A majority of states — many with budgets already full of deep cuts and dependent on raiding rainy-day funds or tax increases — are scrambling to find ways to get through the rest of the year without hacking apart vital services or raising taxes.
…Slutzky, a Democrat, said the county should start with a tax rate closer to 90 cents – which would allow the county to avoid service cuts, and then systematically decide which of those services should be cut or scaled back.
The Commission came close to recommending that the development be reviewed as part of the upcoming Crozet Master Plan update, however, the discussion concluded with a 6-1 vote to end all further consideration of the matter. … We will reach out to the Crozet community and try to reassure them that have been in the area for a long time, well over a hundred years, and we intend on keeping our word and to do what we say.
And we’re not alone in having projects pushed back due to the economy (bolding mine)- The County will delay several capital projects. … Western Park in the Crozet growth area, scheduled to open in 2012, will also be moved out of the first five years of the capital plan .
But the vast majority of residents don’t want to pay for it (tax increase are probably coming), shift students, or commute 12 miles to densities that are 3 times as dense as the 3/acre densities of the Biscuit Run development in Charlottesville. … However, they created this problem, and the excuses can be read as “local news†in the Daily Progress (concurrent calls for lower taxes and more spending on growth infrastructure can be in the Crozet Gazette).
Shoot, an afternoon with wine, music ( Jan Smith band and the Perriello Pickers All-Star Bluegrass Band will be there) (and a little bit of politics) sounds pretty good. … Please join Tim and Casey Beeghly for a reception honoring Tom Perriello Democratic Candidate for Congress (VA-05) Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:30 – 8:00 P.M.
Albemarle County Senior Planner, Elaine Echols described the goal of the review which will take place initially behind the scenes and then be in front of the public in a significant way after July 1, 2009. … County staff outlined how they plan to work co-operatively with the Crozet Community Advisory Council (CCAC) which is setting up several subcommittees to keep the review on track between now and mid-2009.
Two stories of note from the Daily Progress – Crozet Elementary may move 101 kids to Brownsville Elementary Interesting is this – In February, school officials developed four options for moving students from Crozet to Brownsville and gave parents several months to voice their concerns and opinions. … Marshall, who’s also the editor of the Crozet Gazette, argues that “if the county drags its feet†on plans for a concentrated area of development in downtown Crozet, sprawl will occur in the meantime.
JAUNT would like to hear about your transit needs in order to create a bus schedule and route that would satisfy as many Crozet citizens as possible. This is the perfect time to let JAUNT know what you would require in a bus service for use on a regular basis.
Crozet residents are invited to a town meeting on Wednesday evening, September 24, from 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for a meet and greet) – 9:00 pm at Western Albemarle High School to talk with Albemarle County staff about infrastructure projects planned and underway for Crozet including the new library, streetscape improvements for Crozet Avenue, master plan for the new Western Park, and reuse of the Old Crozet School. … There will also be additional details provided about the Crozet Avenue streetscape project, titled Destination Downtown, that encompasses pedestrian-friendly improvements like sidewalks, landscaping, and lighting along Crozet Avenue to Tabor Street, construction of New Main Street to provide access to the new Crozet library, a new stormwater system for downtown, and the first block of Jarman’s Gap Road from Crozet Avenue to Carter Street.
The venerable Charlottesville Tomorrow; has the full story- It is this land, which borders Interstate 64 and Western Albemarle High School, on which Yancey is proposing that the County allow his family to develop a new light industrial business park. … … Loach was opposed to option 2, which he said went against the free market, and agreed with comments made by Crozet Gazette publisher Mike Marshall that there are several sites in the Crozet growth area that could be redeveloped.