Later on today, the Charlottesville Planning Commission will meet with the Charlottesville Planning Commission to discuss the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the next fiscal year which begins on July 1, 2021. Last week, Council discussed the proposed $160 million CIP for the next five years. When they adopt a budget in April, Council will…
Planning got underway in 2013 At a budget work session later today, City Council is expected to take a final decision on the fate of the West Main Streetscape. The multimillion project stems from a planning study that began in 2013. The project has been split into four phases in order to secure funding from…
The Charlottesville City Council will be presented with a $160 million five-year capital improvement program (CIP) that anticipates spending $50 million on a reconfiguration of middle school education. Council and School Board will meet Thursday, January 28 at 5 p.m. to discuss budget preparations. (meeting info)
The fallout from the economic shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic means that Charlottesville is facing a tougher financial future than would have been expected. Last night, the City Council got an update on the city’s financial picture. Ryan Davidson is a senior budget analyst with the city. (read the report) “There’s been a marked decline…
As the January 6, 2021 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement was being recorded, Charlottesville City Council was holding an emergency meeting in closed session. That meeting comes a day after news broke that the firm Ralph Andersen and Associates has stopped work on a search for a new city manager. The official call cites the discussion states it will…
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is prepared to move ahead with regional administration of additional taxes on cigarettes should area localities decide to impose them. Counties can begin to levy such taxes as of July 1, 2021. David Blount is the legislative liaison for the TJPDC and he spoke at the December 3, 2020 meeting…
Charlottesville’s appointed officials sought fiscal clarity from Charlottesville’s elected officials during a budget work session on November 12 that sought to gauge Council’s willingness to seek additional revenues to pay for major projects. John Blair is the interim city manager. “As you all know there are a number of large scale capital projects that have been…
Charlottesville City Council has endorsed an agreement that describes how a $5.5 million loan from the city to the Piedmont Housing Alliance will be used for the first phase of the redevelopment of Friendship Court. “It has been over four years getting to this point and with a tremendous amount of work from in particular on…
On October 19, 2020, Charlottesville City Council signaled they would approve a performance agreement for direct city investment of $3 million in public housing renovation and development. The funding will be used for the Charlottesville Redevelopment Housing Authority’s nonprofit to renovate Crescent Halls and new units at South First Street. CRHA currently is authorized by the…
An audio and written summary of Council’s September 30 work session on the $49 million project The current Charlottesville City Council has directed staff to proceed with a study to find ways to bring down the costs of the West Main Streetscape, a long-planned project that has a current cost estimate of $49 million and…