The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has directed staff to further review the county’s zoning rules governing the location and approval of cell phone towers, but its members disagreed last week about whether the policy can be amended at a faster pace. Federal law signed by President Barack Obama in February and a ruling by the […]
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Rivanna Conservation holds discussion on dredging
On October 10, 2012, the Rivanna Conservation Society convened an information session on plans for dredging the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. RCS chairman Jack Brown moderated a question and answer session with Thomas L. Frederick, Jr., executive director of the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority. Frederick was asked a series of questions by Brown, followed […]
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Albemarle passes resolution seeking notification of VDOT’s herbicide applications
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Wednesday, requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to notify the county executive and to publish a written statement on the VDOT website at least 30 days prior to spraying herbicides along county roads. This resolution is the result of an Aug. 16 incident, in which Supervisor Ann […]
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Supervisors approve changes to site-plan review process
Another item in Albemarle County’s economic vitality action plan has been achieved. Earlier this month, the Board of Supervisors voted to approve changes to the site plan review process. “The whole process is a cleaner process that I think will save a lot of time for staff and the public,” said Supervisor Dennis S. […]
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Albemarle panel recommends approval of annual cider festival at Castle Hill
Managers of a historic property in Albemarle County came before the Planning Commission on Tuesday with a request to expand the holding of special events at a farm with a new hard cider operation. Twenty residents spoke at the public hearing, the majority raising concerns about event traffic and noise being introduced in the rural […]
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Soundboard 10-5-2012 – Charlottesville’s news straight from the source
Soundboard: Charlottesville’s news straight from the source. A collaborative local news radio program by WTJU 91.1 FM, Charlottesville Tomorrow, and C-Ville Weekly. Each Friday from 9-10 AM, tune in to hear area journalists and guests discuss local news, culture, and community issues in the Charlottesville area. Whether we’re talking about city politics, scientific innovations, or the local music scene, […]
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Public calls for more inclusion and interdependency in local planning effort
In the first of four community forums held Wednesday at CitySpace, area residents offered suggestions for improving the vision and goals developed by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission as a part of a three-year planning grant. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the TJPDC a $1 million “sustainable communities” planning grant […]
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Supervisors question status of major road projects
A routine briefing by the Virginia Department of Transportation’s top official in Albemarle County provided an opportunity for the Board of Supervisors to ask tough questions about several major road projects in the area. Currently, U.S. 29 goes from eight-lanes to four-lanes north of the South Fork Rivanna River. In 2011, the Commonwealth Transportation Board […]
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Hundreds show at Western Bypass meeting
Well over 500 people packed the auditorium at Jack Jouett Middle School on Thursday to weigh in on an environmental assessment that the Virginia Department of Transportation has conducted on the Western Bypass of U.S. 29. VDOT produced a draft EA in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. The last environmental study […]
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More details emerge on future transportation concepts
The executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission shared new details Wednesday about proposed concepts that will be considered by the Metropolitan Planning Organization during their revision of the region’s long-range transportation plan. One of those concepts is an 8.3-mile two-lane road that would extend northward from the proposed Western Bypass. “It […]
