Wow. CCA is zooming their meeting! Many years ago in a CCAC meeting, a gentleman stood up and asked boldly, “I don’t have any kids in Crozet schools! My taxes should not go to the schools!” Sir, we’re trying to have a society here. We …
Mint Springs Dam Improvements
Riding up to Mint Springs this morning, we were met with a bunch of trees down and a fencing around the lower pond. I emailed Albemarle County early this morning, did a bit of searching on their site and I found the Facilities & Environmental …
Crozet Cares Closet – Filling a Growing Need
The Crozet Cares Closet is growing, and that’s good and bad. We are lucky to have so many people willing and able to help our community. You can donate here. Their tagline is perfect: “Providing Essentials, Restoring Dignity. Together, we can ensure everyone in our …
Crozet Real Estate Market Update – Mid-March 2026
The Crozet real estate market continues to move, and parts are moving quickly. I run these numbers because I need to understand what’s happening in the Crozet real estate market – and you might find this interesting, too. So here’s where we are through mid-March, …
Kid Stuff to do In Crozet – In the Winter
I say “I don’t know” a lot. My kids are no longer small, so I’m out of the “what do little kids do in Crozet” during the winter, specifically. I suspect I’ll be doing a “in summer” post soon. What are your favorite things – …
Two Weeks Until 240/250/680 Roundabout Opens?
Two weeks. (From the email I received on 2 March 2026) I asked VDOT when the roundabout would be open. They are always so responsive. We plan to open the Route 240/250 Roundabout and remove the Route 680 detour in the second week of March, …
Dominion and their new transmission lines
From a reader: Dominion Energy has proposed a rebuild of an existing 230-kV transmission line from Dooms in Augusta County to Charlottesville to sustain reliability. The route for the line goes through western Albemarle between Crozet and White Hall and into Ivy. Dominion reports that …
Albemarle County 2027 Budget – Are you Ready?
I was meeting clients recently at the Mudhouse and they asked me about the plan for solving school overcrowding and the Albemarle County budget. I talked briefly about the County’s inability to plan adequate for the future, and some of the reasons and the whys. …
Building Affordable Housing in Albemarle County
I’m republishing the following with the permission of Michael Monaco. He published it originally here. I think his stuff is worth subscribing to as well. There was a reasonable conversation on facebook, Three of my favorite comments there: 1 – Unfortunately, the market will set …
Crozet Park’s Big Expansion Plans
I unfortunately missed the CCA (Crozet Community Association) meeting a few weeks ago if anyone attended and wants to add their thoughts, please do do in the comments, or email me and I’ll be happy to grant you space to publish your thoughts. We need …