This newsletter and podcast has goals and one of them is to let the public know as soon as possible what’s going to be built. It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to take a look at what’s coming up in Albemarle County.
It has now been two years since Albemarle adopted a plan to increase the amount of housing units in the county. Housing Albemarle encourages the development of housing types other than single family homes to meet demand for places to live. “Albemarle County’s housing will be safe, decent, and sanitary; available to all income and…
A proposal to create a regional strategy to promote entrepreneurship in the region has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. The Community Investment Collaborative and Venture Central will use the “Growing Opportunity” funding for the Regional Entrepreneurship Initiative. “This project will engage a broad range of stakeholders…
The current estimate from the Weldon Cooper Center is 115,495 people as of last July 1 with a current projection of 138,525 by 2044.
A rapid growth of cyanobacteria in the lake at Mint Springs Valley Park near Crozet has led to the prohibition of swimming there. However, hiking trails, fishing, and boating are still allowed. “There have been no reported health problems,” reads a press release sent out today. “ “However, the Department of Parks and Recreation closed…
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court ruled that higher education institutions cannot use race as a factor in deciding who will be admitted as a student. The 6-3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v President and Fellows of Harvard College reversed a lower court ruling that upheld the practice. (read the opinion and dissent) University of…
Two incumbent members of the Charlottesville Planning Commission have been reappointed to additional terms. Both Hosea Mitchell and Rory Stolzenberg will serve another four years until the end of August 2027. What do Planning Commissioners do? “The City of Charlottesville Planning Commission advises City Council on promoting orderly development of community,” reads the city’s website….
The organization Cultivate Charlottesville was formed three years ago when three food-justice based groups decided to join forces. The group has been run by two co-executive directors in Jeanette Abi-Nader and Richard Morris. Now one is leaving and a replacement has been identified. “Richard Morris will be leaving his position at the end of June, while Jeanette…
There are many quirks in our community when it comes to land use and perhaps top of the list is a landlocked section of Albemarle County on the western banks of the Rivanna River surrounded by the City of Charlottesville. You may know the area as being the home of the redeveloped Woolen Mills which…
There are some odd perks to being mayor of Charlottesville, according to City Councilor Lloyd Snook. “I got a call from folks at the historical society asking me if I would be interested in a cameo appearance in a play, and I am going to be playing the part of the Governor of Virginia in…