A $13.5 million road project in Crozet is coming under increased scrutiny from neighbors just as the road’s closure has been pushed from summer to the fall. Virginia Department of Transportation officials met last week with about 20 residents from Old Trail Village to discuss plans for a stormwater runoff pond being built at the […]
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Split Architectural Review Board sends Crozet gas station to another work session
By Tracie Cabler Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, August 3, 2011 After years of setbacks and reviews, a controversial gas station in Crozet is potentially one work session away from approval by Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board. Following the Re-Store’N Station’s latest review on Monday, some members said they were pleased with the project’s design progress. “This […]
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Crozet’s water supply needs lowered in face of smaller population and increased conservation
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Changes in population assumptions and a 20 percent drop in per capita water use are two of the main factors driving down the projected water needs of the Crozet community in western Albemarle County. The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority is holding a series of public […]
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Talks continue for Claudius Place in downtown Crozet
By Tracie Cabler & Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, June 13, 2011 With the new Crozet Library stalled for lack of funding, it appears a new commercial building will be the cornerstone of a major expansion of downtown Crozet. As the design for Claudius Place works its way through Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board, the […]
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Crozet Library project likely to have missed favorable construction market
By the end of the summer, the parking lot for the new Crozet Library will be completed. As for the $9.6 million, 20,000-square-foot library itself, Albemarle officials said last week that, absent sufficient capital funding, its start date was uncertain and the project may have missed the window of a very favorable construction market. Trevor […]
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See the community in 3D: The Claudius Place project in Crozet, VA
Hyperlocal community news in 3D Charlottesville Tomorrow is pleased to share 3D visualizations of the proposed Claudius Place project in Crozet, VA. Claudius Place is a two-story 6,067 sq. ft. commercial project in downtown Crozet currently under review by Albemarle County. First floor is 1,967 sq. ft. featuring a State Farm Insurance office in one […]
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Re-Store’N Station fails architectural review test
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The Albemarle Architectural Review Board has panned the design for a 2-story gas station and convenience store proposed for U.S. Route 250 in Crozet. The Re-Store’N Station received little support at a meeting Monday from either board members or Crozet residents. Listen using player above or […]
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Panel OKs preliminary plans for Re-Store’N Station
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Tuesday, May 10, 2011 A split Albemarle Planning Commission has approved a preliminary site plan for a 2-story gas station and convenience store on U.S. 250 in Crozet . Crozet residents once again came out and raised concerns about the scale of the project. Rendering of the Re-Store’N Station by […]
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Albemarle to advertise current real estate tax rate for FY2012
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Three members of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors said Monday they would support a one cent increase in the real estate property tax to pay for new infrastructure. However, a motion to advertise the higher rate failed on a 3-3 vote. Supervisor Duane Snow “It’s important […]
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Two long-awaited road projects poised to move forward in Albemarle
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, December 8, 2010 A pair of projects to improve two key Albemarle connector roads will move forward this winter after years of planning. A $13.5 million project to widen a stretch of Jarman’s Gap Road in Crozet will be advertised for construction in January 2011. The right of way […]
