Council will appoint someone next month to replace Sena Magill, and there’s still time to apply.
Category: Government and public institutions
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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.
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Charlottesville City Councilor Magill resigns, remaining four members will accept applications to appoint her replacement
The next election to fill the seat will be in November.
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Ready the reusable bags: City and county will start taxing plastic bags Jan. 1
The five cent per bag tax will apply to grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies and any large retailer that contains groceries or a pharmacy.
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A developer’s plan to build new apartments in Scottsville shows just how unprecedented big projects are for the small town
Scottsville Town Council intended to vote on the project last week. Instead, it spent the first hour arguing over what kind of meeting it could have — or whether it could have one at all.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
If a vacant factory is turned into an apartment building, Scottsville’s population could double
Not all Scottsville residents, business owners and elected officials see eye to eye on the proposed development.
Posted inHealth and safety
City manager hopes to select new police chief by year’s end
Three candidates include the current acting chief and two officers from northern Virginia.
