5th and Avon group briefed on Southwood’s second phase

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville has filed an application to extend an existing rezoning application to cover all of the Southwood Mobile Home Park. The 5th and Avon Community Advisory Committee got a look at the details in a community meeting on November 18. (watch the meeting) Rebecca Ragsdale is now the county planner overseeing the implementation…

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Council briefed on FY21 audit; staff recommends spending $5.5M surplus on employee bonuses and salary increases

At a work session on December 6, 2021, Charlottesville City Council learned how the city fared as the books for fiscal year 2021 closed. Readers and listeners may recall there had been a concern the city would have a shortfall. Chris Cullinan is the city’s director of finance.  “I’m pleased to report that we finished…

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Latest RGGI auction brings in $85.6M in funding for Virginia

The latest auction of carbon emission credits held by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will result in Virginia receiving another $85.6 million to help fund programs to mitigate the impact of climate change. Virginia joined the program in the summer of 2020 and became the first state in the southeast to join the compact. Through…

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