The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has agreed to study whether the former Levy Opera House in Court Square could be used as a shared general district court with the city of Charlottesville. Co-location was the main recommendation of a task force of city councilors and the supervisors that has been exploring ways to […]
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Albemarle and Charlottesville continue court negotiations
Negotiations to keep Albemarle’s court system in its historic setting in downtown Charlottesville are continuing, according to one county official. “I think we’re making baby steps forward,” said Supervisor Ann H. Mallek at a recent meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Albemarle is expected to make a decision within the next year about whether to […]
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Albemarle Supervisors still open to moving courts from Charlottesville
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday directed staff to continue studying moving the county’s court system to a new site in parallel with negotiations to keep the facilities in downtown Charlottesville. Albemarle plans to spend tens of millions of dollars over the next several years to expand the capacity of its courts to […]
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Albemarle Supervisors open to moving courts from downtown
Albemarle County supervisors on Wednesday revived the possibility of moving the county’s court buildings out of downtown Charlottesville to a new location yet to be determined. That option was discarded in May, when the previous board directed staff to pursue negotiations with the city of Charlottesville to expand facilities in Court Square. Relocating would cost […]
