Crozet's community blog
Watch out for delays tomorrow Sunday morning. 
Check-in is at 7 am
Race Starts at 8 am
Traffic should resume by 9:30 am
If anyone takes pictures of the triathalon tomorrow morning, please email them to me or upload them to Flickr and tag them with “crozet”.
It’s about time. From the press release:
“Beights Corporation proudly announces the addition of Trailside Coffee to the Village Center at Old Trail in Crozet, Virginia. Albemarle native and Crozet-area resident Marcia McGee, proprietor, will be serving fresh brewed coffee and espresso beverages to passersby and residents of Old Trail Village, beginning in January 2009 once construction is complete on the new Village Center.
“I am so excited about this opportunity,†stated McGee at the lease signing, “I have been working hard for months to ensure that I have what I need to do this right. Now we’re ready to go!†McGee began creating her new shop months ago, developing her logo, website, and planned list of offerings in anticipation of her lease-signing this past Friday. She also has secured custom roasting agreements with Williamsburg Coffee & Tea Co. and other, boutique roasters. Of these relationships, McGee said, “I want to provide beans and espresso roasts that are special to our area. As the palate of my customers develops, I can change our custom roasts to best suit their tastes.â€
Even though construction on the Old Trail Village Center is a full four weeks ahead of schedule, McGee doesn’t want to keep Crozet-area residents waiting any longer for their espresso fix. Opening in early August, possibly sooner, Trailside Coffee will be operating an espresso and coffee cart in the Old Trail Golf Clubhouse.”
Sometimes it takes an outsider to remind us of the great things in our backyard. Virginia Wine Time’s review of King Family Vineyards does just that.
Please take a few moments to fill out the transportation survey put together by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission as part of UnJam 2035. If you choose not to exercise your voice, why not?
Getting rail service from Crozet to Charlottesville is NOT impossible. Stay tuned for more coming next week.
Sent along by a kind reader:
On June 21, 2008, the Shenandoah National Park will waive entrance fees for those residents living in counties adjoining the park including Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock,Rockingham and Warren. The park plans to celebrate Shenandoah Neighbors’ Day as an annual event on the third Saturday of each June. Visitors wishing to take advantage of this fee free day will be required to show proof of residency by showing their Virginia driver’s license.
Smoke from the North Carolina wildfire grew so thick in Hampton Roads on Tuesday night that 911 dispatchers were deluged with calls from residents reporting fires in their neighborhoods. Dispatch centers in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach answered calls from residents who noticed the smoke and smelled its strong odor. In Norfolk, firefighters were so busy they reduced the number of trucks they sent to fire calls.
The North Carolina wildfire, which has burned for more than a week, spread even more Tuesday, growing to 40,195 acres, or nearly 63 square miles – larger than the city of Richmond.
(hat tip: cvillenews)
More at the Hook.
Welcome Home, Capt. Bill. Thank you and your family for your service. Crozet welcomes you home.
Get your planning and community involvement hats on!
Old Crozet School Reuse Study Community Workshop – Your Ideas are Needed! June 19, 20 & 21 Western Albemarle High School 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
On June 19, 20 & 21 at Western Albemarle High School, Albemarle County will be holding a series of community workshop activities for the Crozet community to identify potential new uses for the Old Crozet School building and site, as identified in the Crozet Master Plan.
The workshop will offer some new and varied ways for you to participate, so we encourage to attend any or all of the activities listed below.
The community process for the Old School Reuse Study is being guided by a committee of Crozet citizens and County staff. Recommendations from the final report will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for consideration as a possible future project to be included in the County’s capital budget.
Schedule of Activities: June 19, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Opening Presentation and Goals Worksession: The kick-off participatory worksession with citizens to collect ideas for re-using the Old Crozet School building and site.
June 20, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Community Workshop Open House Day 1
June 21, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Community Workshop Open House Day 2
June 21, 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Concluding Presentation of Concepts
For Open House Days, drop-in anytime during the day to work with the design team to develop concepts for the school building and site. Onsite interviews with the design team can be arranged by contacting 757-303-8922.
You can also send your ideas using their web comment form. For additional information, visit the Old Crozet School Webpage or contact Britton Miller at 434-972-4176
Read more at Charlottesville Tomorrow.
“The intent is to implement what the Crozet Master Plan has called for in Downtown, as well as to promote the economic and social vitality,†Cilimberg said. “We hope that it can lead to in-fill and redevelopment opportunities being realized… and also be unique to what the character of Crozet is.â€
This qualifies as a “good thing” in my book.
I’m embarking on a shift in how I get around. and I’m hoping to demonstrate the relative ease of biking around Crozet.
Riding to the farmers’s market on Saturday mornings, to Great Valu for a few groceries, to the drop-off point to pick up my weekly CSA share, over to Old Trail for meetings, to the BP to pick up the Crozet Gazette, to the Pool, Mint Springs Park, to Highlands to show a house that I’m marketing … The possibilities for riding a bike instead of driving are many.
Gas prices are affecting everyone.
If you’re willing to join me in my effort to think differently, let me know in the comments.
