Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2010-04-18

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# RT @ EmmanuelGreenwd : 7:40am Accident on 250 in ivy 1 mi east of 240/250 be careful! # Cville #crozet # ivy #vdot (via @ petermcarey ) # RT @ ATFCrozet : First person to say they see this tweet gets a Free Crozet Communi Tee T-Shirt (sorry Marky Mark not you ) # Some love for @ MudhouseCrozet http://bit.ly/90qr4H # re: Blue Mountain Brewery – http://bit.ly/dmHnni cc: @ NRVLiving # Blue Mountain Brewery produces medal-winning delicious-ness http://bit.ly/dmHnni # Jarman’s Gap road improvements still quite delayed – http://bit.ly/a6tFSV # crozet # VDOT is 99% complete with obtaining the rights of way on Jarman’s Gap Road. # I don’t blog or tweet about my listings, but this one is one worth seeing in Crozet – http://bit.ly/d3Z9Zd # RT @ MudhouseCrozet : DAN MADE IT TO THE NATIONAL BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP!!! … # RT @ petermcarey : Meet us at Blue Mountain Brewery at 7pm tonight to discuss CS Lewis’s “Screwtape Letters”..#crozet # afton #Cville # Emmanuel # Powered by Twitter Tools

Crozet Community Advisory Council – Thursday 15 April

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If you live in Crozet, you really should consider attending some of the CCAC’s meetings … it’s where you can learn and give input about Crozet’s growth and development. A reminder that the Crozet Community Advisory Council’s (CCAC) monthly meeting is this Thursday, April 15, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Meadows (off Route 240, south of town). Everyone is encourage to attend. The Council’s meeting agenda, minutes, membership, etc. are all posted on the Albemarle County web site at: http://www.albemarle.org/ccac/ The tentative agenda for this Thursday’s meeting is as follows: • Agenda Review (Mike Marshall – CCAC Chair) • Approval of Minutes (CCAC) • CCAC New Members (LEE) • Master Plan 2009 Update Process (REBECCA/ELAINE) • Discussion regarding recommended revisions for area north of Downtown to Wayland Drive, including property owner input • Next steps in master plan process • Project Updates • Re-store’n Station Review Status (April 20 Planning Commission public hearing on special use permit) • Other announcements • Adjourn

Public Hearing on Restore N Station – 20 April 2010

In Crozet, real estate by Jim3 Comments

Public Hearing for Proposed Gas Station/Convenience Store on Route 250 – Before the Albemarle County Planning Commission There will be a public hearing for the proposed RestoreNStation gas station/convenience store looking to be located on Route 250 on April 20 at 6 p.m. at the Downtown County Office Building, Lane Auditorium, on the 2nd floor. … A VDOT traffic study is currently completed in order to fulfill a legal requirement for the project, as the applicant projects that the project will generate at least 2,500 additional trips on Route 250 per day- 25% more trips than are currently recorded on that section of Route 250. … Any applicant needs to get a Special Use Permit to build when the County determines that you are going to pull more than 400 gallons of water per site acre per day for a project. The site is approximately 4 acres in size, which would give the applicant an allotment of 1,600 gallons of water per day to pull from the ground, (4 acres x 400 gallons per site acre per day).

Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2010-04-11

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Planning growth with the intent to retrofit later – brilliant idea – http://bit.ly/8Yb3Fo # RT @ JimDuncan : The Old Trail bear was put down? Says a commenter on RealCrozetVa.com # RT @ haminga : Anyone know what’s happening in # crozet this morning? … # Nelson County Bluegrass Festival – 22 May – http://bit.ly/cWo2jg # RT @ RVAPatriots : # VA05 meet Mike GOP candidates tonight at Crozet Mudhouse http://bit.ly/9L2RrO @ mcp4congress # gop #vagop # RealCrozetVA is back online. … # Over the Moon Bookstores is coming along – http://bit.ly/aRqyue # RT @ JimDuncan : Black Bear in Old Trail http://post.ly/Y1MK # Powered by Twitter Tools

Crozet Tunnel May be Renovated

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From the Daily Progress – An engineering marvel 150 years ago turned into a stately, scenic and slightly mysterious ruin today, the Blue Ridge Tunnel is poised to benefit Central Virginia when restored, officials say. Nelson County has applied for a $1 million grant for renovation of the tunnel, which runs through Nelson and Augusta counties near Waynesboro’s city boundary.

Crozet is Going to Grow – And We Can’t Stop It

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But we can and should manage how we grow. The Master Plan is under review …

As Albemarle County looks for ways to increase its industrial land, some Crozet residents are concerned their community has paid a high price for development in the past several years.

…“When we asked the community about the update and what the focus areas should be, the guiding principle [was] that Crozet should remain Crozet,” said County Planner Rebecca Ragsdale during a work session held Tuesday by the Albemarle County Planning Commission. 

Over the Moon Bookstore coming to Crozet

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Editor’s note: the following is a guest post: Let the buzz begin, Crozet, because you are about to get your very own bookstore and gallery! … We’ve completely redesigned the interior space, ordered a fantastic inventory of books of all kinds, planned loads of exciting events, and lined up local as well as nationally known artists’ work. … Here’s a sneak peek at some of our events: – Children’s Story Time – three times a week! – Author readings and book signings – Second Saturdays – Gallery openings and receptions – Book Clubs – Children’s writing contests and readings – Special party for our MLCs! … For now, follow our progress on Facebook as we get ready to open http://snipurl.com/v7u0k and email us so we can keep you posted on our opening and store specials and events ( [email protected] , or [email protected] ) and stay tuned here on Jim’s blog for an announcement of our opening date!

Black Bears Hanging Around Old Trail

In Crozet, Old Trail by Jim19 Comments

I called the local game warden and was told they will move on when there is no food – I am not sure where/what food source they have found here. I’m also not sure how many bears are around, but just this past friday (4/2), we took this picture of a little cub in our driveway. I’ve told our neighbors, but it might be good to let all the people who use the trail that this bear/s hasn’t moved on yet! No signs yet of a mam bear, but I am pretty sure the bear I saw from the distance wasn’t a cub so I think there is more than one.