As Albemarle County’s population continues to grow, so too has a demand for the county to provide more parks and recreational services. “The public very much values the parks and recreation system,” said Mike Svetz of PROS Consulting, a firm the county hired to conduct a needs assessment for the county. “Parks and trails have […]
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Albemarle supervisors seek new information on future Hedgerow park access
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has asked county staff to draw up new plans for a future entrance and parking area for the proposed Hedgerow Park after questioning a $2.4 million cost estimate to access the project from U.S. 29. “We think we have a Cadillac here and we’re not really asking for a Cadillac,” […]
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Albemarle supervisors ask City Council to defer Ragged Mountain vote
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has asked the Charlottesville City Council to “indefinitely” postpone a vote on whether some trails at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area should be opened to bicycles. “The county’s existing regulations applicable to the Ragged Mountain Natural Area do not allow biking,” supervisors wrote in a Dec. 15 letter to […]
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City panel briefed on Ragged Mountain trail changes
The Charlottesville Planning Commission was given the chance recently to comment on a plan to allow bicycling and running at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area. “To be clear, consensus is not required,” Brian Daly, director of the city’s parks department, said at a commission meeting Wednesday. “As part of the process, what we wanted to […]
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City parks board recommends bikes at Ragged Mountain Natural Area
After a year of community study and debate, an advisory group has recommended that Charlottesville allow bikes on some trails at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area. The Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted, 6-2, to recommend that the City Council approve the use of bikes on limited trails at the property, which until recently […]
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Public split during hearing on Ragged Mountain Natural Area
Charlottesville’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board heard from dozens of speakers this week on whether trails at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area should be reserved for hikers or opened up to joggers and cyclists. “One thing that’s evident from all of the comments is that there’s a great deal of passion and interest in this […]
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Ragged Mountain Natural Area poised to open to cyclists, dogs
A network of trails at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area could be opened to cyclists, runners and dogs after Charlottesville officials consider changing rules governing the space. Management of the land was transferred to the city from the Ivy Creek Foundation in September after the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority completed the new Ragged Mountain […]
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Albemarle accepts 340 acres for future park south of Ragged Mountain Reservoir
Albemarle County officials are expected to start planning for a future county park, but when the facility will open to the public is unclear. Supervisors on Wednesday voted to accept 340 acres south of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir that the Nature Conservancy has held since December 2006. It formerly belonged to the late Jane Heyward, […]
