Household Hazard Waste Amnesty Days

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is  holding a household hazardous waste collection event Saturday, March 15, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at RSWA’s Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC) located at 4576 Dick Woods Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903. 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.

• Furniture/Mattresses on Saturday, March 22, 2014
• Appliances on Saturday, March 29, 2014
• Tires on Saturday, April 5, 2014

The daytime closure (8 AM to 4:30 PM) of Tabor Street with detour continues Monday, March 31 through Friday, April 4. The road will be closed to through traffic but access to private property will be maintained from High Street during the closure.  Complete closure of the road will speed up the proposed Tabor Street improvements and will result in a safer construction work zone. 

• Tabor Street will be closed and the detour used only on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM,
• The existing gravel surface of the detour route through the lumberyard is graded and additional stone added as necessary to provide a drivable surface acceptable to VDOT and maintained in that condition for the duration of the detour.
• Detour signage is provided as directed by VDOT. Traffic barrels will be place at 20-foot intervals to indicate the detour route.  Please do NOT go via The Square.
• The road closure has been coordinated with the public school bus routing managers.

If you have concerns or questions about the Crozet Streetscape, Albemarle County's Project Manager is Frank Pohl.
He will hold office hours Wednesdays from Noon to 1:00 PM at the Crozet Library

A copy of that route is shown below.

Crozet Community Meeting
March 13, 2014
7:30PM 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’a last meeting's minutes (January 9, 2014)
Treasurer's Report by Emery Taylor  ($10 family contribution for 2014 now payable)
A Moment in Crozet History (Phil James)

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

Presentation:  Albemarle County Police Officer Andy Gluba, the Blue Ridge Division Crime Prevention Officer.  About Community safety and preparedness.

Updates and news from our supervisor, Ann Mallek.

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Ann Mallek, our supervisor, announced there are vacancies on the two Albemarle County boards to represent White Hall district. 
Social Services Board: Two vacancies, One for Rio District and one for White Hall District. This is an advisory board that monitors the formulation and implementation of social welfare programs in the county and advises the director on program and policy matters.      UPDATE March 10, 2014 – ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED

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Captian Greg Jenkins, Albemarle County Police Department's Blue Ridge District Commander (western albemarle is in the ACPD Blue Ridge district) emailed to say, "we have experienced another rash of vehicle break-ins during the past week. Last week the suspects hit the east side of the county, Sunday into Monday morning they hit the south side of the county and again last night the eastside and north side. " Click here for a copy of the press release sent out today. 

"We ask that everyone be diligent in locking their vehicles or remove all valuables and to please call the police if they hear car alarms going off and see suspicious people in their neighborhoods late at night."
 
"We are taking proactive measures in an attempt to apprehend these suspect(s) by conducting plains clothes operations, unmarked vehicle patrols and foot patrols."

The CCA suggests you contact the Crozet Safety Corps about getting your neighborhoold involved in this important crime prevention and emergency preparedness group.

The Albemarle County Service Authority has released an update on the funny looking water, which is posted below and available to download as a PDF by clicking here.  Customers are urged that if they have further questions or concerns about the water, to call Tim Brown at 977-4511, extension 119 during normal business hours OR to call the 24-hour emergency number of 1-888-252-3468.

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White Hall district supervisor, Ann Mallek, will host her twelfth series of town halls for residents of the White Hall district in February and March. There are many issues before the Board of Supervisors in need of citizen input: solid waste, court expansion, the budget, transit, natural resource protection, plus many others.
 
Due to the size of the district, three meetings will be held. Citizens are welcome to attend any which suit their schedule.

• Tuesday, February 25th at 7:00 pm at the new Crozet Library

• Wednesday, February 26th at 7:00 pm 
                        following the Earlysville Area Residents’ League meeting
                        at the Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company

• Saturday,  March 8th at 10:00 am  at the White Hall community building.