Both the Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan and the Climate Action Plan set their sights on the future of one of the services provided by the municipal government. “The City of Charlottesville owns and maintains a natural gas utility, fossil fuel utility, which we recognize,” said Lauren Hildebrand, the city’s utilities director. “We’ve been operating this utility…
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors did not have the ability to update their zoning code at an electronic meeting in March 2021. That was during a time when a state of emergency was in effect and many localities in Virginia had put “continuity of government” rules in…
The word Albemarle will be dropped from the name of the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center as of July 1, 2024. The future use of the word “area” is one of the many changes announced this morning by Charlottesville City Schools. “Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools are proactively working together to ensure…
A second independent has emerged in the race to represent the Rivanna District in the Albemarle Board of Supervisors. Thomas Fadeley has filed a statement of organization with the Virginia Department of Elections to run as an independent in the November election. Fadeley joins fellow independent David Rhodes in the race to challenge incumbent Supervisor…