Crozet's community blog
Highlights:
– The Gateway Market goes to the Planning Commission. I wish the Scenic 250 Group had a website or blog.
– Letter from the editor about property taxes.
– Fardowners restaurant opens in The Square.
– A big write-up on Starr Hill’s new national fame.
An quite a bit more. Pick it up anywhere in town or download it.
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This Saturday, and possibly Sunday, keep your eyes out for the Running Man (and please send me your pictures if you see him!)
An Anytime Fitness franchise will be opening in early 2008. Owned an operated by Melody and Charles Shwartz from Charlottesville, this will be their first gym business. Melody recently became a certified personal trainer and initially wanted to open a studio, but they felt that a gym would be a better business decision.
Anytime Fitness offers two unique benefits – first, it’s open 24 hours. Second, once you’re a member at one gym, you can visit any gym. This could be big benefit for those who live in Crozet and work at the NGIC facility up 29 North, as there is another Anytime Fitness facility in Ruckersville.
Anytime Fitness is pleased to announce it has signed a lease for space in the Shoppes of Clover Lawn, off 250 West near Crozet. With construction due to start immediately, the club anticipates opening for business within the next sixty days. Pre-sale begins soon offering the lowest rates before the club opens it’s doors.
Anytime Fitness will offer a convenient exercise option for the area. At Anytime Fitness, members can workout any time of the day or night. They use a security-access card to enter the club, even when it is not staffed. Once inside, members have full use of state-of-the-art strength training and cardiovascular equipment. Anytime Fitness will also offer tanning, personal training, and membership reciprocity among its clubs.
Their expectations are to eventually serve about one thousand people. Melody said, “Since we aren’t a big box we are much smaller than the large gyms around here. That might be a shock for some people but it breaks down nicely. For instance Gold’s Gym has around 6000 members so their space accommodates that many members.” If they see sufficient growth, they may even consider expansion in the future.
When asked what members can expect, Melody responded, “They can expect a fun environment. We believe in great customer service and hope to keep our members excited to come to the gym and workout and be in a fun atmosphere”
They will be holding pre-sales in the space next to Dominos starting the first week in January on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, and Melody will also be there on the 1st from 3-5 to answer questions and hopefully kick off pre-sale.
(Don’t let their racy commercials fool you!)
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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.
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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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Wow. It’s still $6.99 for a six-pack at Great Valu. Let’s hope Crozet can keep Starr Hill here for as long as possible.
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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
– Henley Goes Green
– A great message from the editor
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What do you think?
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.
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.â€
Yes, we are still in a drought. Recycled sewage, anyone?