Sitemap - 2025 - Charlottesville Community Engagement

June 17, 2025: Police Chief Kochis tells City Council that Peregrine software will not be used, Flock license-plate data restricted to Charlottesville’s use only

June 16, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors briefed on the county’s next economic strategic plan

Week Ahead for June 16, 2025: Student housing building planned in Fifeville; Albemarle and Charlottesville to consider permanent financing for renovations at regional jail

Podcast for June 14, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors get briefing on economic development, cost of county services

June 12, 2025: Some thoughts on the past, present, and future of cvillepedia

June 11, 2025: Charlottesville eliminates Office of Community Solutions and its director no longer works for the city

June 10, 2025: Duncan outraises Shreve in latest campaign finance reporting period

June 9, 2025: Inaugural director of Manning Institute for Biotechnology outlines vision to transform drug development process, create jobs

Week Ahead for June 9, 2025: Albemarle PC to get update on county’s affordable housing efforts; Charlottesville PC to consider special exceptions for 24-unit apartment complex on Barracks Road

Podcast for June 7, 2025: City Manager Sanders addresses recent issues; Albemarle Supervisors deny request to fill in the floodplain

June 6, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors tie vote denies Woolen Mills floodplain request

June 4, 2025: No one speaks at public hearing on Charlottesville’s use of $8.7 million in capital contingency funds

June 3, 2025: City Manager Sam Sanders addresses recent issues including UVA’s acquisition of the Federal Executive Institute

June 2, 2025: Charlottesville City Council candidates answer questions at Free Enterprise Forum event

Week Ahead for June 2, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to hold public hearing on utility rate increases, $12M in spending from CIP contingency fund

Podcast for May 31, 2025: Free Enterprise Forum holds candidate forums for Jack Jouett District, Charlottesville City Council

May 29, 2025: Streambank restoration work at Biscuit Run in progress and three other stories about Albemarle County

May 28, 2025: Duncan and Shreve answer questions at Free Enterprise Forum event

May 27, 2025: Board of Zoning Appeals upholds administrative modification for 24 units at 2030 Barracks Road

Week Ahead for May 26, 2025: Charlottesville PC to review proposed amendments to new zoning code; Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority to hold public hearing on $550 million capital program

Podcast for May 25, 2025: City Council candidate forum, Sanders explains how he wants to spend $5.4 million from surplus, and an important day at the BZA

May 22, 2025: City Manager Sanders outlines how he wants to spend $5.4 million of Charlottesville’s FY24 surplus

May 21, 2025: VDOT holding public hearings Thursday on projects in both Albemarle County and Nelson County

May 20, 2025: Charlottesville Board of Zoning Appeals to consider "administrative modification" for plans for 24 units at 2030 Barracks Road

May 19, 2025: Three candidates for Charlottesville City Council introduce themselves to the Greenbrier neighborhood

Week Ahead for May 19, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to get updates on efforts to assist the unhoused; Two Albemarle bodies to review updated economic development strategic plan

Podcast for May 16, 2025: Leaders of Albemarle, Charlottesville, and UVA talk collaboration and innovation at Tom Tom Festival

May 15, 2025: Charlottesville announces new city attorney, release of community survey

May 14, 2025: One person has died in Albemarle following yesterday’s flash floods

May 13, 2025: UVa “surprised” to have been awarded Federal Executive Institute

May 12, 2025: Charlottesville City Council approves special use permit for lodging at 401 Ridge Street

Week Ahead for May 12, 2025: Albemarle PC to hold public hearing for permit for private school on Dudley Mountain Road in the rural area

Podcast for May 9, 2025: Four stories on transportation, one on water, and Council agrees to allow a building on Chancellor Street to come down

May 8, 2025: Albemarle County seeks input on draft paperwork seeking a designer for Eastern Avenue extension in Crozet

May 7, 2025: PVCC Board to consider ending of theater major, other programs

May 6, 2025: Youngkin vetoes funding for low-barrier shelter in Charlottesville, walking path for Biscuit Run Park

May 5, 2025: Charlottesville Tree Commission seeks greater protection for mature trees after pin oak on Garrett Street inadvertently removed

Week Ahead for May 5, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to hold public hearing on use of eminent domain for streetscape projects; Several localities to adopt Move Safely plan

Podcast for May 2, 2025: Albemarle’s final budget public hearing, a contested Samuel Miller District race, and Charlottesville schools contingently approved to acquire shuttered federal training site

May 1, 2025: Early-voting begins tomorrow across Virginia for party primaries

April 29, 2025: Scott Smith rides into Samuel Miller District race for Albemarle Board of Supervisors

April 28, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors agree to allocate additional $300,000 to climate action fund

Week Ahead for April 28, 2025: UVA Board of Visitors to consider pursuit of Federal Executive Institute, closed session on complying with presidential executive orders

Podcast for April 25, 2025: Affordable housing in Charlottesville and a narrow vote in favor of filling in floodplain for a commercial building in the Woolen Mills

April 24, 2025: Willoughby Place development off of 5th Street in Charlottesville gets preliminary approval from NDS staff

April 23, 2025: Charlottesville City Schools submit application to acquire Federal Executive Institute for preschool education site

April 22, 2025: Nelson County Supervisors and Planning Commission to review new zoning code provisions at joint meeting

April 21, 2025: Fire/EMS calls are up seven percent in Charlottesville in first three quarters of FY2025

Week Ahead for April 21, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors to hold budget public hearing Wednesday; Charlottesville to learn how $55.87 million in affordable housing funds have been used in past three years

February 2025 is a slow month for property transactions in Charlottesville

Podcast for April 18, 2025: Two stories on Charlottesville City Council's adoption of a budget for FY26

April 17, 2025: First campaign reports are in for local races in 2025 with Council incumbents raising funds through joint political action committee

April 16, 2025: Judge Worrell rules lawsuit against Charlottesville’s zoning code can proceed to next step

April 15, 2025: Charlottesville City Council adopts $265.2M budget after another conversation about hiring more transit drivers

April 14, 2025: An account of Charlottesville City Council’s final budget work session for FY2026

Week Ahead for April 14, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to adopt budget Monday night; Community meeting Thursday for floodplain fill in Albemarle’s section of Woolen Mills

Podcast for April 11, 2025: A look ahead to upcoming elections, coverage of Albemarle's budget, and City Council will contribute $100,000 to improving access to the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial

April 10, 2025: A very brief summary of four budget work sessions for Charlottesville's FY26 budget before a final one tonight

April 9, 2025: City Council to proceed with adoption of FY2026 on April 14, receive briefing on strategic plan progress

April 8, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors vote to add $1 million to affordable housing fund in draft FY2026 budget

April 7, 2025: City Council once again has to delay public hearing for Charlottesville’s tax rates for 2025

Week Ahead for April 7, 2025: Budget public hearings in Charlottesville, Fluvanna, and Louisa; Albemarle Planning Commission to review housing chapter of AC44

Podcast for April 4, 2025: Seven stories from this week’s meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors

April 3, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors continue AC44 process with discussion of rural vs. growth area development

April 1, 2025: Rezoning filed for 75 units on Rio Road at site where EcoVillage had been proposed

March 31, 2025: CRHA adopts five year capital plan

Week Ahead for March 31, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors to vote on emergency resolution to move Branchlands electoral precinct; CRHA to adopt budget, write-off unpaid rent

Twice is Nice purchases former grocery store on Preston Avenue for $5.5 million and many more January 2025 Charlottesville property transactions

Podcast for March 28, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors learn about end of EPA grant, potential threats to housing vouchers; Charlottesville approves 5 out of 6 requests for housing funds

March 27, 2024: Governor Youngkin replaces Ellis with Cuccinelli on the UVA Board of Visitors

March 26, 2025: Governor Youngkin vetoes bill that would have let localities decide for themselves to levy a one cent sales tax for school construction

March 24, 2025: City Council agrees to new agreement for $3 million payment to CRHA for Sixth Street development

Week Ahead for March 24, 2025: Both Rivanna authorities to present budget for FY26; Greene County Supervisors to talk water supply

March 22, 2025: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cancels $460K grant for Climate Resilience Cohort

Podcast for March 21, 2025: An introduction to Charlottesville’s proposed budget for FY26, many speak at the first public hearing for Albemarle’s budget

March 20, 2025: Budget meetings tonight in Nelson County and Charlottesville

March 19, 2025: Albemarle’s fire and police chiefs explain requests for more funding

March 18, 2025: Calls for police service in Albemarle down slightly in 2024

March 17, 2025: Public health professional enters race for Charlottesville City Council

Week Ahead for March 17, 2025: Albemarle begins budget town halls while budget work sessions continue; Affordable housing project at 1000 Wertland not recommended for funding by Charlottesville panel

Podcast for March 14, 2025: Multiple stories from the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors meeting

March 13, 2025: Education foundation announces a dozen awards for innovations in teaching to Albemarle and Charlottesville instructors

March 12, 2025: Charlottesville publishes “lowered tax rate” of $0.9128 in newspaper of public record

March 11, 2025: Developer seeks rezoning for 153 units on Rio Road in Albemarle County

March 10, 2025: UVA undergraduate enrollment to remain flat through 2031 but projections show more graduate student over that time

Week Ahead for March 10, 2025: Public hearing in Charlottesville for parks and recreation master plan; Albemarle County PC to review economic development, Darden-Towe committee to review survey result

March 8, 2025: UVA group learns of fundraising progress, continuing concern about scale of Center for Arts, and a protest vote against capital spending

December 2024 Property transactions in Charlottesville: UVA Foundation buys another bank property on Ivy Road

March 6, 2025: Albemarle Police provide more details on February 17 shooting in Crozet including a list of mental health resources

Podcast for March 6, 2025: A Congressman's town hall, a City Council's feedback on trash, and two stories about transportation

March 5, 2025: Council skeptical of proposed changes to trash collection system in Charlottesville

March 4, 2025: Fifth District Congressman John McGuire expresses trust and support in Elon Musk and President Trump in first telephone town hall

March 3, 2025: VDOT and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to pilot new technology at four Albemarle intersections

Week Ahead for March 3, 2025: Charlottesville considering plan to move from trash stickers to monthly service payments; Public hearing on Albemarle's recommended budget

March 1, 2025: National Weather Service issues Red Flag Day warning due to high risk of windborne fire

Podcast for February 28, 2025: Emergency House of Delegates Committee learns of impact of federal cuts, a tale of two counties as recommended in Albemarle and Fluvanna budgets

February 27, 2025: More details on Albemarle County’s proposed budget for FY26

February 26, 2025: A tale of two counties as Albemarle and Fluvanna staff recommend budgets for FY26

February 25, 2025: Suspect flees Virginia State Police traffic stop leading for UVA lockdown for over four and a half hours

February 24, 2025: Jim Andrews will not seek second term on Albemarle Board of Supervisors, endorses Fred Missel as successor

Week Ahead for February 24, 2025: Albemarle County Executive Richardson to present supervisors with FY26 budget; Charlottesville BAR to review demolition request for Violet Crown Building

Podcast for February 22, 2025: Local elections, Charlottesville finances, UVA student housing, and more

February 21, 2025: UVA Board of Visitors adopts resolution on future of gender-affirming care by UVA Health

February 20, 2025: Zyahna Bryant enters race for Charlottesville School Board

February 18, 2025: Albemarle County Police provide details on Crozet shooting that left three dead

February 17, 2025: Two candidates emerge for Jack Jouett seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors

Week Ahead for February 17, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to review how opioid settlement money will be used; Albemarle Supervisors to resume AC44 discussion

February 14, 2025: University of Virginia Health System resumes gender-affirming care following restraining order against Trump directive

February 13, 2025: Albemarle County to open waiting list for three apartment complexes

February 12, 2025: Charlottesville property owners have until 6 a.m. Thursday to shovel snow from sidewalks

February 10, 2025: Governor Youngkin declares state of emergency ahead of snow and ice; City trash pick-up to begin much earlier tomorrow

Week Ahead for February 10, 2025: Public hearing in Charlottesville on parks and recreation master plan; Nelson Supervisors to consider Flock Safety cameras

Podcast for February 8, 2025: Two briefings from Charlottesville's police chief, Black History Month, a new Albemarle department head, and a request for a property tax rate increase

February 7, 2025: Coalition wants Albemarle Supervisors to raise property tax rate to generate more revenue for housing support

February 6, 2025: Judge Worrell will not step away from lawsuit against Charlottesville zoning

February 5, 2025: Charlottesville Police Chief Kochis explains how FLOCK has been used to solve crimes

February 4, 2025: Charlottesville City Council briefed on effort to stop young people from committing violent crime

February 3, 2025: Afton Express will be fare-free tomorrow to honor Civil Rights legacy of Rosa Parks

Week Ahead for February 3, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to hold public hearing on appropriating nearly $22.4 million surplus; Albemarle Supervisors to hold one on 11 acre solar field

Podcast for February 1, 2025: Four stories about Charlottesville including a look at FY26 budget preparations, an update on bird flu from UVA Health, and a look at the Broadway Blueprint

January 31, 2025: Charlottesville continues prepping for FY26 budget in an era of uncertainty of federal funding

January 30, 2025: Charlottesville City Council briefed on Safer Streets Strategy to implement ambitious traffic-calming and lowered speed limit

January 29, 2025: UVA awarded federal grant to study new treatment for life-threatening epileptic seizures

January 28, 2025: McKeel will not run for re-election in Albemarle this year

January 27, 2025: Plaintiffs in case against Charlottesville’s new zoning file motion seeking Judge Worrell's recusal

Podcast for January 27, 2025: Catching up with Charlottesville budget prep, a look at the city's parks and rec plan, and three Constitutional amendments pass the Senate

Week Ahead for January 27, 2025: Big week for Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan update; Charlottesville City Council to hold budget work session

January 24, 2025: Property assessments up in Charlottesville an average of 7.74 percent

January 23, 2025: Charlottesville City Council gets update on school construction projects, holds public hearing on capital improvement program

January 22, 2025: Three Constitutional amendments pass the Virginia Senate including right to abortion and right to marry

January 21, 2025: Details on what is in the Charlottesville’s draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Podcast for January 20, 2025: MLK proclamation for Riverview Farm, Albemarle property assessments, local leadership stories, and a request on biosolids

January 20, 2025: Albemarle County honors Riverview Farm with MLK proclamation

Week Ahead for January 20, 2025: Charlottesville City Council to learn more about urgent infrastructure projects as well as $22.4 million surplus for FY24; Fluvanna Supervisors to consider meals tax

January 16, 2025: Property assessments in Albemarle up 5.1 percent in 2025

January 15, 2025: Group wants Albemarle to support efforts to ban spread of sewage sludge; Albemarle seeks input on conversion of tennis courts for pickleball

January 14, 2025: Fluvanna Supervisors willing to explore meals tax to diversify county revenue

Podcast for January 14, 2025: Governor Youngkin addresses General Assembly, an AC44 work session, and the BAR seeks a new design for affordable housing project

January 13, 2025: Governor Youngkin presses for car tax credit, new scholarships, in State of the Commonwealth address

Week Ahead for January 13, 2025: Solar policy changes go before Albemarle Planning Commission; Ice Rink proposal to go before Greene County Planning Commission

January 8, 2025: New argument filed in case to overturn Charlottesville’s zoning code

January 7, 2025: No pollution reported after coal train derails in Fluvanna County

January 6, 2025: Reids Super-Save Market on Preston Avenue to soon close to make way for new Twice as Nice location

Week Ahead for January 6, 2025: Fluvanna Supervisors to consider meals tax; Charlottesville City Council to amend human rights ordinance

Look Back 2024 Part Six: Affordable Housing and Charlottesville’s new development code

Look Back 2024 #5: The Year in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission

January 3, 2025: Cooper announces bid for Charlottesville School Board

Look Back Part Four: Growth at the University of Virginia and steps toward more student housing

Look Back 2024 Part Three: A very incomplete account of Albemarle County government