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Category Archives: Blog Posts
Crozet Elementary Fifth Graders Water Conservation PSA
Crozet Elementary Fifth Graders are making an IMPACT !
This spring the Crozet Elementary fifth graders are connecting with our community through service and our environment. Their grade-wide IMPACT project (I’m Making a Planned Act of Compassion Today) was studying and protecting the creeks that feed into the Beaver Creek Reservoir. They received a grant from the Roots and Shoots organization founded by Dr. Jane Goodall to fund our research and solutions.
At the June 20, 2018 Crozet Community Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting the primary agenda item was a presentation by the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) on the Crozet Drinking Water Infrastructure Plan. (Search #CCAC0618 on Twitter to follow the meeting highlights). Allie Pesch, chair of the CCAC, graciously agreed, at the last minute, to add the fifth graders’ presentation to the end of the meeting following the RWSA. Several former fifth graders and their teachers came and stayed for the whole meeting to show the Public Service Announcement (PSA) they created. To view the video, click on this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I9rtCSDf6_zAG697Jzh6euOKBNvILSjq/view?usp=sharing
or
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hw5yv7s25es2cnn/Crozet%20Water%20PSA.mp4?dl=0
They spent this spring studying water issues and have created two other videos about what they learned. You can view these on YouTube.
Very impressive work by these young people and a great deal of thanks and appreciate to their teachers, Betsy Agee, Gwedette Crummie, Brandy Garbaccio, and Justin Stauffer who have made it possible. The Crozet community is very lucky to have such dedicated and gifted teachers and smart, capable young people!
Household Hazardous Waste and Bulky Waste Amnesty Days, Spring 2018
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Update on soil remediation at former Acme Visible Records property
Former Acme Visible Records Site
Currently Owned by Wilson Jones Company
5327 Three Notch’d Road Crozet, Virginia 22932
April 2, 2018
Update: 02
Dear Neighbor,
As a follow-up to our October update letter, enclosed is the revised schedule for the current Interim Measures (IM) soil remediation and ongoing RCRA tasks at the Former Acme Visible Records site (Click here for PDF). We anticipate completing the soil remediation measures around June or July 2018, depending on weather and field conditions. We will keep you apprised of upcoming tasks and any schedule changes.
For your convenience, below is a summary of the anticipated upcoming remediation activities taking place during the month of April, 2018:
Week of April 01, 2018
– Equipment Mobilization and Additional Concrete Cutting, and initiate Soil Excavation, Hauling, and Disposal on the North Side of the WJC Site. *Please note, to expedite the soil excavation, the excavation contractor plans to work Monday-Saturday (~10 hour days) with only Sunday off.
– Additional IM (soil) Offsite Backfill Soil Sampling is performed. – Surface Water Pollution Prevention Plan Inspections & Maintenance is ongoing.
Week of April 08, 2018
– Soil Excavation, Hauling, and Disposal on the North Side of the WJC Site continues.
– Confirmation Soil Sampling on the North Side of the WJC Site is initiated.
– Surface Water Pollution Prevention Plan Inspections & Maintenance is ongoing.
Week of April 15, 2018
– Soil Excavation, Hauling, Disposal, on the North Side of the WJC Site continues.
– Confirmation Soil Sampling on the North Side of the WJC Site continues.
– Backfilling soil on the North Side of the WJC Site is initiated.
– Surface Water Pollution Prevention Plan Inspections & Maintenance is ongoing.
Week of April 22, 2018
– Confirmation Soil Sampling on the North Side of the WJC Site is completed.
– Backfilling Soil on the North Side of the WJC Site is completed.
– Surface Water Pollution Prevention Plan Inspections & Maintenance is ongoing.
Week of April 29, 2018
– Equipment Mobilization, Minor Demolition, Concrete Cutting and Soil Excavation, Hauling, and Disposal on the South Side of the WJC Site.
– Surface Water Pollution Prevention Plan Inspections & Maintenance is ongoing.
We hope you find this update helpful. We will continue to provide necessary updates to the schedule as the remediation work progresses. Please feel free to contact me at (804) 788-4485 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
Attachment: Interim Measures (IM) (soil) Project Schedule – Update 02 – Click here for PDF
cc: Ryan Kelly, Corrective Action Project Manager, VDEQ-Office of Remediation Programs
[Received from Ms. Huddle, as PDF document link, and converted to text.]
Support Crozet Park at the Starr Hill IPA Jambeeree
Please join the fun on Saturday, June 25th from 1:00 to 7:00 PM for Starr Hill Brewery’s IPA JAMBEEREE at Hangar Park across from the Starr Hill’s Tap Room on Three Notch’d Road.
Proce
eds from every ticket sold and all T-shirt sales will be donated to Claudius Crozet Park’s “Play Crozet” capital campaign.
This initiative will fund the building of a new pond-side amphitheater at Crozet Park. Get your limited edition JAMBEEREE / Play Crozet before it’s too late by clicking here to buy your t-shirt by June 30th and support Play Crozet!
The main event is, of course, the great line-up of beers. But you also won’t want to miss the great music, including Charlottesville’s hometown heroes, Sons of Bill, as well as The Shack Band, Lord Nelson, Travis Elliott, Ultra Kings, and Delta Junction. Get all the details at Starr Hill’s IPA Jambeeree website
And don’t forget to get your IPA Jambeeree tickets as well by clicking here.
Pitch-in at the Park, Saturday, April 16, 2016
The Claudius Crozet Park‘s Pitch-In at the Park
this Saturday, April 16 from 9 am to 4pm
Your help is needed! This third annual maintenance event keeps our community park fit and ready for an entire year of use. This year’s event, sponsored by BB&T Bank, brings together volunteers and businesses throughout the community and makes it possible to complete many of the Park’s annual maintenance activities.
There are several items that so far have no volunteers, including landscaping, pond-side and fence-line clearing, and firewood splitting.
Lunch will be provided to ALL volunteers.
Please sign-up to spend a half-day or full-day and feel free to participate in as many projects as you wish; no need to skimp! This is a significant effort and we need everyone’s help. Sign up to help at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4aa4a72aa57-pitchin2
Candidates Forum – October 13, 2015
Candidates Forum, Tuesday, October 13
from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at the Field School (1408 Crozet Avenue).
Thirteen candidates for election in November, including all the at-large and White Hall district school board candidates, as well as those for countywide offices and the state House of Delegates for this area have accepted the invitation to come to the CCA-sponsored candidates forum. (see list below).
There will be a moderator to ensure fairness and time efficiency. We will start with each candidate having three minutes for opening remarks and then proceed to questions. We will start with submitted questions and then take questions from the audience. We reserve the right to moderate questions. We expect that everyone will demonstrate appropriate civility and decorum.
Submit your questions here: http://goo.gl/forms/tLVvoOcI2s
House of Delegate candidates
Steve Landes
Angela Lynn
School Board at-large candidates
Jonno Alcaro
Dolly Joseph
Catherine Lochner
School Board White Hall district candidates
C.J. Hatcher
David Oberg
White Hall district supervisor candidate
Ann Mallek (unopposed)
Clerk of the Court candidates
George W. Foresman
Franklin Micciche
Debra M. Shipp
Jon Zug
Commonwealth Attorney candidates
Robert Tracci
(Denise Lunsford cannot attend tonight, but will be at EARL forum 10/15.)
Fourth Annual Crozet Culinary Competition for Charity
Crozet Culinary Competition for Charity
Thursday, Sept. 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
at the Lodge at Old Trail.
The Fourth Annual Crozet Culinary Competition for Charity is this Thursday, Sept. 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Four Local restaurant chefs compete for bragging rights and the coveted silver trophy. Raffle tickets give you a chance to win a seat at the Judges Table or The Tasting Table. There will be wonderful Hors d'oeuvres and desserts as well as a cash bar featuring local wines and micro brews.
All to benefit the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad (WARS).
Details at The Lodge at Old Trail at 434-823-9100 or rsvp@lodgeatoldtrail.com
- Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. (SeeTim Tolson at Wednesday's CCAC meeting or get tickets at Fardowners or Sal's Restaurants or the Lodge at Old Trail)
- Volunteers needed to help make this event a success! Signup at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e054caeaa23a13-2015
It takes a village – give a half-hour or hour of your time and get in half-price, as well as giving back to the dedicated women and men who are always available to come when you have an emergency.
VDOT Traffic Alert: RT. 671 (Millington Road) CLOSED 2015 JULY 21-22
On Tuesday, July 21, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 671 (Millington Road) in western Albemarle County to replace a structurally deficient storm drainage pipe under the roadway.
The road will be closed at 9 a.m. approximately 0.3 mile north of Route 614 (Garth Road) and is expected to reopen the afternoon of July 22, weather permitting.
Through traffic should use an alternate route during the closure. Northbound motorists will be detoured west on Route 671 to Route 810 (Browns Gap Turnpike), and then right onto Route 674 (Clark Road), which carries traffic back to Route 671. Southbound motorists will reverse the detour.
Road and weather conditions, traffic camera feeds and other real-time travel information are available on the 511 Virginia website, the free VDOT 511 mobile app or by calling 511 from any phone in Virginia. Local updates are also on VDOT's Facebook and Twitter. Call 1-800-FOR-ROAD to report road problems or request information about Virginia’s highways.
Citizen Emergency Information Resources
Citizen Information Resources
Office of Emergency Management, Albemarle County
September is Emergency Preparedness Month! Ms. Allison Farole of the Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center will give a presentation on Emergency Preparedness at 7PM on Wednesday September 24th at Mountainside Senior Living in Crozet.
- Learn about Personal Preparedness
- Learn about our Local Hazards
- Discuss Personal safety
- See how to build an emergency kit
- Having a family plan
- Developing a Communication Plan
Additional details on the event flyer, click here to get it.
Community Emergency Alert
Get the PDF flyer of this information by clicking here.
You can register to receive phone messages, text messages and e-mail messages in case of emergency. The system is TTY/TDD compatible.
Register at https://acuecc.onthealert.com/
* Weather Warnings (Severe thunderstorm, Tornado, Flooding / Flash flooding, Winter storm)
* Major Events (Evacuation order, Shelter-in-place order, Gas leak, Boil water advisory, Amber
alert / missing person alert)
* Other (Community events with road closures, Major traffic disruption)
The Office of Emergency Management can be reached at 971-1263 or 970-1798 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM) if you need help with registration for any reason (e.g., no computer, no e-mail, problems with the registration form, etc.).
Social Media
The Emergency Communications Center has social media tools to help the community be aware of daily interruptions, such as road closure due to accidents.
* Twitter – Follow #CommEmerg on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/CommEmerg )
* Facebook – Like the Charlottesville, UVA, Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center page on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/CommEmerg )
Traditional Media
* Local television (if you have power)
* Radio stations
* Print media
979-INFO
The 979-INFO (979-4636) telephone line may be activated to provide the support during emergencies or situations in which there is a heavy call volume from the public.
Websites
* Community emergency page (www.communityemergency.org)
* Virginia Department of Emergency Management (www.vdem.state.va.us)
* Ready Virginia (www.readyvirginia.gov)
* FEMA’s Ready Website (www.readyvirginia.gov)
* Red Cross (www.redcross.org)
Mobile Applications
For those with smart phones, there are many emergency applications you can download to get information before, during and after an emergency.
* Ready Virginia app
* VDOT 511
* Red Cross (First Aid, Hurricane, Earthquake, etc.)
* Various weather apps
November 2013 (From the Albemarle County Office of Emergency Management)