This meeting is being held pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 20-A(14): An Ordinance to Ensure the Continuity of Government During the Covid-19 Disaster.
The Downtown Crozet Initiative group have been working behind the scenes with Albemarle County, VDOT, Milestone Partners (developer) and others to make progress on the future Crozet plaza. Please join them this Monday, June 14, via Zoom to view the most recent proposed plans for the plaza and hear a projected timeline for when the groundbreaking will commence! You also will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback, as community input is invaluable to the success of downtown. We hope to see everyone there! Click here to let them know you’re coming!
This meeting is being held pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 20-A(14): An Ordinance to Ensure the Continuity of Government During the Covid-19 Disaster.
It all starts with the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) parade at 5:00 PM at Crozet Elementary School and goes down Crozet Avenue through downtown Crozet to Claudius Crozet Park. The Parade Grand Marshal is Mr. Austin Critzer. Mr. Critzer is the oldest and longest serving lifetime member of the CVFD, having served 73 years.
If you would like to be a part of the 2021 Crozet Firemen’s parade, please submit your entry to be in the parade to ensure you are included in the lineup. Lineup will be based on a first come basis. Horses/livestock will be placed near or at the end of the parade. Lineup will begin at 4:00 P.M. at Crozet Elementary School and the parade ends at Claudius Crozet Park.
The celebration begins at Claudius Crozet Park after the parade. Bring a lawn chair if you want to be comfortable as you listen to the local band, Jacabone. Traditional American Fourth of July fare will be available, including hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, kettle korn, funnel cake, BBQ, and sno-cones, as well as vegetarian and vegan choices, tacos, and other favorites! Local beer and Bold Rock Cider will also be available for a separate cost. Event culminates at 9:30 PM with a stupendous fireworks show. (We have it at 9:30 PM so it’s late enough to be dark, but not too late to for the youngsters to view the show.)
There are no pets allowed in the event
Designated smoking areas are provided and we ask that you only smoke in those areas. If you live nearby Crozet Park, we encourage you to walk!
How much would you pay for such good times? All that’s asked is a donation of $5 per person (and children 9 years and under are free) as you enter the festivities (parking is free). The non-profit civic groups in Crozet are the ones that benefit from any money raised above the cost of the event, so please be generous. Most years, we’ve donated over $7,000 to CVFD, WARS, Crozet Park, and other civic groups.
The event is sponsored by the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Crozet Community Association, Claudius Crozet Park, Crozet Lions Club, Life Journey Church, Crozet Board of Trade, and several other area churches, and citizen volunteers.
These events involve a lot of donated time from a lot of individuals, but they can’t happen without financial contributions, too. We want everyone to enjoy our small-town event, so we only ask for donations at the entrance – A donation of $5 per person (and children 9 and under are free) as you enter the festivities (parking is free). Of course, we appreciate all donations, but to boost our efforts to cover expenses, we have three leadership donor levels and we are hoping that you will show your support by becoming a lead patron this year.
For a gift of $500 or more, we will prominently display your company banner you provide at the entrance to the park during the event, identify your patron status in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and provide you with ten passes to the celebration in the park.
For a gift of $250 to $499, you will receive acknowledgment in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and four passes to the celebration in the park.
And, for a gift of $100 to $249 you will receive two passes to the celebration in the park, published thanks in the Crozet Gazette and the event handbill.
July 3rd will be here before you know it. Won’t you join us by contributing whatever you can afford? If being a lead patron is too much this year, please send whatever you can afford. Your contribution is tax-deductible charitable donation. Last year, thanks to generous donations, we donated over $7,000 to multiple local charities- including the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, Crozet Trails Crew, and Claudius Crozet Park. Thank you!
Please make your donation by Wednesday, June 30 in order to be listed on the event handbill.
You can mail a check payable to: Crozet Board of Trade and send it to: CBT, P.O. Box 261, Crozet, VA 22932. Please put “CIDC donation” on the memo line.
You can contribute right now, online, by clicking on this link:
Please put “CIDC donation” in the Designation box.
It takes a village – won’t you help out on Saturday, July 3 for an hour?
We need your help for just an hour or two on Saturday, July 3. Below is the website to sign-up to help with the Crozet Independence Day Celebration (CIDC) Saturday, July 3, between 5PM to 10PM (or Sunday morning to pick up the park). There are a variety of tasks and time slots. Most of the time slots are only an hour – so there’s lots of ways to help and still enjoy the event.
When you sign-up it will ask for your name, email and, optionally phone number. No one else can see your email and phone. We promise we won’t share it. It’s helpful for us to have it if something happens and we need to let you know about a last minute change.
We urge church groups, civic and neighborhood associations to sign-up. Crozet Trails Crew already has volunteered to staff one spot the whole evening! Let’s see which group can have the most volunteers!
With your help, we can make this Crozet Independence Day celebration the best ever!
Exiting Crozet Park after the fireworks should be quick and smooth this year. Lenoir Parking will be guiding everyone out of the park at the main entrance/exit.
Those who wish to go east (e.g., Ivy or Charlottesville) or north (e.g., White Hall) will turn LEFT out of Crozet Park and use Eastern Avenue to Park Ridge Drive to Three Notch’d Road (Route 240). Lenoir Parking will have persons stationed at the intersections from Crozet Park to Three Notch’d Road to help you make all the correct turns!
Those who want to go west (e.g., Afton) or south (e.g., Batesville) will turn RIGHT out of Crozet Park and use Tabor Avenue to Crozet Avenue (Rte 240). Albemarle County Police officers will be directing traffic at the Crozet Avenue/ Tabor Street intersection. Plans for exiting Crozet Park are in progress, return here for updates!
Thank you for your help in making our small-town tradition a success!
The Tenth Annual Crozet Independence Day
Parade, Celebration, and Fireworks Saturday, July 3, 2021 Making a Contribution
These events involve a lot of donated time from a lot of individuals and donated materials and services from local companies, but it still cannot happen without financial contributions, too. All we ask is a donation of $5 per person (and $2 donation for children 9 years and under for the child amusements) as you enter the festivities (parking is free).
Your donation helps to pay for the fireworks and event expenses. The non-profit civic groups in Crozet are the ones that benefit from any money raised above the cost of the event. Each year we’ve donated over $6,000 to local civic groups, including the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, Claudius Crozet Park, and the Crozet Trails Crew (among others), so please be generous.
You can contribute right now, online, by clicking on this link:
Please put “CIDC donation” in the Designation box.
Of course, we appreciate all donations, but to boost our efforts to cover expenses, we have three leadership donor levels and we are hoping that you will show your support by becoming a lead patron this year.
For a gift of $500 or more, we will prominently display your company banner you provide at the entrance to the park during the event, identify your patron status in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and provide you with ten passes to the celebration in the park as well as published thanks in the Crozet Gazette and the event handbill.
For a gift of $250 to $499, you will receive acknowledgment in the Crozet Gazette and event handbill and four passes to the celebration in the park.
And, for a gift of $100 to $249, you will receive two passes to the celebration in the park, published thanks in the Crozet Gazette and the event handbill.
June 29 will be here before you know it. Won’t you join us by contributing whatever you can afford? If being a lead patron is too much, please send whatever you can afford. Your contribution is tax-deductible charitable donation. Thank you!
Please make your donation by Friday, June 25 in order to be listed on the event handbill.
You can mail a check payable to: Crozet Board of Trace and send it to: CBT, P.O. Box 863, Crozet, VA 22932. Please put “CIDC donation” on the memo line.
You can contribute right now, online, by clicking on this link:
Please put “CIDC donation” in the Designation box.
Thank you for your generous support!
It takes a village – won’t you help out on Saturday, July 3 for an hour?
We need your help for just an hour or two on Saturday, July 3rd. Below is the website to sign-up to help with the Crozet Independence Day Celebration (CIDC) between 5PM to 10PM (or help pick up the park on Sunday). There are a variety of tasks and time slots. Most of the time slots are only an hour – so there’s lots of ways to help and still enjoy the event.
When you sign-up it will ask for your name, email and, optionally phone number. No one else can see your email and phone. We promise we won’t share it. It’s helpful for us to have it if something happens and we need to let you know about a last minute change.
We urge church groups, civic and neighborhood associations to sign-up. Crozet Trails Crew already has volunteered to staff one spot the whole evening! Let’s see which group can have the most volunteers!
With your help, we can make this Crozet Independence Day celebration the best ever!
This meeting is being held pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 20-A(14): An Ordinance to Ensure the Continuity of Government During the Covid-19 Disaster.
3. Master Plan Discussion: Land Use & Project Next Steps (60 minutes)
County Staff: Rachel Falkenstein, Michaela Accardi, Tori Kanellopoulos
Topics:
Summary of implementation engagement approach
Discussion of Land Use Chapter revisions based on community/BOS feedback
4. Committee Business (Allie Pesch – CCAC chair; 10 minutes)
Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Please also take the time to watch last week’s (4/7/2021) Board of Supervisors (BOS) work session on the Crozet Master plan Draft Land Use chapter. The meeting video is available on Albemarle County’s BOS website. The staff presentation begins around the 1:26:00 mark, and the board members’ questions and comments start around 1:51:00 and continue through 2:41:00.
This meeting is being held pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 20-A(14): An Ordinance to Ensure the Continuity of Government During the Covid-19 Disaster.
Summary of conservation and transportation updates and changes
Draft chapters overview
5. Committee Business (Allie Pesch – CCAC chair; 10 minutes)
Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Please also take the time to watch last week’s (4/7/2021) Board of Supervisors (BOS) work session on the Crozet Master plan Draft Land Use chapter. The meeting video is available on Albemarle County’s BOS website. The staff presentation begins around the 1:26:00 mark, and the board members’ questions and comments start around 1:51:00 and continue through 2:41:00.
Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival
May 8 and 9, 2021
Crozet Park
Yes, Virginia, there will be a Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival this Mother’s Day Weekend!
This Mother’s Day weekend the Crozet Spring Arts and Crafts Festival will be held at Claudius Crozet Park! With over 120 Artists and Exhibitors participating, we are excited to showcase the diverse and unique handmade and handcrafted works of art you have come to expect at our biannual, award-winning events.This spring the layout will be different to allow for social distancing and additional safety precautions. Please visit the Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival website for more details.
Festival Hours: Saturday 10am-5:30pm and Sunday 10am-5pm Admission:Adults $7/day; Seniors $6/day; Children 12 and under Free! Click here to buy your tickets! Get FREE admission when you Volunteer!
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW),
Electronic Waste, and Bulky Waste Days
Residential Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Days
Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center will be held 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM on:
Spring 2021
Friday, April 30 – HHW 9am-2pm
Saturday, May 1 – HHW 9am-2pm
Fall 2021
Friday, September 14 – HHW 9am-2pm
Saturday, September 15 – HHW 9am-2pm
HHW collections are free only to residents of Albemarle County, Charlottesville, and Scottsville, and available to Nelson County residents who obtain a voucher from Nelson County government.
Note: Due to traffic and staffing during our Fall and Spring Household Hazardous Waste Days, patrons with paint only will be routed through the Household Hazardous Waste lanes.
RSWA operates a limited household hazardous waste collection site at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center (MUC) location. Residents of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County can bring the following items to the RSWA Ivy site, Tuesday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm, and Saturday between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.
Antifreeze
Motor Oil
Note: Please bring containers that you are able to handle and pour into our collection tote. Do not leave containers.
The next special collection will be held at the Ivy Material Utilization Center on the following Saturday dates from 8:30-4pm:
Amnesty Item
Collection Date
Tires
May 8, 2021
Furniture/Mattresses
May 15, 2021
Appliances
May 22, 2021
Amnesty Item
Collection Date
Furniture/Mattresses
October 2, 2021
Appliances
October 9, 2021
Tires
October 16, 2021
Amnesty Days are free and available only to residents of Albemarle County, Charlottesville and Scottsville.
Appliances include: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves.
No oversized tires will be accepted.
Normal tipping fees will be charged to residents for all non-amnesty items brought on these days. Also, please note the Ivy facility will accept all above items during normal operation. Contact RSWA (295-3306) regarding tipping fees for the above items.
The next special commercial hazardous waste collection day at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center will be held on:
Thursday, April 29, 2021*
Thursday, September 23, 2021*
Qualifying businesses* must pre-register with MXI Environmental by April 22 for the spring 2021 to obtain an appointment. To register, Peggy Snead at (276) 628-6636, extension 203 or peggys@mxiinc.com.
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.
This meeting is being held pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 20-A(14): An Ordinance to Ensure the Continuity of Government During the Covid-19 Disaster.
