By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Six of the eight candidates running for the Charlottesville City Council gave their view on the Meadow Creek Parkway , the water supply plan and electoral reform during a forum held Tuesday by Charlottesville Tomorrow and The Daily Progress. Independent candidates Scott Bandy and Paul Long […]
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VDOT moving forward with Meadow Creek Parkway construction
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Sunday, September 11, 2011 An engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation said last week that using an alternative method to ford a stream in McIntire Park will not significantly raise the cost of the city’s portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway . Photosimulation of the 65-foot long bridge to […]
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Audio & Video of Charlottesville City Council candidate forum
On July 20, 2011, Charlottesville Tomorrow and The Daily Progress co-sponsored a city council candidate forum for the seven candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for three of the five seats on Charlottesville City Council. About 150 people filled the Burley Middle School auditorium to hear the candidates respond to questions posed by the moderator, […]
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Public use of Meadow Creek Parkway’s walking trail delayed
A multi-use trail built alongside Albemarle County’s portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway will not open at the end of this month as previously announced. “We can’t open anything until we actually complete construction,” said Karen Kilby, program manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Culpeper District. Photo by Sabrina Schaeffer/The Daily Progress At a […]
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Colette Blount launches campaign for Charlottesville City Council
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Colette E. Blount announced Wednesday that she is entering the race for the Democratic nomination for one of three seats on Charlottesville City Council. Blount, who turns 47 next month, was elected in 2007 to the Charlottesville School Board and has lived in the community since […]
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Council won’t block parkway construction
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, June 8, 2011 The Charlottesville City Council will not stand in the way of construction of the Meadow Creek Parkway through McIntire Park , despite pleas from opponents who want a federal judge to first rule on the legality of funding for the roadway’s interchange with the U.S. 250 […]
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Final regulatory hurdle cleared for city’s portion of Meadow Creek Parkway
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, June 3, 2011 The Virginia Department of Environment Quality has issued a permit that will allow contractors to begin work on the city’s portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway , a project known as McIntire Road Extended . “This is the final approval needed to execute the contract and […]
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Dumler announces campaign for Albemarle Board of Supervisors
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, May 27, 2011 Scottsville attorney Christopher J. Dumler has entered the race to succeed Lindsay G. Dorrier Jr. on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Dumler, 26, will seek the nomination of the Democratic Party when it holds a caucus later this summer. Dorrier announced in March that he […]
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McIntosh enters race for Democratic nomination to Charlottesville City Council
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Retired attorney Peter McIntosh announced Wednesday that he is entering the race for one of three seats on Charlottesville City Council. McIntosh said he would seek the Democratic party’s nomination at the unassembled caucus, or “firehouse primary,” to be held on August 20. McIntosh, 67, moved […]
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Galvin enters race for Democratic nomination to Charlottesville City Council
By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Thursday, May 19, 2011 Charlottesville architect Kathleen M. Galvin announced Thursday that she is entering the race for one of three seats on Charlottesville City Council. Galvin, 55, was elected in 2007 to the Charlottesville School Board and has lived in the community since 1983. Her school board term ends […]
