Area police chiefs address Senior Statesmen of Virginia
The past two years have seen an uptick in the amount of violent crime in the Charlottesville Albemarle area, mirroring…
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Council officially refers zoning updates to Planning Commission
For over three and a half years, the city of Charlottesville has been conducting an overhaul of its land use…
Comment period open for Virginia’s withdrawal from carbon trading program
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order #9 just hours after taking the oath of office in January 2022. The document signaled the…
Sanders weighs in on Dairy Market Phase 3
The firm Stony Point Development Group is rethinking their plans to proceed with a land use application for the third…
Due diligence finds no major obstacles so far to Albemarle’s purchase of 462 acres near Rivanna Station
Albemarle County continues to conduct a full review of what further actions may need to be taken if a planned…
Your feedback sought for two “pipeline” studies for future transportation projects
There is a lot of growth happening across the entire region and there is endless planning work intended to inform…
Albemarle seeking input on proposed changes to cell tower policy
The county has hired CityScape consultants to review Albemarle’s rules for cell tower approvals to see how they might be…
Sanders names new Deputy City Manager; Thomas to be permanent fire chief
The empty seat for Deputy City Manager for Operations in Charlottesville did not stay vacant long. City Manager Sam Sanders…
Deadline extended to apply for vacant Charlottesville Planning Commission seat
The release of a consolidated draft of Charlottesville’s future zoning code has been delayed another week, which could push back…
UVA responds to U.S. Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling that ended the ability of higher education institutions to…