The buyer, shown in the white shirt with stripes and khaki pants, is unknown and wouldn’t give his name. Skip to 2:40 in the video to see who he is.
The first eight minutes are here.
The last three minutes of the auction are above, but I’ll be swapping that out later with an HD version. That I’m able to upload 3 minutes of video onsite is still remarkably cool, technologically.
A few photos as well:
Roads, schools, new businesses, and the housing questions — from someone who’s covered it since 2005.
If he (or the party for whom he was bidding) does not try to put in something a chain business, I will be pleasantly surprised.
If a chain goes in, I’ll be strongly inclined to consider moving.
Why? Tract housing are the “Chain Stores” of the real estate world. If your only attachment to an area hinges on what type
of retail exists. With any type of luck the urban transformation of Crozet will stop. The land is zone industrial. Hopefully it will stay that way and jobs will come…
some would consider Walmart an industry of retail. Careful what you wish for Edward.
Things have changed (for the better or worse). Why would industry setup in Crozet, when property and cost is less expensive over the hill? Does Crozet really have some natural resources that isn’t available elsewhere for less? Industry doesn’t care how convenient you or i live near them – if you want to work for them – its your problem not theirs. You will either need to relocate to where they are located or commute. Jobs that form near growth areas are service oriented jobs. No housing, no service jobs. Can’t have it both ways.
At one time was there not a medical equipment company
wanting to locate in Crozet? Crozet has property that is
zoned for industrial use, next to a railroad track, with an
already mildly developed site. There is also a source of
fairly inexpensive labor in a right to work state. While not
perfect, Industry today uses some of those factors. If the
price is right I can see it. Or, do you prefer more coffee
shops and trinket stuff?
@Edward: How would you feel about a coffee industrial processing plant? Too much coffee for you?
really, the small shops don’t bug me. I prefer smaller mom&pop shops over giant stores and i do think small service oriented jobs are nothing to kick out, regardless if its another trinket store.
A coffee processing plant would be fine. Small service
oriented jobs won’t pay the rent in Crozet or buy a tract
house. The constant influx of new people into an area with almost no meaningful work opportunites makes no sense to me. Buy local, hah. If it was not for people coming from
other areas buying stuff where would we be?
Just widen your definition of area and local and you would satisfy your criteria. Narrow that definition it to one square block and you’ll be disappointed.
Oh, like driving a foreign made car and wearing the same type clothes and buy some stuff local. That marketing ditty
is totally out of tune with reality and does not fit any criteria. People will travel or otherwise to attain products that they enjoy. Walmart would do well in Crozet. People
could shop local while paying less and, just to plug another jingle, “live better”.
Isn’t this the land needed for the road to go through? What did I miss? (A lot, I’m sure.) Could the county still seize this land to implement the master plan?
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