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Sanders proposing two-cent real estate tax increase to balance Charlottesville’s FY27 budget Sanders said the additional revenue will go cover additional transit workers, housing, and the results of collective bargaining negotiations

Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders is recommending a two-cent increase in the real property tax rate to accommodate a FY27 budget that increases spending on transit and covers higher personnel costs due to collective bargaining. Details in this story.

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To be clear, I did get all but 15 minutes. So I'll have stories out tomorrow.

Virginia Redistricting Commission Chair appears to quit during meeting The Virginia Redistricting Commission met for nearly six hours yesterday and failed to reach consensus on a new legislative maps to submit to the General Assembly.  The future o…

I've resumed posting Fifth District Community Engagement, a newsletter I created when I thought about leaving Charlottesville to move south.

In research tonight, I came across my coverage of the final meeting of the Virginia Redistricting Commission in 2021.

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BAR takes a preliminary look at two development projects The appointed body has a say over new construction within certain districts in Charlottesville

In February, the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review took a preliminary look at two projects, including one that would take advantage of a Residential B property to build nine new units. infocville.com/2026/03/05/b...

New plans submitted for student housing building proposed in Fifeville Staff in Neighborhood Development Services continue to process the application while an appeal of a BAR denial before City Council is pending

LCD Acquisitions has submitted a second version of a "major development plan" for a 100-foot tall student housing building proposed for Fifeville. The latest in this report:

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A look at the January 2026 Charlottesville retail report The report is out-of-date but an interesting starting point for anyone wanting to do research about the current state of the Downtown Mall

The City of Charlottesville's Economic Development Office releases a vacancy report twice a year for some commercial areas in the city. Here's a report about the January 2026 snapshot.

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If I had capacity, I would maintain my own count and add West Main and Belmont

Just went to record the live-stream for the UVA Board of Visitors which is on YouTube. I was 15 minutes late. They have disabled a feature that allowed viewers to go back to the beginning so I missed them. UVA does not archive these meetings. One day I will FOIA them but currently lack capacity.

Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department seeks input on garden plots Do you garden? Do you want to?

The Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board wants input on their existing rentals of garden lots at four areas. They'll discuss the results at a meeting later this month, so jump in now with your thoughts?

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Albemarle Supervisors to approve projects that would utilize housing fund The approval of $3,592,515 in funding is on the consent agenda

The consent agenda of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors' meeting today has an item to approve over $3.5 million in funding for affordable housing projects. Learn who made the cut and who did not in this story.

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March 2, 2021: Blue Ridge vaccination update; regional transit vision In today’s Patreon-fueled shout-out...your local energy nonprofit, LEAP, offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents. If you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household...

New followers yesterday! I may begin to use this to post more links back to older articles. I've been documenting the community for a long time.

Travel back in time to March 2, 2021 for the newsletter from then. Back then, they were all podcasts!

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Dominion to hold public meetings on project to rebuild transmission line Dominion Energy says a stretch of electric transmission line between Charlottesville and Gordonsville needs to be rebuilt.

Reminder! There is a meeting tonight at the Courtyard Marriott Charlottesville University Medical Center.

Charlottesville releases first set of new draft zoning rules including new map After half of the summer, a long fall, and half of the winter, the city of Charlottesville has published the first draft materials for the new zoning ordinance. The city is referring…

Want to go back in time? For a story today, I've gone back to a story I wrote in early 2023 when the map for the new zoning code was first released. No other media outlet provided ongoing coverage as it was in development. That may still be the case. In any case...

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For multiple reasons, I have fallen behind on audio production. I just posted the latest podcast to the current newsletter feed, but here it is on the website I created in 2005 and hope to improve this year!

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Albemarle Supervisors take action on Boulders Road project The project first became known to the public in mid-November but Albemarle Supervisors did not discuss publicly until mid-February

In October, AstraZeneca announced a $4.5 billion investment in Albemarle County. In mid-February, Supervisors authorized the county executive to sign off on incentives including a multi-million investment in a road extension.

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Charlottesville-area planning district has grown 5.9 percent since 2020 Census The new data comes as several surrounding counties seek new land use tools to limit residential growth

Louisa County leads the way in population growth since 2020 according to estimates released this week by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

Places29-North group briefed on two rezonings - C-VILLE Weekly The housing chapter of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan states that the county needs 10,000 new homes by 2040 to keep up with anticipated population increases. The exact number that gets built will ...

I have no recollection of writing this story for C-Ville Weekly on two rezonings in Albemarle, but thankfully part of my work includes making sure I keep spreadsheets updated so I can remember!

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Piedmont Housing Alliance’s UVA housing project moves forward with plans filed for up to 375 units off Fontaine Avenue This is one of three sites at which UVA has agreed to donate land for the provision of affordable housing units

February has been a weird month with many weird quicks that have prevented Town Crier Productions from operating at full potential. For instance, this is a story from the 1/30 newsletter only just now being posted to Information Charlottesville infocville.com/2026/02/27/p...

I checked and there is no policy to stop live-streaming.

McGuigan sues Greene, CA Schafrik, seeking BOS position back - The Piedmont Journal Recorder On Friday, February 13, 2026, the former at-large board of supervisor member in Greene County filed a Writ of Mandamus civil suit with the clerk of the circuit court seeking the circuit court judge “t...

In January, At-Large Greene County Supervisor Francis McGuigan resigned and then later tried to rescind the action. Supervisors moved on and will appoint an interim on Tuesday. McGuigan has sued to get his job back. More from the Piedmont Journal-Recorder.

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Today's meeting of the UVA Board of Visitors is not being live-streamed. They're picking a Rector and Vice Rector. This makes it incredibly hard to cover the event, and my fear is that one day UVA will decide to stop live-streaming all together.

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has an informative blog post about the legacy of Barbara Johns, the young woman who led the walkout of R.R. Moton School in Farmville in 1951. www.dhr.virginia.gov/blog-posts/b...

Opportunities coming up to learn about new fitness equipment at Tonsler Park, new park in Charlottesville’s Meadows neighborhood Charlottesville has received a grant to build a Fitness Court that is part of a national wellness campaign sponsored by health care and insurance companies

Charlottesville Parks and Recreation this week is offering two chances to give input. One is on a new fitness court at Tonsler Park and the other is for a new park in the Meadows neighborhood.

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Places29-North group briefed on two rezonings - C-VILLE Weekly The housing chapter of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan states that the county needs 10,000 new homes by 2040 to keep up with anticipated population increases. The exact number that gets built will ...

In January, the Places29-North Community Advisory Committee got a preview of two rezonings in Albemarle. One is currently deferred and the other is moving forward. A story in C-Ville Weekly:

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Albemarle EDA agrees to spend $500K on Boulders Road Extension The project has a $42 million cost estimate and former Governor Youngkin agreed to contribute $20 million to the project

In January, the Albemarle Economic Development Authority agreed to kick in $500K for the $42 million extension of Boulders Road, and approved two actions for an industrial building in Hollymead

Decision deferred on Belvedere proposal to add 128 more units - C-VILLE Weekly As one of her first acts in office, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order to create a task force to recommend ways to reduce barriers to building houses. “Slow permitting, outdated zoning,...

In January, Greenwood Homes asked the Planning Commission to defer a decision on a proposal to amend the original rezoning for Belvedere to add an additional 128 units. My story for C-Ville Weekly: c-ville.com/decision-def...

Final concept for Ridge/West Main intersection would convert part of Water Street - C-VILLE Weekly Four years after turning down millions in state funding to reconfigure one of Charlottesville’s most urban intersections, the city will try again with a version that would restrict the flow of traffic...

One of my stories in this week's C-Ville Weekly stories is about a proposal to alter the intersection of Ridge/McIntire/West Main that convert a portion of West Main Street to one-way westbound: c-ville.com/final-concep...

Nelson County officials safely capture injured kangaroo NELSON COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Nelson County officials responded to an unusual call Saturday morning involving a kangaroo blocking traffic.

Nelson County officials safely capture injured kangaroo

Hey @infocville.bsky.social how come you didn't mention that the ice rink's open again?