Demolition permit filed for 303 Alderman Road
The single-family house would be replaced with six market-rate townhouses
August 2024
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Two dozen apartments planned for land next to Meadowbrook Shopping Center
The 24 units on .83 acres would be allowed by-right pending certification that half of them will be provided to renters at below-market prices to the satisfaction of the city’s Office of Community Solutions.
In July, opponents of Beard Mountain Winery forced postponement of public hearing for event venue to this upcoming Tuesday night
The public hearing is now scheduled for August 27, 2024.
Both Republicans on Albemarle’s Electoral Board express concern about potential use of ranked-choice voting
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors got a briefing from the Director of Elections and the Electoral Board on what the county would need to switch to ranked choice voting in 2025. There’s audio in this article if you want to listen to everyone in their own voice.
Albemarle demolished three houses on Rolling Road in June
This story is one of many that comes from a quarterly report of Albemarle’s Facilities and Environmental Services Department. There’s a link to that in the story.
City manager report: New name for area’s solid waste drop-off point
Did you know what the Ivy Materials Utilization Center did? Does the new name of Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center help? That’s one piece of information from City Manager Sam Sanders’ report to City Council from August 19.
Sanders provides updates on Stribling Avenue sidewalk project
The sidewalk improvement project was a condition of the Planning Commission’s support for a rezoning for 170 units on 12 acres in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood.
Charlottesville issues public notice of funding for affordable housing projects
The City of Charlottesville expects to spend at least $10 million a year on projects initiated by nonprofit housing developers as well as the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
No left turns ever again at Hydraulic Road and U.S. 29 starting Monday
The prohibition on left-turns from Hydraulic Road onto U.S. 29 is intended to increase times that vehicles can move through the intersection. That also creates more time for people to walk through the pedestrian improvements planned as part of the project.
Regional housing group unveils dashboard
The Central Virginia Regional Housing Partnership’s dashboard continues a trend of making data more accessible to the public.