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Recycle your Christmas tree at Crozet Park

Thanks to the County and courtesy of our tax dollars:

Albemarle County is announcing its 2007-2008 Christmas Tree Recycling Program, a free program that recycles discarded Christmas Trees that are chipped up into mulch for the public’s use. The County will operate seven sites. The operation dates will be from December 26, 2007, to January 18, 2008. The hours will be 7:00 AM to dark daily. The sites are:
           

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This program has been in operation since 1988 and has grown to recycle over 2800 trees that yield over 220 cubic yards of mulch annually. Combining forces with the “Charlottesville Curb Side” pick up, the joint programs collected 4000 trees yielding 374 cubic yards of mulch.  This program reduces impacts on the landfill and provides citizens with a place to dispose of a large and cumbersome item. The Darden Towe location is less congested and is suited better for large loads and contract haulers.
           
If trees are desired for bird and fish habitats, people can pick them up from any of the above recycling centers.  All decorations and tree stands should be removed from the trees, and wreaths with metal framing will not be accepted as part of the program.  Yard waste will also not be accepted as part of the tree recycling program.
According to the City Public Works Department the Charlottesville Curbside pick up will be the week of January 7, 2008 (trees need to be at curb side by 7:00 AM). Shortly after that date the City and County Parks Crews will join forces and chip an estimated 4000 trees at Darden Towe Park.

Free mulch will be available starting February 1, 2008, at Darden Towe Park.  For more information please contact the County Department of Parks and Recreation at (434)296-5844.

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December’s Crozet Gazette is online

Check it out here (big PDF)

Highlights include:

– Former BoS candidate and activist/involved citizen Tom Loach has been appointed by Ann Mallek to the Albemarle Planning Commisssion (this will have potentially significant impacts on Crozet and the entire County).

Update 12/20/2007: Tom Loach’s appointment is covered on Charlottesville-Right Now! (at 7:15) I’m surprised this hasn’t gotten more coverage – it’s huge news.

– Crozet Avenue design unveiled – check out all the images and files at the Crozet Master Plan Website

Cmp Crozet Streetscape Conceptual Plan

– Henley Goes Green
– A great message from the editor

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Pool coming to Old Trail

From an Old Trail release today:

As I have mentioned in previous updates, the location and design of the pool has been finalized and we are moving quickly to begin construction. I have attached an exhibit showing the pool location on Old Trail Drive and a detailed layout. The site plan has been submitted to the county and we are pushing for a quick approval so we can have this amenity open by Memorial Day 2008. A larger version of this exhibit is available for review in the sales center and the golf clubhouse.

I will keep you in the loop as we proceed through the approval process and move towards construction. If you have any questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact any member of the development team.

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The full site plan can be found here.

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Spring may bring a different drought analysis

From CvilleTomorrow:

Supervisor David Wyant (White Hall) asked what provisions the RWSA has for utilizing Beaver Creek Reservoir if the region remains dry. Beaver Creek is the public water source for Crozet, and is a backup reservoir for  the rest of the urban water system maintained by the RWSA. Frederick said the safe yield for Beaver Creek is about 1.8 million gallons per day (MGD) but consumption varies between 400,000 and 700,000 gallons per day.

“We are not anticipating any near term problems in supplying Crozet,” Frederick said. “The one thing we do have to be careful about is that if we do get into a critical drought period and want to pass water from Beaver Creek to South Fork to augment the urban system, we must be extremely careful and watch our data very closely to make sure we don’t take too much.”

Yes, we are still in a drought. Recycled sewage, anyone?

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Crozet Zoning update

I’m still working my way through this one, but Crozetians should take the time to read the whole thing. A few quotes jump out from some of Crozet’s respected leaders:

Sandy Wilcox of the Downtown Crozet Association said he was upset about the way the process was turning out. He said the idea of reducing the size of the downtown had never been discussed during meetings between property owners, staff and consultants. He also said he was confused by why the lumber yard was taken out.

“The idea that we had in there was for everything to be the same so there wouldn’t be a wild card out there that we don’t know what is going to happen,” Wilcox said. He added that he felt blind-sided by the staff’s report and that his trust in the process is broken.

The complaints kept coming.

Mack Lafferty, a member of the Crozet Community Advisory Committee, said he felt blind-sided. Another member, Mary Rice, encouraged the Commissioners to walk along Carter Street before following the recommendations.

Mike Marshall, publisher of the Crozet Gazette and chair of the CCAC, said he was shocked that staff issued a new recommendation before the work session.

If they’re concerned, so should we be.

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Crozet Streetscape – Phase 2

Republishing press releases from the County is but one way that this blog tries to inform and educate Crozetians. This meeting also presents an opportunity for somebody to write a first-hand account of the meeting.
Crozet Streetscape

Crozet residents are invited to a Community Meeting for the Downtown Crozet Streetscape Project Phase 2 to provide input on the conceptual design and the impacts related to implementing the vision for Crozet Avenue and New Main Street on Monday, December 3 at 7:00 PM at Western Albemarle High School.

This meeting will be sponsored by Albemarle County and project consultant Kimley-Horn and Associates and will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Crozet Downtown Association Meeting.
For those unable to attend, there will be opportunities for you to contribute to the process by email. We will also have the informational materials from the meeting available for review on the County website.

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Thank you from Ann Mallek

Dear Crozetians,

I am honored by the confidence voters have in me and will work hard to earn it every day. I also invite all residents to continue our conversation about ideas for solutions, concerns which need to be addressed, ways to build a sense of community and common purpose here.

We are all working to one goal, a great quality of life for us and our next generations.

Residents, please don’t be strangers. You have my number.

Ann Mallek

Ed Note: I published this for Ann at her request.  My thanks to her for reaching out and participating.