As Albemarle continues revising its Comprehensive Plan, county staff are recommending changes that could open the doors for more commercial uses in the county’s rural area. “This is entering into new territory for Albemarle,” said principal planner Elaine Echols. “The rural areas have been pretty much off-limits for commercial activities.” Since 1980, the Comprehensive Plan […]
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RWSA receives cost estimates on carbon filtration for water supply, approves pilot tests
The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority board of directors has authorized testing and preliminary design for the use of granular-activated carbon as a secondary water disinfectant for Charlottesville-Albemarle’s urban drinking water. The action at Tuesday’s monthly RWSA meeting follows last month’s reversal, by the “four boards” that manage the area water supply, to drop consideration […]
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VDOT releases draft environmental assessment for Western Bypass
The Virginia Department of Transportation has published a key document required before the Federal Highway Administration can authorize design and construction of the Western Bypass of U.S. 29. To comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, VDOT officials have written a 62-page environmental assessment that examines what changes have occurred since 2003, when the federal government […]
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Stonefield developer files appeal against city
Edens, the developer of the Shops at Stonefield, has filed a brief in Charlottesville Circuit Court asking a judge to overturn a ruling by the City Council that the developer broke the conditions of a city-issued erosion and sediment control plan. “The city’s decision is wrong, arbitrary and capricious, without factual support, improper, and contrary […]
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Rooker seeks new traffic-signal technology for U.S. 29
Albemarle County Supervisor Dennis S. Rooker is calling on local officials to support a plan to install adaptive traffic control software to reduce congestion on U.S. 29. “For about $600,000, which is the cost of building less than a thousand feet of sidewalk, we could put a state-of-the-art synchronized system on U.S. 29 covering about […]
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Albemarle’s development review process changes still a work in progress
The Albemarle Planning Commission decided Tuesday to defer its recommendation on proposed changes to the county’s development review process in order to give staff more time to revise the proposal. The changes are intended to make the review of development plans more efficient by increasing oversight earlier in the process. Among the changes the county […]
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Council holds off on major bus route changes
The City Council told the acting manager of Charlottesville Area Transit late Monday night to hold off on making a route change that would have eliminated a direct bus connection between the Fry’s Spring neighborhood and downtown. The council also wanted to wait on major changes until the completion of a study of whether the […]
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RWSA pressed on specifics of dredging proposals
The executive director of the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority told the Charlottesville City Council late Monday that the final legal barrier to the construction of a new dam at Ragged Mountain has been crossed. In May, Judge Cheryl V. Higgins ruled against a claim by Madison attorney Stanton Braverman that the City Council unlawfully […]
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Community embraces water conservation practices
At a James River Green Building Council luncheon last week, experts discussed ways for homeowners and builders to increase water efficiency and save money. The luncheon focused on WaterSense, a voluntary program designed by the Environmental Protection Agency to enhance the market for water-efficient products and services. The program sets specifications for participating manufacturers to […]
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Citizens alarmed at trucks spraying herbicides in Western Albemarle
Residents along Sugar Hollow Road in White Hall were alarmed to see trucks spraying chemicals along the roadside Thursday morning. Albemarle County Supervisor Ann H. Mallek received multiple phone calls from her constituents, some of whom followed the trucks and questioned the drivers. Mary Anna Dunn was leaving her driveway along the Moormans River with […]
