Plus, the city’s Police Civilian Oversight Board finally secures independent counsel.
Category: Health and safety
These are stories about health care, environmental issues, policing, crime, the stresses of inequities — all the things that make us healthy or unhealthy in expected and unexpected ways.
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After two years without independent counsel, Charlottesville’s police oversight board has an attorney to represent its interests to the city
New counsel will review suggested ordinance changes that will shape the Board’s role before a planned meeting with City Council.
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Charlottesville city officials promise not to displace unhoused community members during an encampment cleanup effort this week
Citing public health, safety and environmental concerns, city staff and a local landscaping company will clean up trash and install portable toilets and sharps disposal containers at the site Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25.
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In Orange and Louisa, residents and public officials voice concerns over proposed Valley Link transmission line
Residents are speaking out about potential negative impacts on homes and farmland, and many local governments are finding their influence is limited, as the fate of the project rests with state regulators.
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Fluvanna Board of Supervisors approves Tenaska plant despite Planning Commission’s opposition
Supervisors voted 4-1 in favor of the proposed power plant, which now needs state-level approval before construction can begin in 2028.
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Gordonsville officials establish town hall, visitor center as donation sites for food pantry and clothes closet
Good Samaritan Inc. is especially in need of easy-to-prepare food items for “weekend backpacks” for Orange County Public Schools students, said program director Valencia Bailey.
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Fluvanna Supervisors meet March 18 to decide fate of proposed Tenaska plant
The meeting follows a heated Planning Commission meeting in January.
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Free pop-up healthcare clinic coming to Fishersville in March will offer exams, glasses and more
The nonprofit’s pop-up clinic requires no ID or insurance — but spots fill fast.
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Help shape the future of fire and emergency services in Charlottesville
Residents are invited to share insights and identify priorities for the Charlottesville Fire Department at a March 4 town hall.
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An Albemarle County farm joined over 100 others in a multimillion project to study how to stabilize farm labor — then the USDA cut research funding
After the Trump administration canceled a UVA research project, farmers and experts say a rare chance to evaluate farm labor reforms may be lost.
