Charlottesville has doubled its taxable value in ten years
Since 2016, the city’s total taxable value has increased over 104 percent from $5.945 billion to over $12.16 billion.
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Procurement round-up: Charlottesville seeking firms to update stormwater management code
Looking through procurement notices is a good way to track what’s happening across local and regional government
Albemarle Supervisor Pruitt provides short briefing on low-barrier shelter plan
Another in a series of brief stories tracking the development of 2000 Holiday Drive
Sanders gives first progress report on operations plan for 2000 Holiday Drive
The City Manager pledged to give a two-minute update on negotiations at each Council meeting
Charlottesville’s FY26 budget on track for surplus
The fiscal year ends on June 30 and an audit will officially determine the amount leftover
Increased cost of right-of-way negotiations for Stribling Avenue upgrade leads to temporary pause
Only a quarter of the necessary parcels of land have been purchased with some hold-outs demanding over $100,000 for easements
Many details remain to be worked out for how three groups will work together at Charlottesville’s future low-barrier shelter
One outcome of the May 13 work session is an agreement to meet every two weeks to continue progress toward an operational plan
Council holds first reading on how to use CDBG funds in 2026
CDBG stands for Community Development Block Grant
City Council presented with The State of Homelessness 2026 by four nonprofit groups working on the issue
A second work session will be held on May 13 at 4 p.m. in CitySpace
Charlottesville City Council approves funding for affordable housing projects
The Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund was created in 2008 and is now one of several sources of money the city offers to nonprofit developers