Podcasts and segments of podcasts created by Town Crier Productions
The title of Sanders’ presentation was “Setting a New Standard and Managing Expectations” and will need approval from Council to get the funding in place
Among the items is a request for a study of ways localities could assist with rent stabilization if older apartment complexes are purchased by investment companies. Theoretically.
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.
A very brief update on major construction projects at the University of Virginia.
Council has approved the acquisition of land for a pocket park in the Meadows neighborhood, land to complete the 250 Bypass commuter trail, and land along Moores Creek to help complete the city-wide green belt.
This particular roundabout wouldn’t be built until the end of this decade and there is still time for the planning process to work its way through with a public hearing scheduled for spring 2025.
Charlottesville City Council has agreed to pay a coalition of affordable housing providers to purchase the 6.46 acre property. There is an audio version of this post if you’d like to hear people in their own words.
The Office of Human Rights has recently hired two investigators and the ordinance change would allow them to do work on behalf of the federal government under a workshare agreement.
Charlottesville would not be the Virginia city to take advantage of the new salary maximums that the General Assembly agreed to in this session. The vote on August 19 will be the first time Council approved a salary increase since 2017.
Anyone who wanted to make a payment to the City of Charlottesville in-person were sent to alternatives offices. DMV-Select will not immediately return to City Hall.