The Albemarle County Planning Commission voted 7-0 Tuesday night to recommend approval of an ordinance setting criteria that farm wineries, breweries and distilleries must meet in order to host events. The commission voted on the measure after a public hearing at which about a dozen county residents thanked the commission and county staff for their […]
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Divided Planning Commission recommends approval of AHS cell tower
A torn Albemarle County Planning Commission voted Tuesday night, 3-2, to recommend approval of a 125-foot wireless tower that will be worth more than $50,000 to the county schools. Commissioners Pam Riley and Bruce Dotson did not attend the meeting. The wireless facility, which will sit between the baseball diamond and the football field on […]
Panel skeptical of funding school capacity planning through bond referendum
A county schools’ plan to ask for $500,000 for capacity planning at Albemarle High School as part of a proposed $35.5 million November bond referendum met resistance Tuesday night. After a brief public hearing, the Albemarle County Planning Commission reached consensus in favor of the brick-and-mortar items on the list but said they did not […]