By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Thursday, August 18, 2011 The Albemarle and Charlottesville planning commissions were briefed Tuesday night on a regional effort to update each jurisdiction’s comprehensive plan . The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for an initiative called “Many […]
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Green builders encourage local action on major environmental challenges
TIMELINE FOR PODCAST: 00:06:31 — Amanda Burbage , Staff Planner, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Presentation 00:22:31 — Andy Lowe , Albemarle County’s Environmental Compliance Manager 00:45:00 — Cynthia Adams , Director of the Local Energy Alliance Program Presentation 01:02:15 — Ann Jurczyk , Virginia Outreach and Advocacy Manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Presentation […]
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Supervisors briefed on county participation in livability initiative
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, August 8, 2011 Albemarle planning staff have told the Board of Supervisors they will focus on county priorities while updating the Comprehensive Plan , alleviating concerns by some board members that staff would be consumed by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission’s livability initiative . “We clearly understood that […]
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Community groups briefed on livability grant
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Representatives from more than 40 area groups gathered Monday to hear details of a project to coordinate the update of Charlottesville and Albemarle County’s comprehensive plans. “The more voices we can get involved, the more successful [the project] will be because it will have the representation […]
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Livable Community planners roll out draft performance management system
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, June 24, 2011 Around 60 people attended an open house at the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration on Thursday to provide input on how the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission should track progress for the Livable Communities project. “We want good data for good planning […]
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Hundreds show up for debate on planning grant
The public and the Albemarle Board of Supervisors debated Wednesday whether a $1 million federal grant is a golden opportunity for cooperative planning or a Trojan Horse threatening individual liberties and private property rights. A spirited crowd of more than 300 packed Lane Auditorium at the Albemarle County Office Building to discuss the Livable Communities […]
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Live audio streaming of tonight’s Albemarle Supervisor meeting
Charlottesville Tomorrow will be streaming a live audio broadcast of the Wednesday, June 8 meeting of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors. The board will receive a presentation and take public feedback on the Comprehensive Plan update process and its relationship to Sustainability Communities Grant (aka the TJPDC Livable Communities Project). There will also be a […]
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Local activists call for public action on environmental and sustainability initiatives
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Thursday, June 2, 2011 When the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hold a highly anticipated work session next Wednesday evening on local planning initiatives, two interest groups are hoping to sway the board by showing that public opinion is on their side. The Jefferson Area Tea Party has been beating […]
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Supervisor Thomas calls for MPO to change western bypass policy
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Thursday, May 26, 2011 Albemarle County Supervisor Rodney S. Thomas has called for the Metropolitan Policy Organization to reconsider a 2002 resolution that prevents funding from being allocated for construction of the proposed Western Bypass of U.S. 29 . “I’ve been trying to get the U.S. 29 [bypass] back on […]
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Tea party plans campaign to stop TJPDC grant
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, May 25, 2011 The Jefferson Area Tea Party plans to ask city officials to end their involvement with a federal grant that is being used to coordinate a joint review of Albemarle County and Charlottesville’s separate comprehensive plans. “Any statement that we’re making in terms of [ the sustainability […]
