The Comprehensive Plan is one of the ways Albemarle County tries (tried?) to manage growth in the County. “How does the manage growth?” Is a question many of my County clients ask. That’s a good question with a complex answer. My simple opinion is that …
Downtown Crozet & the Albemarle ARB
Lots of information in this week’s Week Ahead from Charlottesville Community Engagement. Bolding below is mine.?Also, real estate assessments are coming in a few days. How much will your home’s value change? Downtown Crozet redevelopment is going to happen. It’s been slow to this point; …
62 More Homes in Old Trail, & a Bakery in Downtown Crozet?
In this quick summary of reading, and copy/pasting — Bakery, more homes in Old Trail, Mobile Home Park adding homes, Misty Mountain expanding. Update: the 11 January County BoS meeting will be interesting and relevant to Crozet. This morning’s Albemarle County Development Department email has …
Affordable Housing in Old Trail? BoS Meeting 2 November 2022
God knows we need more affordable housing in Crozet, here’s hoping these come to fruition. Thanks to Charlottesville Community Engagement (plug to pay to subscribe!) “And then there’s Election Day, with the Congressional races the major item on the ballot in Virginia. No matter how …
Misty Mountain Expanding? Meeting 17 October
via Sean Tubbs’ always outstanding, and worth-paying-for Charlottesville Community Engagement Week Ahead. Albemarle panel to review Misty Mountain camp expansion The Albemarle Agricultural and Forestal District Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in Room 246 in the County Office Building at 401 McIntire Road. They …
Crozet Master Plan Public Hearing – 14 September 2021
This thing is going to come to fruition sooner rather than later. From Sean Tubbs’ outstanding week ahead email (read the whole thing, and subscribe if you can). Heck, ask me, and I’ll buy you one. It’s $50/year and if you’re interested in learning more …
Crozet Master Plan Update – June 2021
In conversation with a client last night, I was asked, “how do you know all of this about what’s happening in Charlottesville and Crozet?” My first answer was that I read – a lot, and one of the best places to do so is Sean’s …
Solar Farm in Batesville?
From the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter Solar facility planned near Batesville The Albemarle Board of Supervisors amended its zoning ordinance in 2017 to allow property owners to petition for permission to install solar panels on fields in order to generate a large scale amount of …
Cell Tower in Greenwood?
There’s a meeting today. And if you’re not subscribing to Sean’s content, you really should be. * We need cell and internet infrastructure. Simple. There are two meetings in Albemarle County today where a special use permit for a cell phone tower in Greenwood will be …