Matt from Blue Mountain Brewery responds to comments

Pulled from a comment

“I just wanted to respond to Lonnie’s suggestions. I am one of the owners of Blue Mountain Brewery and I’m glad you made it out to the brewery and I appreciate your suggestions.

1.) We are changing our hours starting April 1st. We will be open from 4pm to 10pm during the week…and 12pm to 10pm on the weekends.

2. Sorry you found our seating akward. We had our large oak tables built to give the brewery a kind of european brew hall feel. We have benches, bar stools, folding chairs, leather chairs, and couches….so hopefully people can find something comfortable.

3. As for our menu…. unfortunately expanding it is just something we can’t do at the moment. Our vision of the brewery was to be more in the lines of the wineries in the area. A place people could come in to sample the beers, sit on the porch and enjoy the view, maybe go on a tour of the brewery, and get some light food. What happens is that when people think of a brewery the first thing they think of is a full fledge restaurant … which we understand … but we just are not able to do at the moment. We are flattered that people enjoy our food so much and we will continue to offer a light menu and we hope to expand our kitchen in the future.

Thanks so much for coming out to the brewery and we hope to see you out there again. We have some great beers on tap and coming on tap soon. Our Belgian triple will be released next week. We will have our wheat beer back on tap and in bottles in a few weeks … along with the very popular Imperial Porter.

Matt Nucci
Co-Owner
Blue Mountain Brewery

Thanks, Matt for stopping by and for commenting. You’ve got great beer. Folks, they’re only 14 minutes away!


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*editor’s note – I cleaned up some of the spelling and formatting in the above comment.

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This week in Crozet – 17 March – 23 March

“The meeting on March 11 was held at Henley — and was really lively and worthwhile!

Her next Town Hall meeting, this coming Tuesday, March 18, will be held at the White Hall Community Center. Same time:  6:30-9:30 pm.

The final one will be on Tuesday, March 25, at Broadus Wood Elementary in Earlysville.

All White Hall district residents are welcome!”

Thanks to a reader for sending this in. Are there any comments or feedback from the meeting? As always, if you have an announcement, please let me know.

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Henley Middle School is run by militants?

Greatschools.net has some recent reviews of Crozet’s schools, some positive, some negative. Is Henley really run by militants? This seems like something that school officials should respond to. They are marketing a product – education – and this type of review potentially damages their credibility and marketability.

Also the new administration this year runs the school in a military fashion. We had a bullying issue with my honor roll student and the pricipal’s solution was to suspend the students if they made eye contact. We suggested mediation and he would not even entertain the idea.

Parents (and non-parents) – this site is used by potential homebuyers and sellers. For many people, school district is the number one choice they make – everything else is almost irrelevant. If these opinions are not fact-based, school officials would do well to respond. If they are truthful, homeowners and tax-payers would do well to get involved and fix things.

Contrast the above with this review of Henley –

This school is an amazing school. The teachers are really interactive and get you ahead of the other schools. That way, there is not as much stress in the next couple of years.

Is there recent data available that could verify the alleged suspensions?

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This week in Crozet 10 March – 16 March

Tuesday, March 11, Crozet Fire House – Supervisor Ann Mallek

The core meeting agenda, from 7-9 PM will focus on Supervisor Mallek’s report to constituents on recent decisions by the Board of Supervisors, in-depth discussion of tax and budget issues, and open discussion time for White Hall residents and communities to voice their questions, opinions and ideas on local issues.  Before and after the core meeting, constituents are invited to talk with Supervisor Mallek about individual matters of concern.

Mallek invites all White Hall district residents to attend.  “It is my responsibility to be open, accessible, and accountable to the voters.  Many people find it inconvenient or even intimidating to attend Board meetings.  I hope White Hall residents will see this as a good opportunity to meet with me and with their neighbors, so we can talk together about how we can make our community stronger and our local government more responsive to people’s concerns.”

Light refreshments will be provided.  For further information, please contact Ann; phone 434-978-1150.

Thursday, March 13, Crozet Fire House

Mr. Fredericks of Rivanna Solid Waste will brief the Crozet Community Association on RSWA’s recent proposal to the city and county for expanding recycling efforts in the region.  Good timing to give him feedback from Crozet.  I am not quite sure about the time he will speak, but approx. 7:30 or 8:00 he’ll start.

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This week in Crozet 3 March – 9 March

“Are you interested in making a difference, helping your community, or just lending a hand?  We at Tabor Presbyterian would like community members to help in our effort to host “Soup on Sundays” (the 1st Sunday of each month, from 5-7 p.m.). In this way, we hope to feed and build community. Call Rev. Marie Hulme Adam @ 434-882-2518 if you’d like to help.  April 6 will be our first Companion Soup Sunday.”

Crozet is a community that sticks together.

If you have an event in Crozet, please let me know.

Urgent need to Conserve Water in Crozet

So say The Daily Progress, WCAV and WVIR. From the DP:

The Albemarle County Service Authority is asking residents and businesses of the Crozet area to curtail water consumption for the next few days.
A water line break discovered today is limiting the amount of water available to the area.

Residents are asked to not wash vehicles and delay laundry until early next week.

Restaurants are asked to serve food on paper plates to minimize the number of times they run the dishwasher.

The voluntary water restrictions are a “precautionary measure” to ensure that firefighters have enough water to extinguish any potential fires.

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You want more fields in Crozet?

Mark you calendars, then.

Community Workshop for the Western Park Master Plan Scheduled for March 25

Crozet area residents are invited to attend a Community Workshop to discuss their vision for the new Western Park on Tuesday, March 25, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria.

The goal of this community workshop, which is the first step in the park master plan process, is to solicit comments, advice and suggestions from Crozet citizens about the features they would like to see in the long-term plan for the new Western Park.  The workshop will also include information about the existing conditions at the site.

As identified in the Crozet Master Plan, the creation of Western Park in Old Trail is an essential part of the network of public parks and greenways envisioned for the Crozet Development Area. The future parks and greenways network will provide recreational opportunities for the community, protect sensitive natural systems, preserve public areas that characterize Crozet, and link neighborhoods to downtown and other areas in Crozet and the region.  35.8 acres have been established for the Western Park greenway and park area, to include a mix of recreational uses such as sports fields, trails, picnicking, and preserved areas. The first step towards the creation of Western Park is the creation of a master plan for the long-term development of the park and greenway area.

Rieley and Associates, a local landscape architectural firm, has been selected to develop the Western Park Master Plan. A committee consisting of County staff, Old Trail staff, representatives of the Crozet Park Board, the Crozet Community Advisory Council, the Crozet Community Association, and an at-large member will meet regularly to provide direction to the consultant throughout the Western Park Master Plan process.

For more information, including maps and graphics of the actual park location, visit the Western Park Master Plan page on the County websiteTo receive email updates about the progress of the project, go to www.albemarle.org  and sign up for Amail, the County’s e-news service.

Thanks for the heads-up, Lee!

(reprinted entirely from an email from Albemarle County)

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