Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Jim Duncan
If we want this service, we need to ask - 434-296-3184 On to rail - Getting train service from Crozet to Charlottesville is not impossible; read today’s story at the HooK . … Nearly everyone to whom I have spoken has expressed interest, but turning that interest into cohesive action is a challenge in and of itself. {democracy:6} {democracy:7} Think of this as part of a the community’s effort to help Crozet.
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
Please take a few moments to fill out the transportation survey put together by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission as part of UnJam 2035 . … Getting rail service from Crozet to Charlottesville is NOT impossible.
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Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
June 19, 20 & 21 Western Albemarle High School 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike On June 19, 20 & 21 at Western Albemarle High School, Albemarle County will be holding a series of community workshop activities for the Crozet community to identify potential new uses for the Old Crozet School building and site, as identified in the Crozet Master Plan. … Concluding Presentation of Concepts For Open House Days, drop-in anytime during the day to work with the design team to develop concepts for the school building and site.
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
Read the story at Charlottesville Tomorrow .
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
The 15-member group meets monthly and is active in partnering with the County on a variety of critical projects including the streetscape project, the Crozet Library, the Western Park master plan, and the downtown zoning project. … The CCAC needs the continued energy and commitment of Crozet residents to continue the good work started in the group’s first two years and to keep momentum going on major infrastructure projects underway like the downtown revitalization and the library.
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Posted on March 24th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
Via Schoolmatters.Boundary Adjustments - The first phase of adjustments will examine different options for moving students from Crozet Elementary to Brownsville Elementary for the fall of 2009. Staff is currently reviewing 5-year projections, numbers of students at each grade level, current location of students, and predicted growth to develop viable options to be presented to the community in May…. Staff will then consider the input, look at September 30th enrollment numbers, and finalize options to be brought forward to the Superintendent and ultimately to the School Board.Over the next year, staff will toke (sic) a comprehensive look at capacity, projected enrollment numbers, and anticipated growth to address capacity issues for the entire Division. Topics of discussion will include the current structure of K-5, 6-8, and 9-12, assumptions regarding feeder patterns, and routing of buses.
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Posted on March 17th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
“The meeting on March 11 was held at Henley — and was really lively and worthwhile!Her next Town Hall meeting, this coming Tuesday, March 18, will be held at the White Hall Community Center. Same time: 6:30-9:30 pm.The final one will be on Tuesday, March 25, at Broadus Wood Elementary in Earlysville.All White Hall district residents are welcome!”Thanks to a reader for sending this in. Are there any comments or feedback from the meeting? As always, if you have an announcement, please let me know.
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Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
Take a picture of the intersection of 240 and 250…. the Board of Supervisors approved a site plan for a new development at a key intersection in Crozet. The Crozet Gateway project will redevelop a 2 acre site at the corner of Route 240 and Route 250 near Brownsville Elementary School. The existing convenience store will be replaced with two multi-story commercial buildings, a use allowed by-right on the property.
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Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
Listen to Brian Wheeler discuss the future.
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Posted on January 24th, 2008 by Jim Duncan
From Charlottesville Tomorrow:After her report, Tom Loach was the first to pose a question to Ragsdale. Before being appointed to the White Hall seat on the Commission by newly-elected Supervisor Ann Mallek, Loach was an outspoken critic of the implementation of the Crozet Master Plan.Loach said he could not support the rezoning because in his view it is not consistent with the Crozet Master Plan.“I look at the Master Plan, I was part of the [committee] that wrote this, I know what the intent of the Master Plan was, and I don’t think this meets the Master Plan as I know it,” Loach said. Good or bad? What do you think?
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