Look Back for 2024 Part One: A partial look at happenings in Charlottesville
The first in a series of summaries of what happened in 2024 with this one focused on Charlottesville government.
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Virginia Tourism Corporation makes grants to Tom Tom Festival, Fae Festival
The grants are to assist with marketing efforts for the festivals. What do you want to attend?
Bills filed in Virginia General Assembly to arm more school resource officers, extend election counting period by five hours
A periodic review of legislation pending in the 2025 Virginia General Assembly
University of Virginia Foundation purchases another property on Ivy Road
The acquisition means UVA controls two out out of four quadrants at a key intersection.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation calls for Virginia to rejoin RGGI
RGGI stands for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Virginia pulled out at the end of 2023 but a Floyd County judge ruled that was unlawful
Charlottesville joins regional transit authority; Council holds first reading on federal transit allocations
The first act of CARTA will be to get a planning grant for CARTA
Six units proposed to replace single family house in Locust Grove neighborhood
The six units will include at least three that will be restricted to individuals or households below a certain income level, but those details are not yet available for review.
HUD awards $29.1 million to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville
The award is the second-highest amount given out in this round of PRICE funding.
Charlottesville City Council appoints UVA official to Airport Commission
The city is seeking applications for all sorts of boards and commissions if you’d like try your hand at public service.
Sanders addresses low-barrier shelter before Council approves $3 million for other Salvation Army project
Council also has not yet been told a dollar amount for the FY24 surplus, an amount that is expected to be used for a variety of new initiatives.