Crozet Trails Crew’s Monthly meeting Tomorrow

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If you’re interested, I’m sure they’d be happy to see you. Just a cheerful reminder about our monthly meeting this Thursday (6:00- 7:30) at Trailside Coffee. … Prepare for the CCAC “Walk to Schools” meeting that will be held next thursday 2. … I was wondering about a map of the greenways and found one on their blog ; if I could make the time, I’d love to volunteer with this group.

Re-Store ‘N Station (Still) Moving Forward

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County staff recommended approval of the Re-Store’N Station’s preliminary site plan, but said several issues would have to be addressed before a final plan is authorized.

Keep in mind that the community’s voices have altered the path of the Re Store N Station: The project has been in development and under review for more than two years. In that time, the project’s scope has shrunk dramatically, including the number of gas pumps, the parking area, the building footprint and even the allowed hours of operation. The changes have been made to accommodate both neighborhood concerns and also directives of the Board of Supervisors.

sMILE for MELANIE – One-Mile Fun Run Festival

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sMILE for MELANIE One-Mile Fun Run Festival Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at 9 am Crozet Elementary School field – rain or shine Let’s show our Crozet community support for Melanie Hood, beloved Crozet Elementary School Counselor, who is undergoing treatment for leukemia and preparing for a bone marrow transplant in Maryland – all proceeds will benefit Mrs. Hood and her family. sMile for Melanie (function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

New Construction in Downtown Crozet

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” A two-story, contemporary-styled building will be built on the north side of Library Avenue—across the alley from the back of B&B Cleaners—marking the first major new construction since the downtown Crozet zoning district was created in 2006. ” Another reminder that the Crozet Gazette rocks.

A Great Weekend in Crozet

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The weather should be fantastic this weekend . The offerings this weekend are going to be tremendous. Start with the Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival,and find your way to Chiles Orchard, Blue Mountain or Starr Hill or King Family Vineyards or start everything off with the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning.

… [ View the story “Crozet Weekend – 7-8 May 2011” on Storify]

Re-Store N Station Moves Forward

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Cville Tomorrow reports :

Neighbors fighting to shrink the size of a gas station and convenience store proposed for U.S. 250 in Crozet were unsuccessful in an appeal heard Tuesday by Albemarle County’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

Background .

How Often Does the Train Run in Crozet?

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is one of the most common questions I hear from buyers who are contemplating moving to Crozet . When I am working with buyers who are moving to Crozet, my answer is, “the train goes by often enough that we don’t really pay attention to it.” When we moved here several years ago, it probably took us a week or two to get used to the train. I asked CSX several years ago if they could tell me how often they run, and they told me that they wouldn’t tell me because of security concerns (I’m not a terrorist, by the way).

WAHS Student Breathalyzed?

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An allegation of drinking some spiked lemonade at Western Albemarle High School led to a 10th grade girl getting pulled out of class and forced to take an on-campus, police-administered breathalyzer test. With the test allegedly finding no trace of alcohol, a Charlottesville-based civil rights organization contends that the school trampled the student’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches. “That’s not a good idea if you want to protect freedom,” says John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute . “It’s a good idea if you want a police state.”

Walk to School Meeting this Thursday – are you Going?

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Crozet Community Advisory Council Meeting – Walking & Biking to School meeting to try to get community buy-in. This is the sort of meeting that the community needs to, if it truly believes in connectivity and walking/biking to school, get behind. … The meeting will be dedicated to the topic of walking and biking to the local schools. Representation from each of the schools and PTOs will make this a much more lively and effective discussion.