates reduced energy costs and “green jobs”
An organization created to encourage residential energy efficiency has launched a contest to get residents retrofitting their homes and installing renewable technologies. Local leaders say the benefits will include reduced energy costs and the creation of new jobs. “The Home Energy Makeover Contest is an initiative that will help…to educate local homeowners about the importance […]
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Pantops advisory council shares concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety
When the Pantops Master Plan was adopted in March 2008 , the Pantops Community Advisory Council (PCAC) was created to oversee its implementation. The council now sees challenges similar to those facing all of the County’s master plans, how to pay for infrastructure to support a growing community. Two of its members recently gave an […]
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‘I want those Yankee dollars’
7/29/09 * Culpeper-Star Exponent [ full story ] A new Amtrak coming to Culpeper Oct. 1 is not intended to serve commuters. But the addition of a second, shorter-running daily passenger train is expected to improve reliability, free up seats on the other daily Amtrak and attract tourists from the north. Though the time schedule […]
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Charlottesville Planning Commission studies “permanent housing for the homeless”
As he seeks election to a second term on City Council, Mayor Dave Norris (D) has championed the use of a new model of housing for the homeless called single-room occupancies (SRO). These units would be low-rent studio apartments that would allow qualified applicants a place to stay with some level of support services. However, […]
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City Council approves $700K program to address pedestrian safety concerns
Audrey Dannenburg with the Virginia Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired describes how the improvements will assist those with visual impairments City Council has approved a slate of specific recommendations to improve pedestrian safety in several key areas of Downtown Charlottesville. Up to $700,000 will be re-allocated from the City’s budget to help pay […]
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Council gives go-ahead to $7.5 million mall renovation
The Charlottesville City Council has approved an ambitious project to replace the bricks on the Downtown Mall over a five month period beginning January 2, 2009. The project will now no longer include the Mall’s West End plaza between the Omni and the ice park, though the work will remain budgeted at $7.5 million. Podcast […]
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Culpeper may land daily Amtrak train
5/14/08 * Fredericksburg Freelance Star [ full story ] Town Councilman Chris Snider last night told his fellow members that Culpeper could potentially have daily Amtrak business passenger rail service to and from Washington by 2010. But Dorothy Campbell, speaking during a public forum session, urged town and county residents to act quickly or that […]
