City details terms of S&P Global’s lease for downtown building

Charlottesville’s Office of Community Solutions continues to review leases the city has with third parties who rent space. Council held a work session on the topic in May and learned that until now there was no central place in city government entrusted with keeping track of leases for about 145,275 square feet of floor space and about…

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Planning Commission recommends approval of 11 units at 1000 Monticello Road 

The Charlottesville Planning Commission has recommended approval of a special use permit for additional density at 1000 Monticello Road in the Belmont neighborhood that would allow for 11 units and a small commercial space on the ground floor. A split City Council denied a similar permit in February 2021 with the majority expressing concern about adverse…

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Environmental Protection Agency sounds warning about PFAS in drinking water

The United States Environmental Protection Agency today has issued four advisories on the potential for “forever chemicals” in water supplies. The term PFAS covers per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances which are used in the manufacture of many products people use every day such as non-stick cookware, food packaging, electronics, and more. These substances do not break…

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