Crozet Community Advisory Council Meeting tonight

In Crozet by Jim2 Comments

The monthly Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting is this Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at The Meadows Community Center (Located on Meadows Drive/Route 240, Crozet) Tentative Agenda 1. Agenda Review  (Mike Marshall – CCAC Chair) 2. Historic Resources Study Update …

Brief Notes for 2009-05-17

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Harris Teeter – Not So Green? – Note from a Reader

In Crozet by Jim13 Comments

The Crozet Gazette touts the new Harris Teeter as being the “greenest grocery” – but my experience was anything but. We’d been looking forward trying it (rather than driving to Martin’s… ever since Fabulous Foods closed, Starbreeze stopped delivering, and Horse & Buggy adopted the …

Crozet Park Soccer Field to Close (for the Summer)

In Crozet by Jim2 Comments

But just for a few months. In a sign of the severe lack of soccer (and other, but my passion is soccer) fields in the whole of Charlottesville/Albemarle, Crozet Park’s field is decimated annually by its overuse. For instance, last year when coaching, we had …

What is your Vision for Crozet?

In Crozet, Growth, Politics by Jim11 Comments

Start thinking about it, because the time to voice your opinion is around the corner. From the Daily Progress: Crozet residents will soon have a chance to weigh in on their concerns over growth in western Albemarle County. One topic sure to emerge: the Crozet …

Crozet and Brownsville Redistricting Plan Approved

In Crozet, Growth, Politics, Schools by Jim2 Comments

The expansion, which includes a new wing of classrooms, more kitchen space and a new gymnasium, is slated to be finished in the spring. … If you are thinking about buying (or selling, really) in Crozet – check the school district yourself – don’t necessarily trust the MLS ( as much as it pains me, as a Realtor, to write that) .

2nd Annual Crozet Music Festival – October 4 and 5

In Community, Crozet, Crozet Park, Music by Jim2 Comments

The First Annual Festival was well received; this year the Festival moves from Claudius Crozet Park to Misty Mountain Campground, and it should be even better than last year’s event (the alcohol problem should be fixed). Crozet Music Festival, October 4 & 5, 2008 Local food, beverages (I hear Blue Mountain is coming, too!) … Acoustic Stage: Saturday, October 4 Eli Cook Devon Sproule Paul Curreri Helen Horal Morwenna Lasko and Jay Pun Greg Brown Marianna Bell Sunday October 5 Red Shoes Jeebus David Tewksbury Martinez and Guthrie Joia Wood Joe Pollock Main Stage bands: Saturday Oct 4 The Wave Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees Hogwaller Ramblers Travis Elliott Six Chasing Seven Tim Be Told Kings of Belmont Sunday Oct 5 Grey Matter Chickenhead Blues Band Trees on Fire Ian Gilliam and the Firekings South 29 Charlottesville Blues Allstars Alligator Tickets : $20.00 At the gate $15.00 Advance Ticket Outlets : Mincer’s , Belair Market , Maupin’s Music and Video in Crozet and online at CrozetMusicFestival.com

Rail service from Crozet? It’s not impossible

In Crozet, Politics, Rideshare by Jim2 Comments

If we want this service, we need to ask – 434-296-3184 On to rail – Getting train service from Crozet to Charlottesville is not impossible; read today’s story at the HooK . … Nearly everyone to whom I have spoken has expressed interest, but turning that interest into cohesive action is a challenge in and of itself. {democracy:6} {democracy:7} Think of this as part of a the community’s effort to help Crozet.

Dennis Rooker

In Crozet, Growth by Jim1 Comment

Referencing Old Trail in Crozet -“No plan is perfect, but it’s probably the best plan I’ve seen,” Supervisor Dennis S….  When a citizen addressed the familiar concern that the Crozet area and the 250 Bypass will sprawl and become the next Route 29N or Pantops, Rooker responded, “Houses don’t create people.  They’ll come whether or not the houses are here.”— courtesy of this week’s C-Ville.If they don’t build the houses, where would they live?  Clearly these are the words of someone who cares.