Albemarle County received $819,300 in new proffers in the first three months of this calendar year, and spent $814,000 from various proffers collected in the past several years. The information was released as part of the County’s 3rd Quarter Proffer report, which also states the County has the potential to receive up to $56.7 million […]
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Local leaders define dredging task force membership, charge & timeline
On June 30, 2008, four local officials met to review the responsibilities and membership of a proposed task force to study maintenance dredging at the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. Charlottesville City Council was represented by Mayor Dave Norris , the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors was represented by Chairman Ken Boyd , the Albemarle County […]
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New funding gap opens for Meadowcreek Parkway
This chart depicts the growth in the cost of the Meadowcreek Parkway along with the decline in the County’s share of secondary road fundin g from the state The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has increased the cost estimate for Albemarle County’s portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway by $5 million to $30.6 million. A recent […]
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Business leader gives Austin vs. Aspen update
On June 21, 2008 local businessman Gary Henry gave his “Austin vs. Aspen” development presentation to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Democratic Breakfast. Henry, a Board member of the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council, is continuing his efforts to call attention to a fork in the road that he sees approaching for the area’s future; one branch leading to […]
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An update on Bundoran Farm with David Hamilton
Areas marked in yellow depict areas of working farmland that are preserved at Bundoran Farm On the June 24, 2008 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” Coy Barefoot speaks with David Hamilton of Bundoran Farm , a “preservation development” near North Garden. Throughout the course of the show, Hamilton explained to Coy what that means. ”We’ve […]
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County approves preliminary plan for hospital facility on Route 250 West
At their June 24, 2008 meeting the Albemarle County Planning Commission approved a preliminary site plan for the University of Virginia’s Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) on Ivy Road. The project, a 50 bed hospital facility for patients staying longer than 25 days, can move forward as long as the final site plan addresses […]
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County to review new UVA hospital facility for Route 250 West
At their June 24, 2008 meeting the Albemarle County Planning Commission will review a preliminary site plan for UVA’s proposed Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) . The site plan requires both a critical slopes waiver and a review of compliance with the Albemarle County Comprehensive. County staff has recommended approval of the site plan. […]
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MPO Considers Transportation Component of Places 29 study
(Second of two posts) While the Places29 Master Plan remains somewhat stalled, the Transportation Component has been released and was presented to the MPO at their June meeting. Harrison Rue took the MPO Policy Board through the long-term document, which suggests hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation improvements over the next 25 years. Podcast […]
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MPO discusses transportation improvements, streetcar
(First of two posts) The MPO Policy Board covered a lot of ground at its monthly meeting on June 18, 2008. Topics included the first public hearing for the MPO’s Draft Transportation Improvement Program , the first detailed overview of the transportation component of the Places29 Master Plan , as well as updates on the […]
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Frederick outlines potential paths for dredging study
In the past month, the Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors have both passed resolutions directing their representatives on the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority to study the possibility of dredging the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir to both boost storage capacity as well as to maintain its long-term health for the […]
