Are you watching what our legislator is doing in the General Assembly? You should be and it’s easy to do on Richmond Sunlight. While you’re at it, have a look at how he gets his money … and from whom, and from where.

Update: From Delegate Landes’ newsletter:

“Delegate Steve Landes’ Newsletter: Week of January 13, 2011
 
Dear Friends,
 
We are back in Richmond in full swing! The 2012 Session officially opened on Wednesday, January 11 and we are already busy as ever.
 
I was reappointed by Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, to serve on the House Appropriations, Education, Rules, and Privileges and Elections Committees. I am looking forward to continuing to serve on these committees.
 
I have also submitted several pieces of legislation for this session and I am looking forward to working hard to see that they are passed. Some of the legislation that I have submitted are outlined below.
 
2012 Legislation
 
House Bill 766 creates the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund, which establishes an economic development grant program targeted specifically at agricultural and forestry operations. Grants will be awarded to support localities’ efforts to attract value-added or processing facilities using Virginia-grown products. Under the program, localities will apply for grants after having established a relationship with a new or expanding business.
 
House Bill 767 provides updates to the Small Business Jobs Grant Fund, which was created in 2010 through House Bill 943. HB 767 requires a small business to be organized under Virginia law or maintain a principal place of business in Virginia in order to qualify for a grant under the Small Business Jobs Grant Fund. It also requires that a new full-time position must employ a Virginia resident in order to qualify for the grant. The bill also includes provisions that prohibit receiving more than one grant for the same position, require the employee to be employed in the new full-time position for at least 90 days prior to the award of the grant, and require the small business to submit a taxpayer identification number and certification Form W-9 with each grant application.
 
House Bill 768 codifies the Virginia Jobs Investment Program administered by the Department of Business Assistance and changes the name to the Virginia Jobs Investment Plan, which is comprised of the Virginia New Jobs Program, the Workforce Retraining Program, and the Small Business New Jobs Program. The bill establishes general eligibility requirements for obtaining assistance under the Plan and requirements for the component programs under the Plan.
 
House Bill 776 creates the Federal Oversight Commission, consisting of seven legislative members representing the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate. The Commission will meet twice a year with the United States Senate members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation and to communicate with Virginia’s members of the United States House of Representatives. The purpose of the Commission will be to address public policy issues for which both federal and state policy makers have responsibility.
 
House Joint Resolution 108 directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a two-year study on the cost efficiency of the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher education and to identify opportunities to reduce the cost of public higher education in Virginia.
 
House Joint Resolution 109 memorializes Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose a balanced budget requirement. This resolution relates to Delegate Landes’ work as Co-Chairman of the Virginia Chapter of Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment.
 
Contact and Visit Us!
 
As always, my legislative aide, Judy Wyatt, and I are here to serve you. Please use the contact information below to reach us in the Richmond Office by phone, fax or email. Our Richmond Fax number is 804.698.6725. Our Richmond Address is Post Office Box 406, Richmond, Virginia 23218.
 
If you are in Richmond, be sure to stop by and visit! I am located in Room 515 of the General Assembly Building, located on the corner of 9th and Broad Streets.
 
Sincerely,
Steve Landes”

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From Steve Landes’ email newsletter:

Del. Landes Town Hall
January 7, 2012, Saturday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
King Family Vineyard, Carriage House
6550 Roseland Farm, Crozet, Virginia

Get involved and track what Delegate Landes is doing in Richmond.

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Summary of tweets after the jump …

CCAC meetings are representative of the proverbial frog in the boiling pot of water. Many if not most Crozetians won’t know about many of the things discussed here until said things make the headlines of the Daily Progress or the TV news … and then it may be too late. Spend some time reviewing these tweets by @ChuckfromAkron, and ask questions.

If you’re curious about Twitter, it’s easy; watch this video to see just how easy.

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Library update, zoning ordinance changes, historic district, light industrial space, the Acme Visible Records property … lots on the agenda!

Better to be informed than not.

AGENDA CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL The Meadows, Crozet (5735 Meadows Drive ) Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Anyone & Everyone is welcome to attend.

1. Agenda Review. (Meg Holden – CCAC Chair)

2. Approval of Minutes from November 17, 2011 meeting.

3. Public Comment.

4. Discussion of Comprehensive Plan update roundtable to review current industrial land inventory that was held Monday, November 28.

   a. Acme Visible Records property as it relates to LI/HI discussion.

   b. Report from the One Community Liveability Workshops: Topic: Housing and Economic Drivers Workshop on December 1. (http://www.1?community.org )   

   Even if you missed the workshop, you can still take the survey online at:

5. Old Business   

   * Update on inviting PTO presidents to our meeting   

   * Follow-up on outreach to other advisory councils.   

   * Report about Pantops Advisory Council meeting. (Jessica Mauzy).

6. Project Updates/Information:   

   * Crozet Square/CSX Parking log update.

   * Library parking lot construction and new Crozet/Western Albemarle library.   

   * Draft zoning ordinance changes.

   * Update on Crozet Historic district application (Mike Marshall)   

   * White Hall district planning commission appointee suggestions?   

   * Others?

7. Items not listed on the agenda.

8. Announcements.   

   * Second Annual Valentine’s Swing Dance on February 11, 2012.

   * Others?

9. Future agenda items (CCAC)

Adjourn

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Crozet Community Advisory Council
The Meadows, Crozet (5735 Meadows Drive)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Agenda after the jump

Anyone & Everyone is welcome to attend.

1. Agenda Review. (Meg Holden – CCAC Chair)

2. Approval of Minutes from October 20, 2011 meeting.

3. Public Comment.

4. Report from Roundtable about Rural Areas section of Comprehensive Plan update.

a. Attending next Comprehensive Plan update roundtable to review current industrial land inventory. Meeting is Monday, November 28 at 10:00 AM in room 241 of COB.

5. Old Business   

* Follow-up on inviting Barbara Massie Mouly to our meetings.   

* Follow-up on outreach to other advisory councils.

6. Project Updates/Information:

* Crozet Square/CSX Parking log update. (Ann Mallek)

* Library parking lot construction and new Crozet/Western Albemarle library.

* Draft zoning ordinance changes.   

* I-64 interstate interchange review.   

* Submittals/Projects under review: two at Old Trail (SDP201100078, SUB201100134)
Foothill Crossing (SUB201100126)

* Claudius Place (SDP201100022 & ARB201100051) and Crozet Square Development (ZMA201000018)

    * Others?

* Others?

7. Items not listed on the agenda.

8. Announcements.   

* Second Annual Valentine’s Swing Dance on February 11, 2012.   

   * The One Community Liveabiity Workshops: Topic: Housing and  Economic Drivers Workshop, 4:00 to 7:00 PM, at the JMRL Library, 201 E. Market Street, McIntire Room.
       Details at http://www.1-community.org

* Others?

9. Future agenda items (CCAC)

Adjourn

Meet the CCAC (PDF)

Also -

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Vote on November 8, 2011.

This year’s election is an off. Year. An “off-off” year to be more specific. Which means our votes matter more – because fewer of us vote.

In 2010, 2,493 people voted in the Hurt-Perriello race.

In 2009, 1,740 people voted in the McDonnell-Deeds race.

Just think – this year you could be one of less than two thousand who vote. And by doing so, you can tell your non-voting friends who complain that they really should have voted.

Did you know that … This is a Sample Ballot for Crozet (pdf)

We have the opportunity to vote for representatives for: (read about all the candidates at The HooK)

- the Soil and Water Conservation Director for the Thomas Jefferson District? (three candidates)

- Board of Supervisor (Ann Mallek – incumbent/unopposed)

- School Board member (Barbara Massie Mouly – incumbent/unopposed)

- At-Large School Board Member (three candidates) -

I’m taking the rare opportunity to say that I’m voting for Ned Gallaway for school board for the following reasons:

- He has kids in County schools, he’s been active in the community, he reached out to me, he listens and I think he will do a great job in the position. Further, as I told him, I admire/think he’s insane for seeking this position while he’s in his prime – of his family, his career, his life – and he’s willing to dedicate himself to this role.

Frankly, I’d rather not have a school board representative (Cindi Burket) who has a Masters in Public Administration & a B.S. in Law Enforcement & Corrections.

And … he walked the trail from Old Trail to Henley …

And yes, I’m biased. I have two kids in Crozet schools – one at Crozet Elementary and one at Western. I think Ned will do a great job for us.

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I’m debating asking our representatives, Ann Mallek (Supervisor), Barbara Massie Mouly (School Board) and Steve Landes (Delegate) Five Good Questions.

If you could ask each of them a question or three, what would they be?First question:

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More to come, but take some time to read through these tweets … lots of stuff going on and huge appreciation and thanks to @CvlKulow and @ChuckFromAkron for their time and tweets!

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Mark your calendars to meet with our Supervisor, Ann Mallek on Monday, 24 October at 7pm at Brownsville Elementary.

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via email:

COUNTRY SQUARE DANCE TO CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY

Saturday, September 24
7:30 to 10:30 pm
Greenwood Community Center

Ann Mallek is sponsoring this event to bring the community together in a spirit of fun, dance, and commitment to groups that keep our community thriving and growing.

Your donation at the door will be a contribution to the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Earlysville Fire Company, or Crozet PARC. Come by yourself, as a couple or dance together as a family!

Country Dance in Crozet flyer (PDF)

Note that this dance/flyer/event is “Paid for and authorized by Ann Mallek for Supervisor” but I don’t see any reason to not go, have fun and donate to your favorite local organization. Besides, right now she’s running unopposed.

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Like it or not, the CCAC is full of people who are interested in guiding the current and future Crozet. Be informed and involved.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – more Crozetians under the age of 40 need to get involved in these meetings.

(Bolding mine:)

Agenda
1. Agenda Review. (Meg Holden – CCAC Chair)
2. Approval of Minutes from June 16, 2011 meeting.
3. Public Comment.

4. Announcements.
5. Introduction to Lodge at Old Trail project, http://www.lodgeatoldtrail.com (David Hilliard)
6. Discussion about children walking and biking to area schools. (Josh Davis and some area school principals )
7. Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Runway extension project update. (Bill Schrader)
8. Jarman’s Gap Road VDOT SWM pond at Old Trail Drive. (Bev Thierwechter & Jim Rotherham) (Letter attached to agenda addendum)
9. Sub-committees, ombudsman and supporting members of each. (Meet the CCAC
handout; Meg Holden).

10. Project Updates/Information:

* Recap of Crozet Independence Day celebration: dance – (Mike Marshall)
* Crozet Square/CSX Parking log update (Ann Mallek)
* Jarman’s Gap Road Closing August 22.
* Re-Store’N Station,
* Library parking lot construction, (Tim Tolson)
* StreetScape II and SWM project,
* County Department of Community roundtable discussions on proposed zoning changes.

11. Items not listed on the agenda.

12. Future agenda items (CCAC)
a. Outreach to other county advisory councils.
b. Other items?

Crozet Community Advisory Council agenda – 18 August 2011

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Good luck to Del. Steve Landes as he seeks his 9th term.

If you’re curious (and you really should be):

This is his website.

This is Del. Landes’ legislative history as shown on Richmond Sunlight.

After the jump, see his latest newsletter that speaks to redistricting:

On April 28th, the Senate passed their substitute plan with amendments on a bi-partisan vote of 32-5. The House agreed to the Senate substitute with amendments on a vote of 63-7. Thus the second redistricting plan known as House Bill 5005 was signed by the Speaker, President of the Senate, and the Governor to be effective April 29, 2011.
 

 
Since Virginia is still under the Federal Voting Rights Act, HB 5005 must still be approved by the United States Attorney General’s Office. But, at this point, it seems most likely that the new districts will be as they are described in HB 5005.
  

According to the description in HB 5005, the 25th House District will vary quite a bit from the way it presently looks. Basically, it appears that the 25th will be losing the precincts of the City of Waynesboro, Cross Keys, Elkton, McGaheysville, South Fork, Stony Run, and Lyndhurst.
  

The new district lines include the following precincts in Albemarle County: Jack Jouett, Belfield, Ivy, East Ivy, Crozet, Brownsville, and Yellow Mountain. In Augusta County the 25th will be made of: Verona, Crimora, New Hope, Weyers Cave, Fort Defiance, Dooms, Fishersville, and Wilson precincts. Finally, Rockingham County in the 25th will be comprised of: Ottobine, Port Republic, North River, Grottoes, Massanetta Springs, Bridgewater, Montezuma, and Mt. Crawford.
  

With these changes come mixed feelings. If re-elected in November of this year, I will certainly miss all the constituents in the precincts that the 25th District is losing, but look forward to making new friends and having the privilege of serving new constituents.     
  

To check out the districts, there is a very user friendly website at www.vpap.org. They have listed a section right on their home page where you may click and explore the New District maps for both the House and Senate.
  

You may also access the Virginia General Assembly website at http://legis.virginia.gov and under “Legislative Agencies” in the left-hand box, click on “Legislative Services” where you will then see “Redistricting” on the left hand side. This will take you to the plans and interactive maps so you may view the final changes in HB 5005.
 

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Sidewalk, and bike lanes and car lanes.

From the VDOT site:

The improvements will include wider travel lanes, the addition of bike lanes, and construction of curb and gutter and sidewalk. The proposed design calls for 12-foot wide travel lanes, a four-foot wide bicycle lane on each side of the road, curb and gutter on both sides of the roadway and sidewalk on the northern side of Route 691.

h/t newsplex.

I’ll chalk this up as a pending improvement.

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From the Crozet Gazette:

Crozet’s population (Census Bureau boundaries roughly overlap the Crozet Growth Area) grew from 2,585 in 2000 to 5,560 last year. That means White Hall District—which started out as the district already closest to ideal—needs to shed about 950 people, which happens to be very near the size of Yellow Mountain precinct, which, broadly, is a southern section of Greenwood. One advantage in being able to shift a whole precinct is that no change of polling place need happen.

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This is important stuff folks, that does and will affect the future of our community. The request for any community member to write a story/recap of the meeting remains … I’ll buy you a cup of coffee at Mudhouse, Greenhouse or Trailside as compensation. And I’ll thank you profusely.

Crozet Community Advisory Council
The Meadows, Crozet
Thursday, March 17, 2011
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Agenda

1. Agenda Review (Mike Marshall – CCAC Chair)
2. Approval of Minutes from January 20, 2011 meeting
3. Public Comment
4. Announcements
5. Downtown Streetscape and storm water projects update (Trevor Henry)
6. Library Design update (Bill Schrader)
7. Welcome to Crozet Sign update (Meg West)
8. Trails plans update (Jessica Mauzy)
9. Outreach to WAHS feeder pattern schools’ PTOs (Mary Gallo and Lucy Goeke)
10. Future agenda items and items not listed on the agenda (CCAC)
11. Officer elections (CCAC)

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Ann Mallek forwarded the following email to me the other day; it contains a lot of good information. What questions do you have for Mrs. Mallek? Will you be asking her these questions on Monday?

Safe routes to school:

The official “kick-off” meeting, required with VDOT, was conducted February 7th ; we have a copy of the fully executed “grant” agreement and notice to proceed. The physical survey has been completed. I was informed that if we want to design in-house (as I had planned) I must submit a “finding of public interest” justification for VDOT approval. We recently completed interviews for our “term” (on-call) contracts for civil engineering and environmental services and will be finalizing our selections this week. I have submitted our procurement process to VDOT to see if it would be acceptable to use one of these “term” contract engineers to prepare the plans. If VDOT says “no” and we decide to use a consultant, then we’ll need to do a separate advertisement for requests for proposals and consultant interviews. It’s unfortunate but it’s all part of the strings (or web) attached to grant funding.

Expected bid time for parking lot on library site:

Site plan review is in progress and will be reviewed by the ARB in March. Construction of the parking lot is stilled anticipated this summer.

Expected moving of utilities for streetscape: underway now?

I have 4 utility easements remaining that I’ve been actively pursuing but progress has been slow. Two for CenturyLink and two for Dominion Power.

Expected work on streetscape?

Phase 2A – Main Street “substantially complete” and contractor is addressing punch-list items from the staff and VDOT inspection. Construction will be complete in March, then we’ll start gathering documents needed to submit for VDOT acceptance.

Phase 2 – Crozet Avenue: Utilities must be moved and all right-of-way acquired before we’ll get VDOT approval to move into the construction phase. I have 5 property owners whom

I’ve been working with to obtain their signatures. One signed on Friday and the documents are being FedEx’d and I’ve been working with owners mortgage company to coordinate their signatures. I’m looking at the feasibility of alternatives to realign a drainage easement, requested from another property, to minimize impacts. I

I’ve been working a long time to resolve the owner issues for one right-of-way dedication and I’m hoping to get word that they’re ready to sign later this week. Negotiations for right-of-way dedications from Crozet Methodist and Blue Goose have been delayed by VDOT. VDOT had a parking plan prepared (by our consultant) to serve as the cost basis for their acquisition of the Jarmans Gap Road right-of-way. It also was to serve as a means to demonstrate how the Church and Blue Goose future parking plans and our proposed shared entrance onto Crozet Avenue would work in concert. However, VDOT has not allowed our consultant to release the drawing to the Church until VDOT made a new offer. It’s my understanding that the VDOT’s attorney has sent the appraisal/offer information to the Central Office and is pushing to expedite approval to prevent us further delay.

Jarman’s Gap construction continues this summer with the short term closing for the culvert.

VDOT is currently on schedule to begin construction this summer.

Other projects?

Crozet Stormwater basin project construction is expected to begin this summer.

Thank you.

The above is from an email between Ann Mallek, our representative on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Jack Kelsey, Transportation Engineer with the Office of Facilities Development and is posted with permission. I edited it a tiny bit for structure but not content.

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There’s lots going on in Crozet:

- Redevelopment of Barnes’ property
- Sidewalks on Jarman’s Gap
- Walking to School bureaucracy
- Property taxes
- Overcrowding in Schools

If you don’t tell our elected representatives what’s on your mind, rest assured that others, with whom you may not agree, are.

From the Daily Progress:

Albemarle County Police Chief Steve Sellers also plans to be a guest speaker at each of the meetings. Residents will be able to direct questions to both Mallek and Sellers about any topic.

“White Hall district residents are encouraged to join in discussions about our community issues and how to fund our future needs,” Mallek said in a prepared statement.

The meetings are scheduled as follows: 7 p.m. Monday at the White Hall Community Center; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brownsville Elementary School cafeteria; and 7 p.m. March 16 at the Broadus Wood Elementary School cafeteria. The meetings require no advance registration.

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Brilliant. I’m no engineer, but I’d wager that they would finish it in a month if they were properly incentivized.

Newsplex reports:

At its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors is expected to endorse a resolution supporting the temporary closure of Jarmans Gap Road (Route 691).

The Virginia Department of Transportation has recommended a complete closure of Jarmans Gap Rd. to traffic for approximately 60 days during the construction project to allow for the installation of a precast box culvert at Powell’s Creek.

The road closure would be coordinated with the summertime public school closing, June through August of 2011. VDOT advises that during the school year, Jarmans Gap Rd. will be reduced to one lane of traffic, as necessary. Complete closure of the road would expedite the installation of the culvert and shorten the overall length of the project.

This could be damaging and isolating to Downtown Crozet. On the other hand, it could provide an opportunity to further develop its own identity.

VDOT’s Dashboard for the Jarman’s Gap project.

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The agenda for the CCAC meeting on 20 January at the Meadows: (bolding mine)

1. Agenda Review (Mike Marshall – CCAC Chair)   
2. Approval of Minutes from November 18, 2010 meeting   
3. Public Comment   

4. Project Updates (Elaine Echols)   
- Wind Turbine at Henley  
- Crozet Station
- Restore-N Station
- West Village (re-submittal)
- Barnes Lumber parcel rezoning to Crozet Downtown District   

5. Street Name Resolution (CCAC)   
6. April Meeting of the Community Advisory Councils (Echols)   
7. Old Business from November meeting: Sub-committees and ombudsmen (CCAC)   
8. Future agenda items (CCAC

The (draft) Minutes from the November meeting, if you’re interested.

This is the part where I beg a government or journalism student at Western Albemarle High school to attend this meeting and write a story for RealCrozetVA … after four years of asking, I’m thinking I shouldn’t hold my breath.

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Judge for yourself.

I acknowledge the biases that the Schilling show espouses, and that is why I’m posting the video of a Spanish teacher at WAHS, rather than cutting and pasting from the source blog entry.

From the Schilling Show blog:

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Via press release:

The district announcement will be at the Crozet Community Association meeting at 7:30 PM, Thursday, at the Old Crozet School auditorium.?

Following the announcement, the candidate will be available for interviews. ?

Ann Mallek has served as the White Hall Supervisor since January 2008. She has focused on representation, hosting fifteen town halls in the three years, listening to and speaking out for citizens in the district. She worked with Crozet residents on passage of the downtown zoning district and the successful revision of the master plan that protects the character of their small town. She led ordinance changes for off-farm sales for farmers. In April, 2010, citizens in the northern end of the district celebrated the opening of the new Advance Mills Bridge, reuniting the community and providing timely emergency medical and fire services to residents north of the river.
Mallek pushed for emphasis on locally owned enterprises and rural economic success in the newly adopted Economic Vitality Plan. In 2011 the review of the comprehensive plan will need the attention of all residents to discuss regulations for bed and breakfasts, historic tourism and other topics.?Mallek assures her voters, “open government is not a slogan but a way of life.”

I know this – when I call Ann, she answers and listens. That’s pretty much all I can ask of any politician. More power to her for running again.

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Usually when we think about redistricting in Crozet and Albemarle County we’re thinking about redistricting for schools. Not this time. Via press release:

REDISTRICTING OF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS AND VOTER PRECINCTS

The County of Albemarle will hold a public meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 241 of the County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, at which County staff will present information and receive public comments regarding the upcoming redistricting process for the County’s magisterial districts and voter precincts. The Virginia Constitution requires that local governing body districts be redrawn in 2011 based on the results of the 2010 Census. The County’s six magisterial districts from which the members of the Board of Supervisors and the School Board are elected are the “local governing body districts” referenced in the Constitution and must be addressed in the redistricting.

The topics to be discussed at this meeting will include:

- The schedule for the redistricting process;
- Federal and State requirements for establishing magisterial district and voter precinct boundaries; and
- Proposed Board of Supervisors’ guidelines to be used in drawing magisterial district and voter precinct boundaries.

This meeting will be conducted by County staff and will be an opportunity for public input on redistricting issues for Albemarle County. This meeting will not be a meeting of the Board of Supervisors and no decisions will be made at this meeting.

Comments received at the meeting will be recorded and considered by County staff in preparing final guidelines for the Board of Supervisors to consider and in developing one or more redistricting plans to be presented to the Board after the County has received and evaluated data from the 2010 Census. The Board of Supervisors will hold work sessions and at least one advertised public hearing on the proposed redistricting plan(s) at a later date. The new magisterial districts and voter precincts will be established by ordinance.

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Update 4 January 2011: Thanks to Kim’s comment, I called Mr. Landes’ office and confirmed that he will be holding a town hall meeting this Saturday at The Meadows from noon to 1:30. This would be an excellent opportunity for an enterprising journalism or government student from WAHS to write a guest post for me. (but I’m not holding my breath)

Get your browsers, email clients and phones ready – the Virginia General Assembly will be back in session in 9 days.

The 2011 Virginia General Assembly session will convene on January 12, 2011, and is scheduled to run for 45 days. Here you can learn about and track the fate of the thousands of bills that will be proposed, voted on, and the few that ultimately become law.

Some of the bills are inane, some seem to be designed to implement gridlock, some are a waste of taxpayers’ time and money, and some will absolutely, positively affect your daily lives if they were to become law.

I’ll be primarily tracking bills that focus on real estate, but tend to watch bills that touch privacy, governmental interference and other bills that interest me. And hopefully one focusing specifically on single agent dual agency.

I tend to look at the newest bills every day or two, but so long as you’re looking and letting your legislators know that you’re watching them. The lobbyists are spending piles and piles of money; all we have are our phone calls. (for the life of me, I can’t figure out this bill’s purpose)

While you’re spending time at Richmond Sunlight reading about the bills our legislator, Steve Landes is filing , head over to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) to see who’s giving him money. (note: the “Map Donations” tool is mighty cool).

Be aware, be informed and be willing to express your voice and opinion. If you don’t, your complaining means less.

Note: contact Mr. Landes, from his last email newsletter:

Remember you can reach us here in the District Office at 540.245.5540 and our fax number is
540.248.8434. You may also contact me by sending a letter to P.O. Box 12, Verona, Virginia
24482, or you can still contact us by sending an email to steve@stevelandes.com

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It’s about time this is studied. As far as I know, most of the kids attending school no longer help work the farms.

Where’s the Crozet focus of this story? Our legislator is suggesting the study.

Why we should get rid of summer vacation .

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CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Meadows, Crozet
Thursday, November 18, 2010
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Agenda

1. Agenda Review (Mike Marshall – CCAC Chair)

2. Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2010 meeting

3. Public Comment

4. Name for “new main street” and town welcome signs (CCAC)

5. Discussion of Master Plan Revision process (CCAC)

6. Old Busines from September meeting:
a. Election of Secretary
b. Second Consideration of Motion to Amend Item 3a of
Albemarle County Community Advisory Council Rules of Procedure .

7. Next Priorities for CCAC and agenda development (CCAC)
a. Sub-committees and ombudsmen

Adjourn

ATTACHMENTS:Agenda:DRAFT MINUTES of October 21st meeting

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