Candidate Forum

October 25, 2019

Candidate Forum, Tuesday, October 29
at  7:30 PM at the Field School

The Crozet Community Association (CCA) will host a candidates forum on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Field School.  All the local candidates for the White Hall district have been invited and most  have said they can attend.  These include:

Va Senate – 25th District
R.Creigh Deeds (D)   [attending]
Elliott M.Harding (I) [attending]

Va Delegates – 25th District 
Chris S. Runion (R)   [not attending]
Jennifer L. Kitchen (D)  [attending]
Janice L. Allen (I) [attending]

Supervisors – White Hall District
Steve Harvey II (R)    [attending]
Ann Huckle Mallek (D)   [attending]

Commonwealth Attorney
Robert N. Tracci   [attending]
Jim M. Hingeley  [sending a representative]

Sheriff
Chan R. Bryant  [no reply]
Ronnie R. Roberts [attending]

School Board – At Large Member
J.S. “Jonno” Alcaro [attending]
Anne Elizabeth Oliver [attending]

School Board – White Hall District
David Dean Oberg [attending]

Soil & Water Conservation Director (Vote for 2)
Lonnie M. Murray [no reply]
Steven G. Meeks [no reply]

The format for the evening will be opening remarks by each candidate for three minutes, then written questions submitted online beforehand and then written questions submitted from the audience. We reserve the right to moderate questions.  We will have a moderator to keep the evening flowing smoothly.
Audience questions can be answered by all candidates in a race, with candidates taking turns answering first or follow up. Two-minute answers will keep us all concise.

You are invited to fill out a candidate question form before the Tuesday forum.   Click this link to submit your question in advance for the Crozet Community Association (CCA) Candidate Forum, October 29 at 7:30 PM

Please try to write a question that will be of interest to many people. If it’s for a particular set of candidates, such as school board or supervisor, please indicate that as well. We will present these submitted questions first and then as many written questions from the audience as we can in the allotted time.

Opportunities for Crozet Master Plan Revision Input

October 8, 2019

 

Imagine Crozet logo for 2019 Crozet Master Plan Update

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations about
the Crozet Master Plan Revision

Chat with County Staff on Thursday, October 17, 2019
from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at Grit Coffee in Old Trail

Community Character & Connections Tour on Saturday, October 26, 2019
from 10:00 to 11:30 AM – Meet at The Square
Facilitated tour & discussion of Crozet’s character and connectivity.
Transportation mode TBD.

Community Workshop #3: Guiding Principles & Phase 2 Focus Areas on Thursday, November 7, 2019
from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Field School (1408 Crozet Avenue)

Chat with County Staff  on Thursday, November 21, 2019
from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at Green House Coffee

Did you miss out on the first Crozet Master Plan workshop? Don’t worry – here are three online opportunities to share your vision and input with the county:

1. Complete a Crozet Libs by clicking here or on the image:

Crozet Master Plan "Lib" A kind of "fill-in the blank"

2. Instagram Challenge
Join the community photo album. Snap a pic, write a caption that describes the photo and why it represents your Crozet experience.

 

3. 2010 Vision and Guiding Principles Feedback
Take a look at the 2010 version of the Crozet Master Plan Vision and Guidelines and let us know what holds up and what should be changed.

CCAC Meeting Agenda 9 October 2019

October 8, 2019

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Meeting at the Crozet Library
Wednesday, October 9 from 7:00 to 8:45 PM

Click here for PDF (printable) version of the agenda.

Agenda

1.  Introductions and Agenda Review. (Allie Pesch – CCAC chair)

2.  Approval of Minutes (Draft minutes of the September meeting – September 11 and September 12)

3.   Crozet Connect Bus Schedule Update (15 minutes – Stephen Johnson, Planning Manager, JAUNT)

4.    Western Feeder Pattern School Discussion (45 minutes – Crozet, Brownsville, Henley PTO representatives and committee). Background information from Roslyn Schmitt, Chief Operating Officer of ACPS.

5.    CIP Budget Schedule Discussion (15 minutes – All)

6.    Crozet Master Plan Update Check-in (Andrew Knuppel and Staff – 15 minutes)

7.    Items Not Listed on the Agenda

Note: CCAC meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month

The CCAC’s role and “charter” doc’s are found here:
General CCAC info:  http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=cdd&relpage=4422
CCAC Overview & Duties:  http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=12

Crozet Master Plan Update – Community Workshop #2

September 29, 2019

Crozet 2020 Master Plan Update
Community Workshop #2
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria

Agenda (TENTATIVE 9/26/2019)

  1. Welcome, Meeting Overview, Workshop #1 Recap (10 min)
  2. Presentation – Defining a Small Town (10-15 min)
  3. Continue to refine the Master Plan’s Guiding Principles from the first Community Workshop
    – Breakout Activity (55 min)

    • Small town look and feel: Beginning to define Crozet’s “small town feel” – including its architectural heritage and community.
    • Centers & Connections: Identifying Crozet’s important places and centers, and how they connect to their surrounding areas.
    • Living & Working in Crozet: Understanding how to support opportunities for persons of all means to live & work in Crozet.
  4. Report Out (5 min)
  5. Next Steps (5 min)

Child care and dinner (pizza) will be available at the workshop.  Child care will be an activity center for the children (Lego Challenges and drawing stuff) with an aide or two there to assist.  It will  be in the WAHS Cafeteria, where all parts of the workshop will also take place, including the breakout sessions around the sides of the room, where parents can keep an eye on their children.

Learn more about the Crozet Master Plan.

Stay up-to-date on upcoming meetings and events. Sign up for the Crozet Master Plan A-mail list.

Do you have questions about the Crozet Master Plan? They’d love to hear from you. Please send your questions or comments to Neighborhood Planner, Andrew Knuppel

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations:
Thursday, November 7th from 6:30-8:00 pm at Field School
Click here for tentative schedule for the Crozet Master Plan Revision

Electronics Recycling Day at Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC)

September 29, 2019

Electronics Recycling Day at IVY MUC for Charlottesville & Albemarle Residents
Saturday, October 26, 2019 – 9 am to 3 pm
PRE-Registration required.

Rules for the e-Waste Event:

  • Print the confirmation email or save it to your phone to show the attendant for proof of registration. You will not be allowed to participate if you do not have your confirmation email.
  • Free disposal of electronic waste for residents of Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville only
    • Proof of Residency will be required
    • This event is for residents only, no commercial participation will be allowed
  • Only electronic waste will be accepted
    • Computer systems and accessories, printers, copies, scanners, fax machines, VCRs, camcorders, stereos, and televisions
    • Other electronic items, such as vacuums, hair dyers, etc. will not be accepted during this evening.
  • No more than two (2) tube-style TVs or monitors per person
  • No more than ten (10) total items, per person
  • Please request a time window
    • We will do our best to accommodate time window requests, however times will be filled in the order in which they are received. If your preferred time is full, but you are within the first 350 to register, we will move you to the next closest, open time
    • Final time window assignments will be designated in your confirmation email
      • The confirmation email will be sent AFTER the time window is full

For questions, please call 434-977-2970.

Registration:

Will begin at 8am on Tuesday, October 1, 2019

The available time windows will be:

  • 9 – 10:30am
  • 10:30am – 12pm
  • 12 – 1:30pm
  • 1:30 – 3pm

Household Hazardous Waste and Bulky Waste Days – Fall 2019

September 23, 2019

Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RWSA)
Hazardous Waste and Bulk Waste Amnesty Days

Starts  Thursday, September 26 with business collection requiring pre-registration.
Qualifying businesses* must pre-register with MXI Environmental by September 16th to obtain an appointment. To register, call or email: Scott Shaw at scotts@mxiinc.com or 540-818-4261.

There is a fee associated with disposal.

*This event is only open to qualifying Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Businesses and commercial establishments. Qualifications are defined by federal law to include businesses that (1) generate no more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) hazardous waste in a month, (2) generate no more than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) acutely hazardous waste in a month, and (3) store not more than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) hazardous waste.

 

Household Hazardous Waste Collection
at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center 
is scheduled as follows:

Friday, September 27, 2019:   9am-2pm
Saturday, September 28, 2019: 9am-2pm

Find out the Household Hazardous Waste ACCEPTED ITEMS here.

and then the next three Saturdays in October are the Fall Bulky Waste Amnesty Days.

Amnesty Item Collection Date
Furniture/Mattresses October 5, 2019
Appliances October 12, 2019
Tires October 19, 2019

Details on the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) website:  http://www.rivanna.org/hhw/

Note: normal daily paint collection will NOT be accepted on HHW Days due to logistical limitations. But remember, you don’t have to wait for HHW collection to dispose of your 1 gallon and 5 gallon latex and oil-based paints in their original containers! This is a daily service at the Ivy MUC.

CCA Meeting Agenda September 12, 2019

September 10, 2019

Crozet Community Association Meeting Agenda
September 12, 2019
7:30 PM at the Field School
CCAC meeting will start at 7:00 PM!

(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 (May 9, 2019) (Click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report  (2019 Dues: $10 annual contribution)
Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)

Update and News from Ann Mallek, our county supervisor

Presentation:  Claudius Crozet Park Facility Proposal (Drew Holzwarth, Claudius Crozet Park)

Old Business:

  • Re-cap of Crozet Independence Day Celebration held on June 29, 2019.

New Business:

  • Sponsor candidate forum for local candidates (not state or federal election candidates) in October
  • Master Plan Revision events upcoming.     Information at: https://tinyurl.com/yxl8wchb
    • Thursday, September 19, 8A to 10A at the Mudhouse.
    • Tuesday, October 1 – Community Workshop #2 – 6:30 to 8PM at WAHS Cafeteria

Announcements –   

  • Wednesday, September 25th — United Way Day of Caring at the Park; tackling a variety of projects throughout the Park and can always use more hands. For those interested in helping, just show up at 9:30AM.
  • The Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival, October 12-13, needs volunteers. Please sign-up to help at http://crozetfestival.com/get-involved/volunteer/ You get free admission to the Festival just for donating your time!
  • Rivanna Solid Waste Authority Hazardous Waste Amnesty Days start Thursday, September 26 with business collection requiring pre-registration with MXI Environmental by September 16th to obtain an appointment. To register, call or email: Scott Shaw at scotts@mxiinc.com or 540-818-4261. There is a fee associated with disposal.
  • Household Hazardous waste on Friday & Saturday, 9/27-28 from 9A to 2P and then the next
    three Saturdays in October. Details on our website and http://www.rivanna.org/hhw/
  • Crozet Trails Crew Seventh Annual 5K Trail Race, Saturday October 12, at Crozet Park. Details: https://crozettrailscrew.org/ 2019-5k-trail-race/
  • Crozet Community Orchestra Concert, Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 PM at the Crozet Baptist Church. Details at: https://crozetcommunityorchestra.org

The next CCA meeting is November 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the Field School
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 4-6 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.

CCAC Meeting Agenda 11 September 2019

September 10, 2019

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Meeting at the Crozet Library
Wednesday, September 11 from 7:00 to 8:45 PM
Adjourned to 7:00 PM Thursday, 9/12 at the Field School
because Crozet Library lost power before the meeting started.
It will be a shortened agenda, focused on Barnes Lumber Road/Path Discussion.  Followed by CCA meeting where the Claudius Crozet Park Facility proposal will be reviewed by Drew Holzwarth (see the CCA agenda)

Click here for PDF (printable) version of the agenda.

Agenda

1.  Introductions and Agenda Review. (Allie Pesch – CCAC chair)

2.  Approval of Minutes (Draft minutes of the August  meeting)

3. Claudius Crozet Park Facility Proposal (Drew Holzwarth, Claudius Crozet Park Board – 30 min)

4. Barnes Lumber Development Road/Bike Path Discussion (Frank Stoner, Milestone Partners – 25 minutes)

5. Crozet Master Plan Update Check-In #1 (Andrew Knuppel, Albemarle County Community Development – 15 min)

6. Items Not Listed on the Agenda

7. Announcements
a. Crozet Master Plan Community Workshop #2: Tuesday, October 1, 6:30–8 p.m., Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria
b. CCAC October Meeting: Wednesday, October 9, 7-9p.m.,Crozet Library (Crozet Master Plan Check-In #2; Crozet, Brownsville and Henley PTO Representatives)

Note: CCAC meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month

The CCAC’s role and “charter” doc’s are found here:
General CCAC info:  http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=cdd&relpage=4422
CCAC Overview & Duties:  http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=12

Imagine Crozet – Crozet Master Plan Revision Kickoff Meeting 9/9/2019

September 5, 2019

Crozet Master Plan Kickoff Workshop
Share your vision for the future of Crozet!

Monday, September 9th from 6:30-8:00PM
at Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria

The Master Plan is a visionary document used to guide how development and public investment happens in the future. Your participation is key to this process!

Join us for a fun night where we’ll learn about the Master Plan and how the County plans for the future, and share thoughts and ideas about the future of Crozet through conversation and activities.

The Crozet Community Association (CCA) is helping to host and sponsor this event and the workshops to come.

Dinner (pizza from Sal’s) will be available at the workshop on Monday night, September 9, as well as an activity center for the children (Lego Challenges and drawing stuff).  This children’s activity center will have aides there to assist and will be in the WAHS Cafeteria, where all parts of the Workshop will also take place, including the four breakout sessions around the sides of the room, where parents can keep an eye on their children.

About the Master Plan

The Crozet Master Plan is the County’s guiding document for land use, transportation, and parks decisions in Crozet.   This is the second revision to the Crozet Master Plan.  The original Crozet Master Plan was adopted in 2005 and revised the first time in 2010.  The current Crozet Master Plan is available for reference at the Crozet Library or online at Albemarle County’s website.

From September through December, Albemarle County will host a series of community conversations and workshops to identify an inclusive and shared vision for the future of Crozet. Focus area and topic-specific workshops will begin in January 2020, as informed by your input during the visioning phase. All are welcome (and encouraged!) to attend the forums that interest them.  The Crozet Community Association is helping with hosting these events and highly encourages your active participation and attendance.

Learn more about the Crozet Master Plan.

Stay up-to-date on upcoming meetings and events. Sign up for the Crozet Master Plan A-mail list.

Do you have questions about the Crozet Master Plan? They’d love to hear from you. Please send your questions or comments to Neighborhood Planner, Andrew Knuppel

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations:
Tuesday, October 1st from 6:30-8:00 pm at WAHS Cafeteria
Thursday, November 7th from 6:30-8:00 pm at Field School
Click here for tentative schedule for the Crozet Master Plan Revision

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#imaginecrozet

CCAC Meeting Agenda 14 August 2019

August 13, 2019

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Meeting at the Crozet Library
Wednesday, August 14 from 7:00 to 8:45 PM

Click here for PDF (printable) version of the agenda.

Agenda

1.  Introductions and Agenda Review. (Allie Pesch – CCAC chair)

2.  Approval of Minutes (Draft minutes of the June meeting)

3. Crozet Connect Bus Update (25 minutes – Stephen Johnson, Planning Manager, JAUNT)

4. Crozet Master Plan Revision Process Overview (Andrew Knuppel and Staff – 60 minutes)
(Click here for DRAFT Master Plan Revision Process Overview

(Click here for slides on the Crozet Master Plan Revision Process Overview from the CCAC meeting)

5. Barnes Lumber Rezoning Resolution (10 minutes – All)

6. Items Not Listed on the Agenda
Click here for DRAFT CCAC Resolution about Crozet Elementary School
Click here for Albemarle County Schools Long Range Plan 2019 August 4

From the August 8, 2019 agenda of the Albemarle County School Board:

Claudius Crozet Park is a 22 acre community non-profit recreational facility open to all. It is managed by Claudius Crozet Park, Inc., a non-profit organization managed by volunteers. Currently, the Park’s Board is in the planning phases of an expanded and updated facility to meet the needs of the growing community. The park is soliciting private donations but they will also be requesting partial funding from the Board of Supervisors later this month.

The new Crozet Park Aquatics and Fitness Center will feature a gymnasium, indoor walking track, fitness areas and community rooms. A key component of the facility is space for after-school and summer programming. Currently, the YMCA leases the existing building and offers programming to only 27 students as it is limited by available space. The new facility will offer space for a program that could serve as many as 300 students.

Affordable, quality after-school care is in great demand throughout the county including the Western Feeder Pattern. There are currently 123 students on the wait lists for the Extended Day Enrichment Program (EDEP) at the four western feeder pattern elementary schools. That figure does not include families who do not apply because they cannot afford the program. As documented in the 2017 program evaluation of EDEP and subsequent Board conversations since, increased access to after-school care opportunities is needed.

The Park Board is seeking a letter of support demonstrating the need for increased after school opportunities before it goes before the Board of Supervisors on August 21st.

Click here for their Draft Resolution in support.

7. Announcements

Note: CCAC meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month

The CCAC’s role and “charter” doc’s are found here:
General CCAC info:  http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=cdd&relpage=4422
CCAC Overview & Duties:  http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=12