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Crozet Safe Routes to School Sidewalk project

September 6, 2014

From Albemarle County Streetscape Updates: CROZET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BALLARD DRIVE

The purpose of this mostly VDOT grant-funded project is to provide safe pedestrian access from the Crozet Elementary School to Ballard Drive. Drainage improvements and a sidewalk will be constructed along the west side including a pedestrian crossing at the school entrance. The project was bid last fall and bids came in significantly over the County's budget. To move the project forward, VDOT required the design team to re-engineer the project to meet the project budget and/or find additional funds – the County has done both. A redesign to limit the impact of the existing waterline was approved in concept by both VDOT and ACSA at the end of the summer, which has reduced the cost of the project. Additional monies will also be appropriated to fill the funding gap. The formal design documents are now being revised to reflect this change and the project is back on track to bid this Fall.

The schedule of the project is as follows:
09/29/14 – Redesign Complete
10/10/14 – VDOT Review Complete
10/17/14 – Final Revisions Complete
10/21/14 – Out to Bid
11/20/14 – Bids Due
Construction is estimated to take approximately 2 months from when the contractor is issued a Notice to Proceed. Staff and the contractor will evaluate when to start construction, which could occur as soon as December or as late as early spring, depending on weather and contractor scheduling.

Special Crozet Avenue Streetscape Update

September 2, 2014


As previously advised, (see full Streetscap Update)  crosswalk installation across Crozet Avenue and Jarmans Gap Road started last week (August 25-29). This requires the installation of temporary "bumps" at each crosswalk. "Bump Ahead" signs have been posted to warn motorists of the changing road conditions. Please drive slowly over these temporary bumps, remain alert and drive/walk carefully when traveling through the construction zone. Thank you for your patience and courtesy to motorists, pedestrians and workers during this difficult phase of construction.

This work should be complete within 2 to 3 weeks (by September 12 or 19).

Please drive carefully throughout the construction zone and follow all posted signage.

If you have concerns or questions about the Crozet Streetscape, Albemarle County's Project Manager is Frank Pohl.  He can be reached via email to: fpohl@albemarle.org or by phone: 434-872-4501, ext. 9-7914 or mobile: 434-466-7458.  He has office hours at the Crozet Library on Wednesdays from Noon to 1:00 PM

Welcome to Crozet sign stolen!

August 23, 2014

Welcome to Crozet sign

Last Saturday night (August 16) someone stole the "Welcome to Crozet" sign that is on Rte 240 across from the Rivanna Water & Sewer treatment plant (near Highlands subdivision).  If you have any information about the theft or the whereabouts of the sign, please contact Albemarle County Police at 434-977-9041 or crimestoppers@albemarle.org  
These signs were paid for by donations from residents of Crozet organized by the CCA.  We'll be fundraising in September if we can't get the sign back.  

 

VDOT Traffic Alert: Clarke Road (Rte 674) August 25-28

August 23, 2014

PORTION OF CLARK ROAD (Rte 674) IN ALBEMARLE TO CLOSE AUG. 25-28

VDOT crews will perform slope repairs during closure; motorists will be detoured
 
CULPEPER — The Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 674 (Clark Road) in western Albemarle County Aug. 25-28, including overnight, for slope repairs on the roadway shoulders. The work will occur approximately two miles east of the intersection of Route 810 (Browns Gap Turnpike).
 
Access will be maintained to entrances on both sides of the closure. Motorists should follow the posted detour route.
 
Real-time road conditions and weather forecasts are available on VDOT’s traffic and travel website, www.511Virginia.org. The site also has live traffic camera images for many major highways, including Interstate 64, I-66 and Routes 29 and 250 in Central Virginia. Motorists can call 511 from any telephone in Virginia for road and traffic conditions on all major highways in the state. Call 1-800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623) 24 hours a day to report highway-related problems or request information about Virginia’s highways.

Contact: Stacy Londrey 540-727-3201 (office) 540-718-7698 (cell)  Stacy.Londrey@VDOT.Virginia.gov

 

Picnic in the Park 2014 August 15

August 14, 2014

Picnic in the Park!

 

Come join us for a picnic at Crozet Park this summer.  Admission to the picnic is FREE!  Bring your blanket, chairs, and your favorite games and just hang out in one of the most beautiful spots in all of Crozet.

Our locally owned Blue Ridge Pizza Truck will be serving up its incredible pizza or, you can bring your own picnic.

After the picnic, join us for the drive in movie, Little Mermaid, at the pool.

Not a member?  No problem. Daily pass rates are available: adults: $8; youth and seniors $3.

WHERE:     Claudius Crozet Park (near pool playground)
WHEN:       Friday, August 15th  
TIME:         6:00-8:30 P.M.
WHY:          To relax, have fun and meet your neighbors!

Visit www.crozetpark.org for more information.

Picnic in the Park

June 14, 2014

Claudius Crozet Park invites you to Picnic in the Park
Friday, June 20, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM
in Claudius Crozet Park

Come join us for a picnic at Crozet Park this summer.  Admission to the picnic is FREE!  Bring your blanket, chairs, and your favorite games and just hang out in one of the most beautiful spots in all of Crozet.

Our locally owned Blue Ridge Pizza Truck  and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream of Charlottesville will be available for sale or you can bring your own picnic.

After the picnic, join us for the dive in movie, Finding Nemo, at the pool.
Not a member, no problem. Daily pass rates are available: adults: $8; youth and seniors $3.

Next dates:  July 18 and August 15

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Claudius Crozet Park Master Planning Survey

June 8, 2014

The Claudius Crozet Park (CCP) is a 22-acre community park located in the heart of Crozet.

As a community owned and operated park since its inception in 1958, the Park relies heavily on a broad base of volunteers and partners from across the community.

Over the next three months, the Claudius Crozet Park Board of Directors is coordinating an update to the Park’s master plan. The master plan establishes the vision for the many ways community members use the Park. This update will guide Park development efforts over the next five years. In order to tie future Park development to community needs, we are conducting a community-wide survey. This survey will take about ten minutes of your time and your answers are anonymous. Each household member may submit a survey. Survey results will be published on the Crozet Park’s website this summer.

As a community park, your insights and input are both necessary and extremely valuable. Please follow this link to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/crozet-park-survey

The survey will be open until June 15th.

 

 

 

 

Police report from Crozet Safety Corps

May 23, 2014

We have another report of an adult male peeping into a window of a home in Crozet’s Park Road/ Brookwood neighborhood.  This person was described as a white male peeping into a bedroom window between 9:30 and 10 p.m. last night.
We suggest you close curtains or blinds of ground level windows and doors with see through panes.  Solid doors should have peep holes installed that allow you to see who is at the door before you open it.  Motion detector lights are also a great deterrent to trespassers.  If you spot someone lurking around your home trying to peep into a window, call 911 immediately.  We do not suggest you chase or confront the intruder but observe as much as you can from the safety of your dwelling.  The police need good descriptions as to body features, clothes and a good estimate of height, weight, and age.  And last, but not least, please lock your cars and homes.              From the Crozet Safety Corps,  May 22, 2014