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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.

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49% Turnout in White Hall District!

Congratulations to Ann for a well-run, hard fought race. Now the real work begins. 🙂

Thank you for your service to our community.

The past four years have brought significant changes to Crozet – and these changes were demonstrated in today’s vote. Thanks also to those who voted – just over 49%! A huge turnout for an off-year election.

White Hall district

Crozet's district

Ann swept all 5 precincts.

Seeing the ramifications and analysis to come will be very interesting.

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A reminder to RealCrozetVA readers

In September, RealCrozetVA was opened to all writers and contributors, furthering the drive to create a community hub of discussion and debate. Tuesday’s elections provide a great opportunity for somebody to craft a summary of the results.

Will Crozetian Arin Sime, fresh off the News Virginian’s endorsement, pull out a victory in the 24th District race?

Will challenger Ann Mallek upend incumbent David Wyant?

Log in (it’s on the right, under “Meta”), write a story, save it as a draft, and then email me to let me know.

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Blue Ridge Internetworks hosting RealCrozetVA

Blue Ridge Internetworks is now hosting RealCrozetVA.com, gratis. It is humbling to have a company offer hosting services, and I am grateful for the offer. The transition from my previous host was seamless, painless and completely invisible to readers – just how it should be.

The cost of operating this site is not so significant as to be a hardship, but, it is intended to be a community resource; I won’t take ads, so until now the cost has been borne alone.

Thank you to Blue Ridge Internetworks.

I expect that I will be moving a site or two over to them soon.

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For those who have missed the recent give-and-take between Wyant and Mallek

Both links are PDF’s –

David Wyant accuses Ann Mallek:

If my opponent was your Supervisor, we would have seen a 30% average increase in property taxes.

Ann Mallek responds.

Maybe the time has come to give White Hall their own seat and Crozet their own seat.

If nothing else, vote!

Update 31 October 2007: The Daily Progress has a story.

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Planning Commission Worksession Crozet Downtown Zoning next week

Take the time to exercise your voice and opinion on how you want Crozet to look in the next two, five and thirty years.

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.

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“A victory for Crozet”

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. “We’re taking the old bones of a town and recreating them. 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?

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