New director selected for Center at Belvedere
Melanie Benjamin will succeed Peter Thompson as director
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Water production halted at RWSA plant due to detection of “forever chemicals”
The government organization that turns raw liquid from the ecosystem into safe drinking water for Albemarle and Charlottesville has halted production at one of its plants after detecting the presence of what’s become known as “forever chemicals.” The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority has temporarily stopped using the North Rivanna Water Treatment Plant after tests…
District Avenue / Hydraulic roundabout receives Smart Scale funding
An update from Commissioner Rory Stolzenberg at the June 13, 2023 meeting of the Charlottesville Planning Commission prompted me to finally confirm what transportation projects will be moving forward in the area thanks to Smart Scale. In late June, the Commonwealth Transportation Board voted to approve the latest Six Year Improvement Program. That includes funding…
Council to take first step on new precinct boundaries tonight
Last month, Councilors held a work session on one of the items on tonight’s agenda. A committee has worked on new boundaries for the city’s voting precincts and Council will hold first of two readings on enacting them. “After the 2020 election, the City of Charlottesville was kind of tagged by the state Board of…
Chamber of Commerce names new members
he organization that aims to promote the business community in the area has named new members of its Board of Directors. The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce announced six new people this week.
Greene County Supervisors select Herring as chair, Durrer as vice chair
The five member Board of Supervisors kicked off another year of business yesterday with their reorganizational meeting. Their gathering was called into order by Brenda Garton, who is serving as the county’s interim administrator for the second time in five years. “It has been the practice in Greene County for the county administrator to take…
Delegate Sally Hudson meets with Regional Housing Partnership
A major issue facing our community is the ability of people to find housing they can afford. In the past two years, both Albemarle and Charlottesville have adopted affordable housing plans that seek to encourage, incentivize, and require below-market units. Both localities are also part of the Regional Housing Partnership coordinated by the Thomas Jefferson…
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Jobs up, unemployment up
The federal agency that tracks many metrics in order to provide markers of economic activity released two new numbers for October yesterday morning. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that nonfarm employment increased by 261,000 and the national unemployment rate also increased to 3.7 percent. “Monthly job growth has averaged 407,000 thus far in 2022,…
Public hearing delayed on air-rights for new UVA pedestrian bridge
The University of Virginia plans to build a new pedestrian bridge across Emmet Street just north of an existing one that crosses from the Curry School of Education to Brown College at Monroe Hill. The new structure would span from the new Contemplative Commons building to Newcomb Hall Plaza. “So this new bridge is both…
A look ahead at upcoming elections
Today, September 15, is the International Day of Democracy according to the United Nations. “Now more than ever Democracy is backsliding, civic space is shrinking, distrust, mis- and disinformation are growing while threats to the freedom of journalists and media workers are expanding by the day,” reads the website for the day.