Re-Store ‘N Station in 3D

In Crozet by Jim

Please, please, please go check out their story on this. I’m not doing justice to the awesomeness that they’ve done.

…As a note, I appreciate the optimism about the gas prices. And the Re-Store ‘N Station logo is nifty.

Crozet Community Association Meeting – 10 March 2011

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Our next Crozet Community Association (CCA) meeting is this week, Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 PM at the Field School. … We’ll have updates about Barnes Lumber Property Redevelopment and the Restore ‘N Station application, as well as a presentation from Ms. … Please review them and email me any corrections or comments (or bring them to the next Thursday’s meeting). … Hope to see you this Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 PM at the Field School.

See? Kids Can Traverse on Foot the Distance between Old Trail and WAHS

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I hesitated posting this photo for one reason: I don’t want these kids to not be allowed to walk/jog from WAHS to the field in Old Trail .

But … after last week’s discussion (47 comments as of this writing) about walking to school and the absurd policy that prevents kids from walking to and from school, I thought that this phots was an important part of the conversation – kids can walk/jog from school to practice. … Now, adults , please don’t screw this up and take it upon yourselves to prevent kids from walking the one mile from school to practice . It’s good for them, it’s good for the environment and it’s good for Crozet to have fewer cars and buses on the roads.

Crozet Update – Safe Routes to School, Library, Streetscape, Jarman’s Gap

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Phase 2 – Crozet Avenue : Utilities must be moved and all right-of-way acquired before we’ll get VDOT approval to move into the construction phase. … I I’ve been working a long time to resolve the owner issues for one right-of-way dedication and I’m hoping to get word that they’re ready to sign later this week. … VDOT had a parking plan prepared (by our consultant) to serve as the cost basis for their acquisition of the Jarmans Gap Road right-of-way. It also was to serve as a means to demonstrate how the Church and Blue Goose future parking plans and our proposed shared entrance onto Crozet Avenue would work in concert.

Basket Weaving at Old Crozet School Arts

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Spring Basket Weaving  Workshops with Laura Mellusi, March 12 (for middle-school age through adult) and March 26 (for children ages 7 – 10 with adult and ages 11 – 14 with or without adult). These are one-day workshops (10:00 am to 3:00 pm) for making either a market basket or berry basket. … Laura’s workshops in the Charlottesville area include Monticello, Tandem Friends School,Junior League of Charlottesville, Fluvanna Middle School, James River Arts Council, Discovery School of Virginia, Sweet Briar College and various home school groups. In addition to studio art and basket weaving, she has an education in Art History and Museum Studies and has been crafting and teaching basket weaving for over 16 years.

This is What the Renovated Barnes Lumber Property May Look Like

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Read the whole story at the Crozet Gazette . Barnes Lumber Redevelopment Plan in Crozet The plan submitted by PDG includes an 600-foot-long pedestrian mall in the center of the project, anchored at the west end by a large building. Roell said a national firm that builds boutique hotels is interested in the site. Other features include the extension of Library Avenue (still an unofficial name for the road partially constructed in downtown) to connect to Parkside Village and a walking path junction in the southeast corner of the property nearest to Claudius Crozet Park that will connect downtown to the extensive system of trails laid out in the Crozet Master Plan.

Tell Ann Mallek What’s on Your Mind

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There’s lots going on in Crozet: – Redevelopment of Barnes’ property – Sidewalks on Jarman’s Gap – Walking to School bureaucracy – Property taxes – Overcrowding in Schools If you don’t tell our elected representatives what’s on your mind, rest assured that others, with whom you may not agree, are . From the Daily Progress : Albemarle County Police Chief Steve Sellers also plans to be a guest speaker at each of the meetings. Residents will be able to direct questions to both Mallek and Sellers about any topic. “White Hall district residents are encouraged to join in discussions about our community issues and how to fund our future needs,” Mallek said in a prepared statement.