By Kurt Walters Charlottesville Tomorrow Sunday, September 25, 2011 At the final public hearing for the Biscuit Run State Park master plan, Albemarle County officials issued a self-described “plea” for the state to further consider the inclusion of athletic playing fields. The nine-month-long planning process has ended with a number of amenities sought by local […]
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State completes public hearings for proposed state park
State officials wrapped up the public planning effort for the future Biscuit Run State Park at a meeting Monday evening. While no state funding has been identified to build and operate the park, that hasn’t deterred local residents from actively participating in the planning effort. Click image for larger version of August 1, 2011 Biscuit […]
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Athletic fields not in the plans for Biscuit Run State Park
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, August 1, 2011 When asked what facilities the public favored for Biscuit Run State Park , about 50 percent of the comments received by the Department of Conservation and Recreation indicated athletic fields should be a priority. The second-largest block of votes, about 19 percent of the total, favored […]
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Public gives feedback on plans for Biscuit Run State Park
Related Biscuit Run Stories: Biscuit Run State Park goals and objectives refined in advance of public hearing – 5/3/2011 , By Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow Planning team calls for athletic fields at Biscuit Run State Park – 3/8/2011 , By Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow State kicks off Biscuit Run State Park planning effort as deal […]
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City Council’s sixth town hall dominated by traffic concerns
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, May 13, 2011 About 90 city residents gathered at Johnson Elementary School on Thursday for the sixth community town hall meeting held by Charlottesville’s City Council during the past year. Mullberry Avenue residents Beth Stein & David Tooley Neighbors from Fry’s Spring and Johnson Village provided abundant feedback on […]
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Biscuit Run State Park goals and objectives refined in advance of public hearing
This article is an extended version of what appears in today’s Daily Progress By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Tuesday, May 3, 2011 The Charlottesville-Albemarle community continues to put its unique imprint on the plans for the future Biscuit Run State Park . A 27-member advisory committee held its third meeting Monday after spending two […]
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Planning team calls for athletic fields at Biscuit Run State Park
Related Biscuit Run Stories: State kicks off Biscuit Run State Park planning effort as deal remains under scrutiny – 1/30/2011 , By Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow Biscuit Run state park could open in 2014 – 7/27/2010 , By Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow Kaine speaks at Monticello to announce success on conservation goal, Biscuit Run acquisition […]
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State kicks off Biscuit Run State Park planning effort as deal remains under scrutiny
Related Biscuit Run Stories: Biscuit Run state park could open in 2014 – 7/27/2010 , By Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow Kaine speaks at Monticello to announce success on conservation goal, Biscuit Run acquisition – 1/8/2010 , By Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow Biscuit Run bought by Virginia to create new state park in Albemarle – 12/31/2009 […]
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Biscuit Run state park could open in 2014
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, July 27, 2010 The director of Virginia’s state park system said Biscuit Run could open as a park within four years, depending on whether the General Assembly approves a bond referendum in 2012. “If the stars all line up, it could happen,” said Joe Elton, state parks director. The […]
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Norris asks for Old Lynchburg Road project to be expedited
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, June 23, 2010 When Charlottesville’s capital improvement program (CIP) for FY2011 was developed this past spring, the president of the Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association expressed his concern the budget included no funding next year for a $3.7 million project to add sidewalks and safety features to his neighborhood’s busiest […]
