On Wednesday, June 24, the Water Resources Funding Advisory Committee will be hosting an Open House on Water Resources in Albemarle County.

This event will feature a short presentation on program and funding considerations, a panel discussion for perspectives from a diverse group of stakeholders, and interactive exhibits where participants can provide feedback on the options under consideration.

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Formal presentations begin at 7 pm
Location:
County Office Building, 2nd Floor Lobby
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Albemarle County has a long history of commitment to protecting its reservoirs, lakes, and streams – collectively, our water resources. Over the past few years, new and expanded State mandates have significantly increased the scope and cost of the County's water resource protection programs. The Board of Supervisors has indicated a desire to explore establishing a dedicated funding mechanism – separate from the general fund – to better support these programs. The Board will consider the funding mechanisms at a work session scheduled in the fall of 2015.
 
The Water Resources Funding Advisory Committee (WRFAC) has met monthly since September 2014 to explore potential funding mechanisms for the water resources program. The WRFAC has 13 appointed members of the public representing a diversity of stakeholder interests and is supported by County staff and an engineering consultant, along with liaisons from the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission. These meetings, in combination this public engagement process, will shape the recommendation by the WRFAC to the Board of Supervisors on how best to fund Albemarle County's Water Resources Program moving forward.

To learn more, please visit: www.albemarle.org/waterfunding

Seeking information about a dog that attacked and bit a teenager on Sunday, June 7.

From email message:

Neighbors —
A co-worker’s teenage son was bitten twice in Crozet on Sunday evening by an unrestrained Rottweiler.  They live in Westhall, which is 300 yards southeast of Claudius Crozet Park.  The teen was running/exercising by himself along a trail, which is part of the Crozet Trail System, near their home.  The trail is behind (east of) Summerdean Road near a decent-sized pond/reservoir and leads in the direction of Western Ridge.  The teen and the dog simply “encountered each other” based on oncoming direction of travel.  The dog was NOT on a leash and the owner was not in sight.  The dog jumped on the teen before he could stop running.  The dog then bit the teen two times on the back side.  He then started growling worse and the teen felt he was becoming even more aggressive, when the owner came into view and called the dog off.  The bites broke skin and caused bleeding.  The owner grabbed the dog, which was still trying to aggressively attack the teen.  The teen was scared and ran off while the owner held the dog back.  The teen could not talk to the owner as the dog was still trying to attack him.  The teen felt that maybe the dog attacked him because he was running while wearing a weight vest.
 
The parents of this teen are urgently trying to find the dog because if they are unable to determine if the dog had rabies, the teen's physician and the Department of Health are insisting that he will have to undergo rabies treatments starting Friday, June 12.
 
The dog is described as a Rottweiler, weight about 90-100 lbs, black and dark brown in color, with a light brown face.
 The dog owner is female, Caucasian, approx 60 years of age, medium height, thin, with short/dark hair.
 
If any recipient of this message believes they know this dog/owner, please email CrozetCommunity@gmail.com  We will put you in touch with the person and promise to respect and uphold your privacy.  If you prefer, call the Animal Control Officer who is handling this case:  434-531-8608.

Update on motorized vehicles on the trails:

Thank you to everyone who has notified the Crew, the County and mostly the police about the use of 4-wheelers on the public trails. Last night, 6 folks on ATVs and dirt bikes were stopped by the police and were given a warning. The police now have their names and we have been working on making sure our signs are well posted and the language is correct in order to prosecute if needed.

Please continue to let the police know if motorized vehicles continue to use the trail between the WestHall fiberglass bridge and the Zavarych-Rozinski bridge (the public section of trail).

Mint Springs Valley Park TRACK Trail Grand Opening
Saturday, June 13th at 10:00 AM

June 13th is National Get Outdoors Day and we're celebrating with the grand opening of the Mint Springs Valley Park TRACK Trail in Crozet, Virginia! We'll meet at the map kiosk at 10 AM for a ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by a walk along the newly renovated lake loop. At 11AM, the lake opens up for swimming so make a day of visiting the park! We hope to see you there!

WHAT: Mint Springs Valley Park TRACK Trail Grand Opening
WHERE: Mint Springs Valley Park, by the information kiosk near Upper Lake
WHEN: Saturday, June 13th at 10AM
DETAILS: Click here

Address

Mint Springs Valley Park
6659 Mint Springs Park Road,
Crozet, VA 22932

Crozet Community Meeting
Tentative Agenda
May 14, 2015
7:30 PM at the Field School

(Click here for PDF version of the agenda)

Welcome
Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor.
Approval of the CCA’s last meeting's minutes (March 12, 2015) (Click here for draft of March 12 minutes)
Treasurer's Report by Emery Taylor  ($10 family contribution for 2015 now payable)

Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) visit and update (Evening Patrol Division) As part of the Albemarle County Police department community policing.

A Moment in Crozet History (Phil James)

Presentation: Plans for town hall style meetings on the Barnes Lumber property re-development and Downtown Crozet Initiative.  Tim Tolson, CCA President
           Two meetings: May 27 and June 11, each from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, at the Field School.  Click here for details on CCA website

Updates and News from Ann Mallek, our county supervisor.

Old Business:

• Crozet Project Updates from Trevor Henry, Albemarle County Director of Facilities Development. (Update to be posted on CCA website after meeting).
• Tenants for old train depot/former Crozet Library and the other first floor space in the new Crozet Library. Click here for details.
• Updates from the Crozet Park (Kim Guenther, Crozet Park President)
• Recap of fifth annual Crozet Fundraising Swing Dance on March 14.

New Business: 

• Nominations of up to two local heroes to receive the annual CCA Good Neighbor Award?
• New subdivision planned for Crozet Avenue across from the Meadows.  By-right development. (Details to be posted on CCA website after the meeting.)
• Funding pizza for Barnes Lumber town hall meetings?

Comments or Questions?
Announcements –

• Next planning meeting for this year’s Crozet Independence Day Celebration (CIDC) is Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM at the Crozet Firehouse.  All are welcome to attend.
• Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting is Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00 PM at the Crozet Library.
• 
Crozet Trails Crew (CTC) next workday is this Saturday, May 16th. Meet at the end of Fairwinds Lane in Western Ridge at 8:30 AM. Details: crozettrailscrew.org/events
• CTC’s next monthly meeting is Thursday, May 28, at 6:30 PM at La Joya in Old Trail. 
• Crozet Elementary School Glow Run is tomorrow, May 15, 6:30 to 9:00 PM
• Crozet Car Show, May 30, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Old Trail Village.
• Others?

Future Agenda Items?

The next CCA meeting is September 10, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Field School Auditorium

CCA meetings are at 7:30 PM on the second Thursday of the odd numbered months (except July).
Join our email list, by clicking on the "Contact Us" link on the top of this page. 
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out.  Volume is usually 4-6 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.

Leases for old train depot and first floor of Crozet Library

The Board of Supervisors will hear a county staff report and recommendation at their May 6, 2015 meeting (1:00 PM) regarding the tenants for the old Crozet train depot and the other side of the first floor space in the new Crozet Library.

The county staff report can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here.   It's also on the county's website at: http://albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2015Files/0506/09.0_CrozetAreaLeaseES.pdf  (Now you know why it's on the CCA website as well.

The other side of the first floor of the Crozet Library (across from Crozet Running) is proposed to lease to Staengl Engineering LLC.   The proposed lease terms are available by clicking here.

The old train depot will be split between Crozet Artisans, LLC and the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau.  The proposed leases (both in one document) are available by clicking here.   Here's a drawing of the proposed sharing of space in the old train depot.

The Board of Supervisors meeting is Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 1:00 PM.  If you want to express your opinion about the proposed users of this spaces, you can email the Board of Supervisors at: BOS@albemarle.org   or you can attend the meeting.  There is NOT a public hearing on this topic, so y ou can speak at the beginning of the meeting (this meeting's agenda page) during the From the Public:  Matters Not Listed for Public Hearing on the Agenda that occurs near the beginning of the meeting.

Join the Crozet Lions at their fourth annual Crozet Lions Club Fantastic Pancake Dinner on Saturday evening April 18, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. at the Field School (1408 Crozet Avenue), across the street from Crozet Elementary School.

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Crozet Community Meeting
Tentative Agenda
March 12, 2015
7:30 PM at the Field School

(Click here for PDF version of the agenda)

Welcome
Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor.
Approval of the CCA’s last meeting's minutes (January 8, 2015) (Click here for draft of January 8, 2015 minutes)
Treasurer's Report by Emery Taylor  ($10 family contribution for 2015 now payable)

Drop-in visit from Albemarle County Police officers (Evening Patrol Division) As part of the Albemarle County Police department community policing.

A Moment in Crozet History (Phil James)

Old Business:

• Update on merger of Downtown Crozet Association and Crozet Community Association.  At this time we don’t’ recommend it. Doesn’t appear to be advantages to either group.

New Business:  Planning series of Town Hall style meetings about Barnes Lumber property re-development.

Presentation: Ann Mallek's Town Hall Meeting

Future Agenda Items?

Announcements –

• First planning meeting for this year’s Crozet Independence Day Celebration (CIDC) is Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 PM at the Crozet Firehouse.  All are welcome to attend.
• Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting is Wednesday, March 18 at 7:00 PM at the Meadows Community Center. NOTE the change of location for just this meeting!  Everyone is encouraged to attend.
• Household Waste Amnesty Days at the Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC) in Ivy,
• Furniture/Mattresses on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
• Appliances on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
• Tires on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
• Crozet Trails Crew Trail Maintenance Workshop at Mint Springs on Saturday, March 21 from 8:30 – 12:30. This exciting learning opportunity will be led by Albemarle County Parks and Recreation representatives Dan Mahon and Tucker Rollins, who will train us in trail planning, design, construction, and maintenance, with an emphasis on safety. A pizza lunch will follow the workshop, so please RSVP by March 20 to Jessica@crozettrailscrew.org.  (http://crozettrailscrew.org)
  The next CTC monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, March 26, 6:30 – 8:00 pm at a NEW LOCATION, La Joya restaurant in Old Trail Town Center (where Anna's used to be).
• Field School Bids & BBQ Bash on Saturday, March 21 at 6:00 PM.  $20 Adults, & 10 children.  Ticket buys food, beer & wine.  Enjoy a fun evening of music by Sarah White, Local BBQ & drihk.  Bid on unique items and amazing experiences during the silent auction.  All to support The Field School of Charlottesville.  For more information call: 434-923-3435.
• Others?

The next CCA meeting is May 14, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Field School Auditorium

CCA meetings are at 7:30 PM on the second Thursday of the odd numbered months (except July).
Join our email list, by clicking on the "Contact Us" link on the top of this page. 
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out.  Volume is usually 4-6 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.

Fifth Annual Crozet Swing Dance Fundraiser
Saturday, March 14, 2014, from 8 to 11 PM
at the Field School, 1408 Crozet Avenue (across from Crozet Elementary)

The dance is a fundraiser for the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) and the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad (WARS)

Admission is a $20 per person donation.  Active duty first responders get in free . 100% of the admission dollars will go to these agencies.

A free swing dance lesson byTaylor Moore of Terry Dean’s Blue Light Ballroom and his dance partner, Jessica Moore will be offered at 7:00 PM  followed by three hours of music from 8-11 pm.

Music is being donated by the local band, Salute to Swing, a 16 piece big band provides great dancing and listening music from the forties and fifties. Details about the band at http://www.spiderwebllc.com/salute2swing/

Light refreshments and snacks, including beer and wine will be available.

The Crozet Community Association will hold a pie contest and a Pi costume contest for all ages, since it’s 3/14/15, which is the first five digits of Pi, 3.1415.   
You can bake a pie,  buy raffle tickets to be a judge of the pies,  buy a slice of pie or where a “Pi” or “pie” costume.  However  you slice it, it’s fun for the whole family.

Last but not least – we need your help. It takes a village to put on a swing dance.  If you can help for an hour or so, bake a pie, provide drinks or snacks, please sign-up at:
www.signupgenius.com/go/30E054CAEAA23A13-fifth1

Many organizations in Crozet are helping put on this event. Be sure to thank:  Lions Club,  AMP Design, the Crozet  Gazette, and of course, the Crozet Community Association (CCA))  Thanks for your support and assistance.

So get together with your co-workers,  neighbors, or book club together and come to dance and/or listen at the fourth Annual Crozet  Swing Dance this Saturday, March 14.  Bring your dancing shoes and have a wonderful evening

Thanks for your support of your local first responders.

Household Hazard Waste Amnesty Days

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's  Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event for Friday, March 6, 2015 has been cancelled. HHW will be accepted at the Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC) located at 4576 Dick Woods Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 during the extended hours of 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2015 (originally advertised from 9:00 to 2:00).  All vehicles in line at 4:00 pm will be served. 

Also Commercial Hazardous Waste Collection scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2015, has been cancelled. The next Commercial Collection will be October 2.

The event is open to residents of Charlottesville City and Albemarle County. Hazardous materials exist in our homes in many seemingly innocent forms such as paints and stains, cleansers and polishes, motor oil and antifreeze, and pesticides and herbicides, to name only a few. For more information and a list of items that will be accepted at the event please visit  http://rswa.avenue.org/household.htm

Three additional amnesty collection days will be held for the following items at the Ivy Material Utilization Center between 8:30 AM to  4:00 PM, on these Saturdays:

• Furniture/Mattresses on Saturday, March 14, 2015
• Appliances on Saturday, March 21, 2015
• Tires on Saturday, March 28, 2015

This free service is available to Albemarle County and Charlottesville residents only.

On Thursday, February 26th from 7:00 to 8:00 AM have  Coffee with a Cop at the Mudhouse in Crozet (5793 The Square, Crozet).  

Blue Ridge District officers of the Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) will be there from 7:00 to 8:00 AM.  

Two of the district officers who serve our geographic area look forward to talking to you and  answering specific questions. There is no agenda and there are no presentations. This is just a chance to get to know your district officers.  Coffee with a Cop is a casual setting designed for a comfortable conversation over a free cup of coffee! 

As the ACPD continues their Geographic-Based Policing initiatives, the Albemarle County Police Department is committed to being an active participant in our community.  They want citizens to know the officers who patrol their neighborhoods.  

In case you weren’t aware, there is usually at least one district officer at our bi-monthly CCA meeting as well where you can get answers to your questions as well.