UVA Foundation acquires another Ivy Road property and 45 other October 2022 transactions

Welcome to another summary list of property transactions in Charlottesville. I have been doing these monthly lists for almost two years as a way of better understanding the city I’ve been documenting for a long while now. I still have a lot to learn. I started this after I wrote a series of article about…

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Albemarle County Schools seek consultant to study persistence of achievement gaps

Albemarle County Schools have issued a request for proposals for a firm to better understand why many students consistently remain behind. (view the RFP) “Results for our students of color are not the same as other demographics groups,” reads the background for the request for proposals. This is what Ellen Osborne was referring to earlier…

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Pruitt announces candidacy for Scottsville seat on Albemarle Board; Osborne to seek School Board re-election

UVA Law student is first to announce in 2023 Albemarle Supervisor elections A small group gathered on the steps of the Albemarle County Office Building Saturday afternoon to support the first candidate to make a formal announcement to run for the Board of Supervisors.  “My name is Mike Pruitt, and I’m a Democrat running for…

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Albemarle Fire Rescue staff has begun staffing North Garden

Full-time fire rescue personnel are now supplementing emergency response efforts in southern Albemarle County. Albemarle County Fire Rescue is now staffing the North Garden Volunteer Fire Company Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. This began on November 7.  In a release sent out by Albemarle County this week, Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston said…

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Jefferson Scholars buys property slated for 64 apartments near UVA

An entity associated with the Jefferson Scholars Foundation has spent $4.3 million to buy six properties near Scott Stadium that had been planned for construction of a 64 unit apartment complex on 1.59 acres.  Maury Holdings LLC paid 253.8 percent over the 2022 assessment to buy the properties, five of which are undeveloped. A historic…

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