Please enter Crozet Park through the front gate on Park Road and park on the basketball courts located behind the main facility and near the Community building. Please do not park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.
Welcome Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor. Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (May 11, 2023; click here for PDF version of the minutes) Treasurer’s Report (Dues are still just $10 for 2023!) Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)
Public review and input on theplans for the 240/250/680 roundabout. Two options:
Tuesday, September 19 from 5 to 7 pm at the National Guard Armory, 165 Peregory Lane, Charlottesville
Thursday, September 21 from 5 to 7 pm at the The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd, Charlottesville
Family Health Forum on How to Prevent Falls – Tuesday, September 26, 3:00–4:30 pm at the Crozet United Methodist Church Fellowship Church, 1156 Crozet Ave., Crozet.
Crozet Library 10th Anniversary Celebration – Friday September 29 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM. There will be treats, activities, and a community art project.
Let’s Build a Community Orchard – Saturday, September 30 at Noon at the Crozet Library. Organizing Meeting. Help take a lead in helping make this happen.
Crozet Arts and Craft Festival, Saturday & Sunday October 7 and 8, 2023 from 10AM to 5:30 on Saturday and 10AM to 5PM on Sunday at the Claudius Crozet Park.
Friends of JMRL Book Sale: Saturday, October 7 – Sunday, October 15 from 10AM to 7PM
at 300 Albemarle Square Shopping Center, Charlottesville (the old Northside Library location)
Member’s Pre-Sale: Friday, Oct. 6 from 5-7pm (No Scanners at Pre-Sale (10/6) & Sat 10/7 from 10am-1pm)
The next CCA meeting is November 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM
at the Crozet Park Community Building (aka old radio building)
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This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out. Volume is usually 1-4 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.
The forum is open to all, but parking space at The Field School is limited. Overflow parking will be available across the street in the Crozet Elementary School parking lot.
The forum will be moderated by Dori Zook, award-winning journalist and anchor/reporter for news radio WINA
Question and answer (Q&A) format with the following candidates have agreed to attend: * Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in the White Hall District two candidates: Ann Mallek and Brad Rykal * Albemarle County School Board in the White Hall District two candidates: Rebecca Berlin and Joann McDermid * Albemarle County School Board At-Large two candidates: Meg Bryce and Allison Spillman.
The forum is sponsored by the Crozet Leadership Team: Cory Farm – Steve Walsworth Foothill Crossing – Laura Bartlett and Ron Wade Foxchase – Matthew Watson Grayrock – Elizabeth Foreman and Troy Lane Orchard Acres – Tonya Hicks Park Lane – Kyle Hara and Isaiah Behnke Stonegate – Joan Fadden Western Ridge – Kimberly Gale and Kacie Miller Westlake – Bill O’Malley, Rashmi Ghei, Carol Fairborn ——-
Other details of the forum:
A timekeeper will be in front of the candidates to alert them of their remaining answer time, and there will be an audio setup with microphones for the candidates.
Staging: The candidates will sit at the front of the room facing the audience. The moderator will sit at a table with her back to the audience. Panelists will flank her on either side, as they sort the questions from the audience being careful not to present repetitive questions.
Event management: The moderator will speak to the attendees as the event begins and explain our rules and why they’re important. No reactions from attendees will be allowed, including clapping, shouting, holding signs, or other interruptions. We will have volunteers stationed throughout the room to enforce this policy. We will have an Albemarle County Police officer present in the room.
Questions: The questions asked of candidates will be derived from two sources. One source is the Crozet Leadership Team panelists— each panelist will ask one question per topic, directly to the candidates on topics germane to the role for which the candidates are running. The second will be a mix of questions submitted to the Crozet Leadership team from the Crozet community and questions taken directly from the audience in the room. First priority will be given to the questions submitted by the audience and second priority to the questions submitted in advance.
Format: Each candidate may make a 2-minute opening statement. During the questioning segment, candidates will have 1 minute to respond. Questions will be posed to all candidates, alternating between them as to who answers first. At no point will candidates field questions directly from the audience during the forum, though we do invite them to stay for a bit after the event to mingle with voters if they’d like. With this format we hope to be able get through 8 general topics, If we can keep within our time limits. Each candidate may make a 1-minute closing statement. Topics will be provided to the candidates at least one week prior to the event.
Please enter Crozet Park through the front gate on Park Road and park on the basketball courts located behind the main facility and near the Community building. Please do not park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.
Welcome Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor. Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (January 12, 2023; click here for PDF version of the minutes) The March 9, 2023 meeting was not held because no one attended. Treasurer’s Report (Dues are still just $10 for 2023!) Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)
The next CCA meeting is September 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM
at the Crozet Park Community Building (aka old radio building)
Join our email list by signing up at: http://CrozetCommunity.org/contact-us/
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out. Volume is usually 1-4 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.
It all starts with the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) parade at 5:00 PM at Crozet Elementary School and goes down Crozet Avenue through downtown Crozet to Claudius Crozet Park. The Parade Grand Marshal is Chuck Kennedy.
If you would like to be a part of the 2023 Crozet Firemen’s parade, please submit your entry to be in the parade to ensure you are included in the lineup. Lineup will be based on a first come basis. Horses/livestock will be placed near or at the end of the parade. Lineup will begin at 4:00 P.M. at Crozet Elementary School and the parade ends at Claudius Crozet Park.
The celebration begins at Claudius Crozet Park after the parade. Bring a lawn chair if you want to be comfortable as you listen to the local band Ian Gilliam and the FireKings. Traditional American Fourth of July fare will be available, including hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, funnel cake, BBQ, and sno-cones, as well as vegetarian and vegan choices, tacos, and other favorites! Local beer and Bold Rock Cider will also be available for a separate cost. Kids amusements are available as well. Event culminates at 9:30 PM with a stupendous fireworks show. (We have it at 9:30 PM so it’s late enough to be dark, but not too late to for the youngsters to view the show.)
There are no dogs or pets allowed in the event
Designated smoking areas are provided and we ask that you only smoke in those areas. If you live nearby Crozet Park, we encourage you to walk!
How much would you pay for such good times? All that’s asked is a donation of $5 per person (and children 9 years and under are free) as you enter the festivities (parking is free and exiting quick). The non-profit civic groups in Crozet are the ones that benefit from any money raised above the cost of the event, so please be generous. Most years, we’ve donated over $6,000 to CVFD, WARS, and other civic groups.
The event is sponsored by the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Crozet Community Association, Crozet Board of Trade, Claudius Crozet Park, Crozet Lions Club, Crozet Community Church, Crozet Trails Crew and citizen volunteers.
Making a Contribution
These events involve a lot of donated time from a lot of individuals, but they can’t happen without financial contributions, too. We want everyone to enjoy our small-town event, so we ask for donations at the entrance – A donation of $5 per person (and children 9 and under are free) as you enter the festivities (parking is free and exiting after the fireworks is quick). Your donation helps to pay for the fireworks and event expenses.
$10,000 Matching Gift Challenge for Crozet Fireworks Fund!
An anonymous donor will match up to $10,000 in contributions to the Crozet fireworks fund. The cost of Crozet’s traditional Fourth of July fireworks show doubled this year to $18,000. The show has been held at Crozet Park since the end of World War II, financed by public contributions.The Crozet Board of Trade, a non-profit organization of local businesses and like-minded citizens that supports civic causes for the town, has collected for the fireworks fund since 2010, when the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department was forced to give up its sponsorship of the holiday celebration because of growing call demands on the volunteer firefighters.
The CBT paid the deposit to secure the show and is raising money now to pay the second half of the cost, as well as the deposit for the 2024 show—which is expected to cost $30,000—that will be due In January. The total goal of the 2023 campaign is $30,000. While we think your gift is tax-deductible, we recommend you consult your tax advisor about deducting this donation.
Of course, we appreciate all donations, but to boost our efforts to cover the fireworks, we have three leadership donor levels and we are hoping that you will show your support by becoming a lead patron this year.
For a gift of $500 or more, if you provide us with your banner, we will display that banner at the entrance to the park during the event, identify your patron status in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and provide you with ten passes to the celebration in the park.
For a gift of $250 to $499, you will receive published thanks in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and four passes to the celebration in the park.
And, for a gift of $100 to $249 you will receive published thanks in the Crozet Gazette and the event handbill and two passes to the celebration in the park.
July 1st will be here before you know it. Won’t you join us by contributing whatever you can afford? If being a lead patron is too much this year, please send whatever you can afford and help us match the $10,000 challenge! Thank you!
Please make your donation by Monday, June 26 in order to be listed on the event handbill.
You can mail a check payable to: Crozet Board of Trade and send it to: CBT, P.O. Box 261, Crozet, VA 22932. Please put “CIDC donation” on the memo line.
You can contribute right now, online, by clicking on this link:
Please put “CIDC donation” in the Designation box.
It takes a village – won’t you help out on Saturday, July 1st for an hour?
We need your help for just an hour or two on Saturday, July 1st. The sign-up website to help with the Crozet Independence Day Celebration (CIDC) Saturday, July 1, between 5PM to 10PM (or Sunday morning to pick up the park). There are a variety of tasks and time slots. Most of the time slots are only an hour – so there’s lots of ways to help and still enjoy the event.
When you sign-up it will ask for your name, email and, optionally phone number. No one else can see your email and phone. We promise we won’t share it. It’s helpful for us to have it if something happens and we need to let you know about a last minute change.
We urge church groups, civic and neighborhood associations to sign-up. Crozet Trails Crew and the Crozet Fellowship Church each have already volunteered to staff one spot the whole evening! Let’s see which group can have the most volunteers!
With your help, we can make this Crozet Independence Day celebration the best ever!
Exiting Crozet Park after the celebration should be quick and smooth this year. Lenoir Parking will be guiding everyone out of the park at the main entrance/exit. (Please do NOT park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.)
Those who wish to go east (e.g., Ivy or Charlottesville) or north (e.g., White Hall) will turn LEFT out of Crozet Park and use Eastern Avenue to Park Ridge Drive to Three Notch’d Road (Route 240). Lenoir Parking will have persons stationed at the intersections from Crozet Park to Three Notch’d Road to help you make all the correct turns!
Those who want to go west (e.g., Afton) or south (e.g., Batesville) will turn RIGHT out of Crozet Park and use Tabor Avenue to Crozet Avenue (Rte 240). Albemarle County Police officers will be directing traffic at the Crozet Avenue/ Tabor Street intersection.
The “back gate” onto Hilltop Street will be closed and locked. No exit from Crozet Park is allowed. Use the main entrance to exit Crozet Park after the fireworks, as described above and shown below.
Thank you for your help in making our small-town tradition a success!
The Annual Crozet Independence Day
Parade, Celebration, and Fireworks Saturday, July 1, 2023 Make a Contribution!
These events involve a lot of donated time from a lot of individuals and donated materials and services from local civic groups and companies, but it still cannot happen without financial contributions, too. All we ask is a donation of $5 per person (and children 9 years and under are free) as you enter the festivities (parking is free).
Your donation helps to pay for the fireworks and event expenses. The non-profit civic groups in Crozet are the ones that benefit from any money raised above the cost of the event. Most years we’ve donated over $6,000 to local civic groups, including the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, Claudius Crozet Park, and the Crozet Trails Crew (among others), so please be generous. You can contribute right now, online at our GoFundMe webpage
It’s a tax-deductible donation!
Of course, we appreciate all donations, but to boost our efforts to cover the fireworks, we have three leadership donor levels and we are hoping that you will show your support by becoming a lead patron this year.
For a gift of $500 or more, if you provide us with your company banner, we will display at the entrance to the park during the event, identify your patron status in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and provide you with ten passes to the celebration in the park.
For a gift of $250 to $499, you will receive acknowledgment in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and four passes to the celebration in the park.
And, for a gift of $100 to $249, you will receive published thanks in the Crozet Gazette and the event handbill and two passes to the celebration in the park.
July 1 will be here before you know it. Won’t you join us by contributing whatever you can afford? If being a lead patron is too much, please send whatever you can afford. Your contribution is tax-deductible charitable donation. Thank you!
Please make your donation by Monday, June 26 in order to be listed on the event handbill.
You can mail a check payable to: Crozet Board of Trace and send it to: CBT, P.O. Box 863, Crozet, VA 22932. Please put “CIDC donation” on the memo line.
OR you can contribute right now, online at our GoFundMe webpage.
Either way – it’s a tax-deductible donation. Thank you!
Please enter Crozet Park through the front gate on Park Road and park on the basketball courts located behind the main facility and near the Community building. Please do not park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.
Welcome Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor. Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (January 12, 2023; click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report (Dues are still just $10 for 2023!) Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)
Commercial Hazardous Waste Collection– Thursday, April 20, 2023. Qualifying businesses must pre-register with MXI Environmental by April 14th to obtain an appointment. To register, call or email Peggy Snead at (276) 628-6636, extension 203 or peggys@mxiinc.com. There is a fee associated with disposal.
The next CCA meeting is May 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM
at the Crozet Park Community Building (aka old radio building)
Join our email list by signing up at: http://CrozetCommunity.org/contact-us/
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out. Volume is usually 1-4 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.
Please enter Crozet Park through the front gate on Park Road and park on the basketball courts located behind the main facility and near the Community building. Please do not park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.
Welcome Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor. Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (November 10, 2022; click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report (Dues are still just $10 for 2023!) Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)
Update and News from Ann Mallek, our county supervisor
Old Business:
Tom Loach’s motion: “That the CCA set up a survey committee, similar to the last one in 2017, to gauge the Crozet community’s support for each of the county’s AC44 options.” The vote on this motion was postponed to this January meeting because in November Tom was sick and unable to attend.
[Note: Per Article VII of the CCA bylaws, this motion is being presented at a second regular CCA meeting for discussion and vote, and if accepted, will be adopted.]
If there is a Crozet Independence Day Celebration . . .
New Business:
Election of CCA officers for 2023. Nominations are open for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Current officers are: President: Tim Tolson, Vice-President: Lisa Goehler, Secretary: Jo Ann Perkins, and Acting Treasurer: Tim Tolson. Candidates must be present at the January 12, 2023 meeting or have spoken with a current officer about their willingness to serve if elected (Article II of the Bylaws).
Announcements:
Household Hazardous waste on Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22 from 9AM to 2PM at IMUC
Bulky Waste Amnesty days:
Furniture/Mattresses – April 29, 2023; Appliances – May 6, 2023; Tires – May 13, 2023
Electronic Waste Collection Day– Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 9 A to 3P at IMUC
Commercial Hazardous Waste Collection– Thursday, April 20, 2022. Qualifying businesses must pre-register with MXI Environmental by April 14th to obtain an appointment. To register, call or email Peggy Snead at (276) 628-6636, extension 203 or peggys@mxiinc.com. There is a fee associated with disposal.
The next CCA meeting is March 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM
at the Crozet Park Community Building (aka old radio building)
Join our email list by signing up at: http://CrozetCommunity.org/contact-us/
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out. Volume is usually 1-4 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.
[Email Update from Ms. Sarah Huddle, APR – Public Information Coordinator, Former Acme Visible Records site—Crozet, VA]
November 22, 2022
Dear Neighbor,
This notification is being presented to provide an update regarding the inspections, groundwater sampling, and groundwater corrective action activities being conducted at the Former Acme Visible site (aka former Wilson Jones Company [WJC]). All investigation and remediation is proceeding pursuant to state oversight through the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ).
Groundwater Corrective Action
Soil remediation at the Site is complete as of 2019. Groundwater monitoring conducted since that time has shown decreases in groundwater contaminants as the source in soil has been removed. Further active remediation is now focused on groundwater. The groundwater contaminant area is similar in nature and extent as presented in previous reports and confined to the WJC site.
A pilot study for groundwater corrective action was conducted in November-December 2020. The results of this pilot study were reported in the 2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Groundwater Corrective Action Report dated August 31, 2022. The pilot study indicated that the implementation of in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) was successful. Therefore, full scale treatment on the north side of the property is planned to continue. Additional injection wells were installed, and injections completed, in May 2022. Post injection sampling was completed in August 2022. The activities conducted as part of this initial injection were reported to VDEQ in Groundwater Corrective Action Progress Report No. 2, dated October 28, 2022.
Also, additional injection wells will be installed and ISCO injections will be conducted on the south side of the site to address VOC impacts. This work is expected to be complete by June 2023. WJC will continue to monitor contaminants of concern in groundwater on the north side of the site near AOC-6, former degreasing area and the source of groundwater contamination, to evaluate plume conditions and determine whether additional corrective action may be warranted.
Also, WJC continues to conduct semiannual groundwater monitoring as part of the Facility’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permit, administered by VDEQ. The monitoring results are reported to VDEQ on an annual basis.
Conclusions
We hope you find this update helpful. We will provide updates concerning future on-site tasks as the groundwater remediation work progresses.
Please feel free to contact Ms. Huddle at (804) 248-0489 or sarahhuddle@thinkalbright.com if I may be of further assistance. Wilson Jones Company is committed to working with the VDEQ and the community to complete the project and bring the property back to productive use.
Best regards, Sarah Huddle, APR
Public Information Coordinator, Former Acme Visible Records site—Crozet, VA
cc: Ryan Kelly, Corrective Action Project Manager, VDEQ-Office of Remediation Programs
Please enter Crozet Park through the front gate on Park Road and park on the basketball courts located behind the main facility and near the Community building. Please do not park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.)
Welcome Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor. Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (September 8, 2022; click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)
Presentation: Montclair Stream: Myths & Facts (Eric Schmitz, Crozet United)
Here is an update regarding the White Gate Farm/Montclair stream, shared by Eric Schmitz. The environmental consultants hired by Albemarle County have confirmed that there is, indeed, an “intermittent” stream, which is entitled to protection under County ordinances. Frank Pohl, the County Engineer, issued this stream determination letter on October 19, 2022.
Update and News from Ann Mallek, our county supervisor
Old Business:
Tom Loach’s motion: “That the CCA set up a survey committee, similar to the last one in 2017, to gauge the Crozet community’s support for each of the county’s AC44 options.” The vote on this motion was postponed to the January meeting because Tom was sick and unable to attend.
[Note: Per Article VII of the CCA bylaws, this motion is being presented at a second regular CCA meeting for discussion and vote, and if accepted, will be adopted.]
Crozet Independence Day Celebration, Saturday, July 1, 2023
New Business:
At our next regular meeting (January 12, 2023) the CCA will elect officers for 2023. Nominations are open for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Current officers are: President: Tim Tolson, Vice-President: Lisa Goehler, Secretary: Jo Ann Perkins, and Acting Treasurer: Tim Tolson. Candidates must be present at the January 12, 2023 meeting or have spoken with a current officer about their willingness to serve if elected (Article II of the Bylaws).
Announcements –
Crozet Park Winter Brews Festival, Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 12 Noon to 5:00 PM. Tickets are available now! Live music, food trucks & more. Information at: http://www.crozetbeerfest.com/ Volunteer to help by going to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e48a4af2ea75-4thannual
–> Sign up for at least one shift and get free admission to the Festival for the rest of the day. Volunteers at this Festival must be age at least 21 years old.
Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Christmas Parade, Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 PM. Lineup is at 1:00 PM on Wayland Drive in Crozet. Organized by the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department. Parade starts at Wayland Drive and turns left at the 4-way stop, ending at the CVFD fire house, where they will have some additional events for the kids and community.
Future Agenda Items?
The next CCA meeting is January 12, 2023 at 7:30 PM
at the Crozet Park Community Building (aka old radio building)
Join our email list by signing up at: http://CrozetCommunity.org/contact-us/
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out. Volume is usually 1-4 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.
Please enter Crozet Park through the front gate on Park Road and park on the basketball courts located behind the main facility and near the Community building. Please do not park along Hilltop Street or Indigo Road.)
Welcome Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor. Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (March 10, 2022; click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report (2022 Dues: Still just $10 annual contribution!) Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)
Discussion: Growth in Crozet and the 2022 Crozet Master Plan
Update and News from Ann Mallek, our county supervisor
Old Business:
Crozet Independence Day Celebration, Saturday, July 1, 2023
Announcements –
Household Hazardous waste on Friday & Saturday, September 23 & 30 from 9AM to 2PM at IMUC
Bulky Waste Amnesty days:
Furniture/Mattresses – October 1, 2022; Appliances – October 8, 2022; Tires – October 15, 2022
Electronic Waste Collection Day– Saturday, September 22, 2022 from 9 A to 3P at IMUC
Commercial Hazardous Waste Collection – Thursday, September 22, 2022. Qualifying businesses must pre-register with MXI Environmental by September 16th to obtain an appointment. To register, call or email Peggy Snead at (276) 628-6636, extension 203 or peggys@mxiinc.com. There is a fee associated with disposal.
The next CCA meeting is November 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM
at the Crozet Park Community Building (aka old radio building)
Join our email list by signing up at: http://CrozetCommunity.org/contact-us/
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out. Volume is usually 1-4 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.
