By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, May 20, 2011 The Planning and Coordination Council — a joint body with representation from the city of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the University of Virginia — met Thursday and discussed both the Livable Communities Planning Project and the community water supply plan . Officials agreed to revise a […]
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Albemarle to postpone decision on whether to participate in regional planning grant
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, May 18, 2011 An agreement to formalize the community’s involvement in a three-year joint planning grant will not be ratified this month, as previously anticipated. Albemarle County has decided to postpone a decision on whether to sign on to the Livable Communities Planning Project , a joint planning effort […]
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Boyd announces he will seek a third term on Albemarle Board of Supervisors
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, May 13, 2011 Republican Kenneth C. Boyd announced Thursday that he will seek a third term on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors . Boyd has represented the Rivanna District since 2004 and served as chairman during 2007-2008. Boyd, 63, moved to Albemarle County in 1982 to work for Jefferson […]
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Large turnout for kickoff of local planning effort
A large crowd of community members, both new and old, gathered at the Albemarle County Office Building on Wednesday to participate in the launch of the Livable Communities Planning Project . Funded by an almost $1 million federal grant, the effort is being coordinated by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission . The three-year project […]
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Three-year regional planning effort to launch on Wednesday
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Despite challenges facing some regional projects like the water supply and the Meadow Creek Parkway, Charlottesville, Albemarle, and University of Virginia will launch a three-year planning effort Wednesday under the rubric “ many plans, one community .” Stephen W. Williams, Executive Director, TJPDC Coordinated by the […]
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City and county planning commission talk coordination, sustainability
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, March 28, 2011 Work has begun on implementing a $999,000 “sustainable communities” grant awarded last year to the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission . The Albemarle and Charlottesville planning commissions gave input on the grant at a joint work session on Tuesday, March 22. Listen using player above or […]
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Livable Communities expert addresses area planners
The executive director of an Atlanta-based organization that encourages quality growth made a presentation to an audience of Charlottesville and Albemarle County planners on September 5, 2008. Jim Durrett of the Livable Communities Coalition was invited by Albemarle County to make the presentation, which reviewed several strategies that communities can use in order to create […]
