Planning Commission Worksession Crozet Downtown Zoning next week

In Crozet, Growth, Politics by JimLeave a Comment

For those who don’t receive Albemarle’s excellent A-Mail:The Planning Commission will hold a worksession on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at 4:00 p.m., to review and discuss the Crozet Downtown Zoning project, with a focused discussion on a recommendation for a single Downtown Crozet Zoning District and the zoning regulations to be established for that district.  Topics will include: building setbacks, building height, land uses, the requirement for mixed use, parking requirements, sidewalks, landscaping, and buffer/screening requirements.Click here to view the Planning Commission Agenda.There will be an opportunity for public comment.  If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to send the Planning Commission your thoughts about the Crozet Downtown Zoning Project, please complete our email Comment Form in the “What’s New” box on the Master Planning webpage.The regular Planning Commission meeting will follow at 6:00 p.m. The Planning Commission meets in the Lane Auditorium located in the County Office Building – McIntire Road.

“A victory for Crozet”

In Crozet, Growth by Jim2 Comments

From today’s C-Ville:”It’s a victory for Crozet,” says Atwood, clearly buoyed by the conditional approval.  The county is currently looking at changing the zoning in downtown Crozet to encourage mixed-use redevelopment….  They’ve always been talking about redoing Crozet, and it’s time to do some work there.  It’s a community that really wants their identity back.”Redevelopment – good or bad?

Crozet Music Festival – What did you think?

In Crozet, Crozet Park by Jim1 Comment

Johnston, who plays with The Rogan Brothers band, said the perils of putting together a music festival are enormous, “like invading Normandy, when nothing goes right.”  He was impressed that short, 30-minute-or-so sets were moving along rapidly and organizers seemed to have pulled it off with aplomb.“Charlottesville needs this,” said Johnston, standing near the beer truck and wearing a green velvet shirt and black cowboy hat, beer in hand.  Several musicians said there is no similar venue or festival in the area and the event fills a void.“All these local bands need to have an outlet like this,” Johnston said….  Young rock bands are coming out of the woodwork, he said.That the thing happened at all makes it an unqualified success.

Crozet Music Festival gets some HooK love

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In this week’s HooK.This Saturday, Rossberg will orchestrate the inaugural Crozet Music Festival, an all-day shindig in (and fundraiser for) Crozet Park.  The lineup reads like a Who’s Who of local music: Terri Allard, Charlie Pastorfield, Ian Gilliam, Trees On Fire, Sons of Bill– pretty much anybody except you-know-who.Check out the schedule here.

Volunteers needed for the Crozet Music Festival

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Anybody who wants to help, you’re needed this weekend!  For you high school students, if you need community service, this would be a great way to earn those hours!  You are needed most of Saturday for various jobs during the Festival.  Get in touch if you want to help.

29 North? Where’s that?

In Crozet, Waynesboro by Jim5 Comments

That’s likely to be something that “new residents” of Crozet say in the next couple of years.  The Target opening this week in Waynesboro.When I run this poll again next year, I suspect that the results will be differentMore here.

Twenty-five bucks for twenty-five bands in Crozet

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The Crozet Music Festival has a great new website.  Get your tickets here.”Featuring over 25 exceptional music acts, food, and festivities the first annual Crozet Music Festival promises to be exactly what Crozet is: eclectic, family-oriented, American, and a heck of a good time.”With Sponsors like these – MusicTodayFlowThe HooKThe Corner 106.1Starr Hill BreweryWAHU Fox27How could this be anything but a good time?If you want a poster to display in your business, please let me know.*The colors of the posters didn’t come out quite right when posting.  *I expect that the resizing bug will be fixed soon.*Disclosure: I am on the Board of Directors for the Festival.