Cultivate Charlottesville, in collaboration with the City of Charlottesville and other community partners, has launched a 24/7 text hotline to connect central Virginians with food resources in their area.
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RSWA lowers tipping fees at Ivy MUC
The cost of dumping some types of waste at the Ivy Material Utilization Center will be lower in January. The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority has approved the reduction of tipping fees to bring them in line with surrounding localities. The rate for domestic municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris on Jan. 1 will […]
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First phase of Rivanna plan released
The first step of an eventual master plan for the riverfront in Charlottesville and Albemarle County has come to fruition. The initial phase of the Rivanna Corridor Study, facilitated by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, has a goal of making the river a center of economic development, recreation and cooperation between the city and […]
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School Board tweaks proposed anti-racism policy at work session
The Albemarle County School Board moved closer to approving a new anti-racism policy at a work session on Thursday, but it continued to draw criticism from local anti-racist activists. The School Board directed staff to begin developing an anti-racism policy in July. The direction came after numerous parents and community members affiliated with the Hate-Free […]
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Albemarle Planning Commission moves entrance corridor proposal forward
Albemarle County soon could have its 22nd entrance corridor. The Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously endorsed the creation of an overlay district along a part of East Rio Road and the John W. Warner Parkway. The measure now moves to the Board of Supervisors for a final vote. Developments along the county’s entrance corridor overlay […]
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New developer, Gallifrey Enterprises, plans Scottsville Road neighborhood
A new neighborhood may be coming to an approximately 13-acre property in Albemarle County at the intersection of Galaxie Farm Lane and Scottsville Road. Nicole Scro, founder of Gallifrey Enterprises, and Kelsey Schlein, a land-use planner for Shimp Engineering, recently presented the project to the 5th and Avon Community Advisory Committee. “The first step in […]
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Albemarle School Board evaluates achievement gaps
The Albemarle County School Board on Thursday took a deep dive into student achievement data at its annual State of the Division work session. The county’s public schools are fully accredited for the 2017-18 academic year, but the division’s pass rates on Standards of Learning exams for math, history and science were slightly below state […]
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Citizen committee floats idea of rezoning Pantops
A committee of Pantops residents and stakeholders has endorsed guiding principles for the future of the community — like protecting the Rivanna River and encouraging neighborhood-scale development — and a vision of land use for the area. The Pantops Community Advisory Council has been reviewing the existing Pantops Master Plan, which the Albemarle County Board […]
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‘Almost every piece of land in 29 North is in play’
A recent estimate placed the number of people living in the northern Albemarle development area in 2045 at 17,971. With so much development on the horizon, what will life be like in northern Albemarle in five or 10 years? Is Albemarle’s infrastructure ready?
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JABA set to become second long-term tenant of Yancey Community Center
The Yancey Community Center is starting to become a reality as long-term tenants finalize leases for the former elementary school. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors was set to approve the Jefferson Area Board for Aging as the center’s second long-term tenant on Wednesday, but JABA asked to postpone the vote to discuss additional logistics. […]
