Albemarle and Charlottesville launch new effort on joint climate action work

Both Albemarle County and Charlottesville have individual climate action plans that have been approved in recent years. Today the two localities have launched Resilient Together, a new initiative to indicate how the two localities work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate mitigation.  “Locally, we are experiencing longer, hotter heat waves, more destructive…

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Mitchell and Schwarz appointed to be chair and vice chair of Charlottesville Planning Commission

There is new leadership at the Charlottesville Planning Commission as two members with many years of experience as appointed officials have been selected to run the meetings. Commissioner Karim Habbab read the report from the nominating committee at the group’s meeting on September 12.  “The chair is Commissioner [Hosea] Mitchell and the vice chair Commissioner [Carl] Schwarz,” Habbab…

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Charlottesville makes official notice of availability of affordable housing funds 

One of the three main recommendations of the Affordable Housing Plan adopted by Charlottesville City Council in March 2021 was to appropriate $10 million each year towards that purpose.  There were also recommendations that Charlottesville “establish clear, transparent, and competitive processes to award grants and loans for affordable housing.”   The city has separated all of the funding…

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