Public comment being taken for TJPDC’s use of federal funds

“Several new affordable housing construction projects are either underway or in the planning stages but making significant progress has been challenging due to a tight real estate market in the city and in the wider region and the space constraints the city faces, along with the challenges posed by the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic,”

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Council officially refers zoning updates to Planning Commission 

For over three and a half years, the city of Charlottesville has been conducting an overhaul of its land use policies in order to increase density. On Monday, City Council took another step towards completing the process by officially directing the Planning Commission to make up with a formal recommendation on how to proceed. “This…

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Sanders weighs in on Dairy Market Phase 3

The firm Stony Point Development Group is rethinking  their plans to proceed with a land use application for the third phase of their Dairy Market development. I reported the basic details in the July 12 edition of this newsletter and followed up in a C-Ville Weekly article the following week.  Stony Point Development group held a community meeting…

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Sanders names new Deputy City Manager; Thomas to be permanent fire chief

The empty seat for Deputy City Manager for Operations in Charlottesville did not stay vacant long. City Manager Sam Sanders has appointed Steven Hicks as the replacement for the position he held for two years before getting the top position.  Sanders has also named interim chief Michael Thomas as the permanent head of the Charlottesville…

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Council authorizes gun buyback program

An initiative to help combat gun violence will move forward. Charlottesville City Council has approved an ordinance that will allow the Police Department to create a buyback program for firearms.  Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis told Council that the city will partner with another entity to conduct the transactions.  “We would be reaching to a…

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