The Albemarle County School Board wrestled Thursday night with how its high schools will embrace student-directed and experiential learning while adequately assessing knowledge and producing credits that colleges will accept. The discussion comes as school officials are looking to increase high school capacity, either with an addition to Albemarle High School or with an entirely […]
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Albemarle officials briefed on shortfalls in five-year financial plan
As Albemarle County approaches another budget cycle, county staff has begun preparing the Board of Supervisors to make tough decisions about how to balance its expectations with projected revenues. “We are much more sluggish in our revenue projections and estimates than we had thought,” said County Executive Thomas C. Foley. Supervisors were presented with a […]
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More details emerge on U.S. 29 construction plans
The leader of a stakeholder panel that is overseeing more than $200 million worth of construction projects in the U.S. 29 corridor said Thursday that he is listening to its members, despite complaints to the contrary shared with the Virginia Secretary of Transportation. Philip A. Shucet told the Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel that […]
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Albemarle to receive additional cash to pave rural roads
Road funding changes endorsed this week by the Commonwealth Transportation Board mean Albemarle will receive $5 million in funds that can only be used to pave dirt roads. “Nearly 200 miles of Albemarle County’s 800 miles of secondary roads are still unpaved,” said Joel DeNunzio, the administrator of VDOT’s Charlottesville residency. When Gov. […]
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Delays mounting for bypass design and construction
Virginia Department of Transportation officials expect the cost of the U.S. 29 Western Bypass to balloon by at least $4.7 million as the project falls more than five months behind schedule. The Federal Highway Administration has been reviewing an environmental assessment of the bypass since August to determine whether the project’s previous approvals are […]
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Republicans won’t challenge McKeel in Jack Jouett
The Albemarle Republican Committee did not recruit a candidate to challenge independent Diantha McKeel in the race to represent the Jack Jouett District on the Board of Supervisors. Party rules indicate that the caucus is to be canceled if only one candidate files paperwork before late May. “That has happened and our candidates […]
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VDOT to show two alternatives for Western Bypass interchange
The Virginia Department of Transportation is slated to unveil Thursday evening two new alternatives for the southern terminus of the U.S. 29 Western Bypass. Skanska and Branch Highways, the firms chosen to build the entire bypass, developed the designs. VDOT must get approval from the Federal Highway Administration for the southern interchange because the new […]
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Residents ask for Gillums Ridge Road to be paved
Residents of Gillums Ridge Road in western Albemarle County appealed to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday to complete an unfinished paving project. “Several years ago, the Virginia Department of Transportation paved part of that road,” said Tim McLaughlin, who has lived there with his wife for 34 years. “Because we live near Interstate 64 […]
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New site eyed for area’s busiest library
With work on the new Crozet Library nearing completion, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will soon consider whether to buy land to move the regional library system’s busiest branch. “Northside has been inadequate as a library probably for about the last six years,” said Calvin Morris, chairman of the county’s Planning Commission. “It’s too […]
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Transportation planner to challenge Thomas in Rio district
The assistant director of the JAUNT paratransit agency has declared he will seek the Democratic nomination for the Rio District seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors “We’re all fortunate to call Albemarle our home, but there’s one thing that is certain,” said Jaymie L. “Brad” Sheffield. “Growth is occurring all around us.” Sheffield, 39, […]
