The shortlist of six candidates gave their views on housing density, tax revenue and hiring.
Category: Government and public institutions
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Charlottesville is about to become just the third school division in Virginia to allow its union to collective bargain
“I think the fact that it was sticky and complicated and difficult makes it even sweeter. We had to work really hard for it and it feels really good,” said Jessica Taylor, president of the Charlottesville Education Association.
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One of these six people will be Charlottesville’s next City Councilor
The finalists, chosen from 20 applicants, will address the Council and community in a public hearing Monday.
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City Council is choosing around 5 finalists out of the 20 people who applied to be appointed
The finalists will have time to speak at Monday’s Council meeting.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Local property assessments rose 25% in two years, which means higher tax bills and more money for local governments
“These two reassessment cycles have been larger than any I’ve seen since I’ve been with the city,” said City Assessor Jeffrey Davis.
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8 people have applied to be Charlottesville’s next City Council member, here’s who they are
Council will appoint someone next month to replace Sena Magill, and there’s still time to apply.
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Judge dismisses former Charlottesville Police Chief Brackney’s racial discrimination suit
“Our advice to the defendants: Don’t go whistling Dixie yet, because we have only just begun to battle,” said Brackney’s attorney Charles Tucker.
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UVA has repeatedly failed to pay its graduate students on time — and no one at the university can figure out why
“This doesn’t happen to other employees,” said campus union chair Laura Ornée.
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Judge dismisses one count in Confederate statue lawsuit, but principal allegations remain
Two Confederate legacy groups are suing in an attempt to force Charlottesville to take the Lee statue back from the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
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Want to join City Council? This is what Councilors say they’re looking for in an interim member
“I think it will be important to appoint someone who, as much as possible, shares the perspective Sena brought as a City Councilor,” said Councilor Michael Payne.
