Take the Virginia Broadband (Internet access) Survey

May 8, 2014

Virginia Broadband (Internet access) Survey

In an effort to determine how high-speed broadband Internet access might be extended to under served parts of Albemarle County, a Broadband Task Force was established in October 2013. Among the action items identified by the Broadband Task Force is the need to identify and analyze demand. To that end, a survey has been created for citizens to weigh-in on their broadband desires.

It is critical that all county residents and business owners, particularly those in rural areas, participate in the survey in order to establish important baseline data.  

The survey is available on-line at  www.wired.virginia.gov/broadband/broadband-survey

If you do not have a readily available Internet access, please go to the Crozet Library and use one of their FREE public computers to take the survey. You are the persons they need to hear from the most!

 

Rutherfoord Hotel in Old Trail

May 8, 2014

The Crozet Gazette in its August 2014 issue reported "the project to build a 58-room hotel on an undeveloped site adjoining The Lodge at Old Trail collapsed in July when the bank that had agreed to loan a portion of the building costs revised its terms." 

On the Board of Supervisors (BOS) Consent agenda item on April 2, 2014  was a request for a special exception for Rutherfoord Hotel near the Lodge at Old Trail. Click here  to view or download the PDF file of the location, drawings of the hotel exterior and exception request.

The May issue of the Crozet Gazette has a complete story on the new hotel in Crozet community.  Click here to read it.

 

Update on old Acme Visible Record Property – 16 April 2014

May 7, 2014

April 16, 2014

Hello everyone,

I am writing to provide you with a brief update on the demolition activities at the Acme Visible Records site in Crozet.  Despite winter’s best efforts to delay the project, the building demolition of the main manufacturing facility and former credit union building at the site was completed on March 28th, 2014.   Additionally, the former carpentry building was demolished. As you may recall, the original plan had been to keep it, but there ended up being significant roof, structural, and infrastructure issues with this building. Repair costs were astronomical as compared to the building value.  The building would have been more of a liability in a potential sale, than an asset.

The final remediation strategy development as required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program remains on schedule as discussed at our November Community meeting. We are working closely with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to advance the project toward completion. The goal remains to have the property ready for productive use in 2016.

As always, please contact me should you have any additional questions.

All the best,

Sarah
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Sarah Huddle, APR
Partner, Albright Group
804.788.4485 (o)
804.248.0489 (c)
www.ThinkAlbright.com

 

CCAC Meeting Agenda for April 17, 2014

April 16, 2014

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CCAC) Meeting

The Meadows Community Center, Crozet (5735 Meadows Dr.)
Thursday, April 17, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

 

Agenda                                                                   Click here for PDF Version

1. Agenda Review. (Meg Holden – CCAC chair)

2. Approval of Minutes from March 20, 2014 meeting.

3. Project Updates/Information:
     * Library updates, fundraising, operation hours, and moving our meeting to that location–– Bill Schrader.
     * Streetscape issues – if there are any.
     * Update on the Rutherford Hotel in Old Trail
     * AHIP Presentation (Joyce Dudek)
     * Barnes Lumber Property project as it relates to Frank Stoner's responses – Claudette Grant
        – Click here for email with county comments 
        – Click here for information summary on CCA website
        – See below for instructions on viewing proposal and county staff responses in CountyView
     * Discuss having our next meeting be an open discussion of the types of businesses we want to see in Crozet and where to find them – engaging the community – maybe even meet at Old Trail.

4. News concerning area schools which affects development area, budget impacts, make-up snow days, etc.

5. Items not listed on the agenda

6. Announcements.

7. Future Agenda Items.

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To find out about any project or proposal submitted to Albemarle County for review and approval, you can visit Albemarle County's "CountyView" website.   For example, for the Barnes Lumber property proposal by Frank Stoner, to access the proposal and county staff's review and recommendations to date you would do the following

  1. Go to: http://countyviewweb.albemarle.org/
  2. Click on the box that says: “View Selected Planning Application”
  3. Make sure the “Search By:” box says: “Web Planning Application Number”.
  4. In the PL Application Application Number Is exactly: box type:   SP201400001
  5. And click on the green “Go” button.
  6. Use the “Navigation” bar on right of the resulting screens to look at the documents submitted, reviewers comments and approvals, etc. For example, if you click on the “Reviews” box. and scroll down, you can click on each reviewer name, and scroll the webpage down to see what they wrote and download any document they included. 
  7. The PDF the CCAC got from Ms. Claudette Grant two months ago is under her name as a document download.

 

Crozet Park Volunteer Day – April 26, 2014

April 16, 2014

Dear Neighbor,

Please join us Saturday, April 26th from 8AM – 5PM for Comcast Cares Day. Join community volunteers as they work on various improvement and beautification projects throughout the Claudius Crozet Park. We will be painting, weeding, mulching, clearing brush, and replacing and fixing Park fencing.

Lunch is provided !

To register for Comcast Cares Day, please follow this link:
http://www.comcastinthecommunity.com/

Please note you will need to sign-in using your existing Google or Facebook account.

A comprehensive listing of projects we'll be tackling on the 26th is available by going to the Crozet Park website at:http://www.crozetpark.org/about-us/volunteering/

Hope to see you at the Park !

Kim
Kim Guenther
Board President, Claudius Crozet Park

Support the Crozet Library budget request

April 1, 2014

Your help is needed to support the Crozet Library funding increase requested as part of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library's annual budget request to Albemarle County.  The Albemarle County Executive's proposed budget for FY2015, released recently, includes increased funding for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Those increases cover:
  1. Mandates required by the County's requested changes to the revised regional agreement,
  2. Additional costs due to the development of the new Northside Library,
  3. Salary increases to bring JMRL staff pay closer to comparable County positions, part of a multi-year effort, based upon the County's recommendation of a professional salary comparison.

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RT. 29 Advisory Panel Meeting, 1PM, March 27

March 26, 2014

RT. 29 ADVISORY PANEL MEETING
TO BE HELD 1 P.M., MARCH 27 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

in the Main Auditorium at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903

Public can attend the meeting or videoconferenced locations, view live webstream or recorded podcast

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