September 27, 2023
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Charlottesville’s complete draft zoning code is available for review; would increase density across city, but height scaled back in residential neighborhoods

Sean Tubbs22 mins

Charlottesville’s draft Development Code available for review A 443-page consolidated draft of Charlottesville’s proposed Development Code is now ready for review, a month before the first public hearing is to be held on whether to advance it on to City Council or request further updates. The draft was originally intended to be published the week…

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Council agrees to renew lease with McGuffey Arts Center

Sean Tubbs12 mins

For many years, the City of Charlottesville rented out properties throughout the city with no central way of knowing who was where, how much they were paying, and whether the public was receiving any benefit by subsidizing tenant rents. Last year, Council was briefed on efforts to get the issue under control. (read the story)…

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Move2Health Equity presents 2021 transportation survey results to City Council

Sean Tubbs02 mins

The current administration of the City of Charlottesville has inherited a city government that has struggled to turn ideas for road and multimodal improvement into completed projects. For instance, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded three Smart Scale grants to the city in 2016, but none of them has yet gone to construction. The city saved…

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Council discusses additional funding for Vibrant Community process

Sean Tubbs11 mins

Charlottesville human services officials have asked City Council for more money for nonprofit agencies that provide services for individuals and households in need. That was one takeaway from a December 5, 2022 work session on the city’s Vibrant Community Fund. (agenda memo) The city issued a request for proposals for funding in early October. The number…

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Pruitt announces candidacy for Scottsville seat on Albemarle Board; Osborne to seek School Board re-election

Sean Tubbs22 mins

UVA Law student is first to announce in 2023 Albemarle Supervisor elections A small group gathered on the steps of the Albemarle County Office Building Saturday afternoon to support the first candidate to make a formal announcement to run for the Board of Supervisors.  “My name is Mike Pruitt, and I’m a Democrat running for…

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Fifth District candidates answer questions on Pell Grants, broadband

Sean Tubbs02 mins

All across the United States, registrars will begin counting up the ballots cast on Tuesday and in early voting. In Virginia, 930,017 people have already cast ballots according to the Virginia Public Access Project. That including 88,035 in the Fifth Congressional District.  That leaves a lot of people who may not yet have decided how…

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Good and Throneburg explain positions on taxation to Chambers in the Fifth District

Sean Tubbs01 mins

Three more sleeps until Election Day. As of yesterday, Nearly 790,000 Virginians have cast early ballots, a number that is more than double the 344,594 early votes cast in all of 2018. Thanks to the Virginia Public Access Project for providing that data.  The main item on the ballot across all of Virginia are elections for…

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Good, Throneburg offer differing visions on defense’s role in local economy

Sean Tubbs01 mins

We are very close to the election, and many people have already cast their ballots. Many more will do so as early in-person voting and they have until Saturday at 5 p.m. to do so. In our part of Virginia, the main item on the ballot this year are elections of the U.S. House of…

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