Recycle Your Christmas Tree At Crozet Park

In Crozet Park by JimLeave a Comment

As in the past, the Albemarle County Parks & Recreation Dept will host its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program beginning December 26, 2010 through January 17, 2011. … By combining forces with the Charlottesville Curb Side Pick-Up Program, the two programs collected over 5600 trees last year, yielding approximately 268 cubic yards of mulch. … Shortly after the City’s curbside pick up, the County and City Parks & Recreation crews will team up to chip trees at Darden Towe Park. … The sites are as follows: Chris Greene Lake in Earlysville Crozet Park Darden Towe Park Greenwood Community Center Rivanna Solid Waste Authority Recycling Center on McIntire Road (*note: Sunday hours are 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm) Scottsville Community Center Walnut Creek Park The recycling location on McIntire Rd may be congested so please consider Darden Towe Park as an alternate location that is less congested and is suited better for large loads and contract haulers.

Name That Street (In Crozet)

In Crozet by Jim11 Comments

Meanwhile, when the Crozet Master Plan called for a street to be built that would parallel Rt. 240 on the south side of the tracks, planners dubbed the dotted line on the maps as “main street” and Crozetians, whose memories found  that name jarring,  called it “new main street.” When the street’s construction was actually begun, the Crozet Gazette called for citizens to nominate a different name for it.  … At the Crozet Community Association meeting Nov. 11, the candidate names were discussed and a short list was referred to the county for cross-checking against existing names. … At the Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting Nov. 18, councilors eliminated Decamp on the grounds that explaining its Crozet connection–it was Claudius Crozet’s wife’s maiden name–was too obscure and would not be understood by the public.

Jarman’s Gap Road Set to be Improved

In Crozet, transportation by JimLeave a Comment

A $13.5 million project to widen a stretch of Jarman’s Gap Road in Crozet will be advertised for construction in January 2011. The right of way phase for this project first began in 1998. “Given the amount of development that has taken place, the improvements are important for providing adequate access,” said chief planner David Benish in an interview. The project will also add sidewalks and a bike lane, which will make downtown Crozet more accessible.

How Many Residents in Old Trail Walk to School?

In Crozet, Old Trail by Jim34 Comments

I would love to see a story about the restrictions that Western Albemarle, Brownsville and Henley place on walking to school … from someone who has the time to investigate such things. … Sure there aren’t sidewalks, but I don’t think anyone would be harmed by walking on the path that has started to be worn into the grass. And here’s the thing – I know that the schools have prohibitions against kids walking to school (schools, jump in and correct me if I’m wrong) but if parents stepped up and advocated for their kids’ rights and their rights as parents to allow their kids to walk to school, the schools would have to listen. View Larger Map As an aside, I’ve asked the video students at WAHS to help me out – this time on a project that focuses on walking to school – but this year is the fourth year that I’ve gotten no response.

Harris Teeter Preferential Parking for Hybrids

In Crozet by Jim33 Comments

From a reader : Today I was shopping at our Crozet (Blue Ridge) Virginia Harris Teeter and saw that there were special parking places given to those driving hybrid vehicles. … Driving a hybrid does nothing for planet earth and giving preferential treatment to those who do breaks the principle of justice, treating all people as equally important. If you wanted to treat some as more important than others, driving a hybrid would not even be on my top 100 categories of people to honor. … Please change your evil practice and remove the signs for preferential parking based on what type of car people drive.

Party for the PARC a Great Success

In Crozet Park by Jim2 Comments

From Crozet Park: A huge thank you to all those who contributed and to all those who attended the Party for the PARC event at King Family Vineyards last Friday.   The community event featured music, great food and drink, and a silent and live auction.   We raised $51,000 for the Crozet Park Aquatic and Recreation Center.   … and working hard to open the facility in 2011!

Help Our Neighbors in Crozet this Thanksgiving

In Community, Crozet by JimLeave a Comment

For most, Thanksgiving is a time of enjoying plenty of food with our friends and families, but for some Thanksgiving is a reminder of just how little there is to go around. Now, Crozet Baptist Church is doing its part to give families in need a holiday to remember. For the past 21 years, Crozet Baptist Church has taken part in the Share the Blessing Ministry, providing a full Thanksgiving meal for hundreds of families in need. Last year, Share the Blessing served more than 200 families and this year, they are looking at helping close to 325.