Interesting spreadsheet showing projections that employment numbers may increase 21% from 1998 to 2008. Found it here.
Date Archives June 2005
A less aggressive redistricting plan for Albemarle County
It would impact roughly 40% fewer kids than a proposal that many parents verbally trashed a week ago. Under this scaled back redistricting scheme, high schoolers whose families live in the Dunlora, Stonehenge, and Pen Park areas off East Rio Road would NOT get switched from Albemarle to Monticello as of the fall of 2006. Committee Chairman Dean Riddick notes this revised plan would also allow families in the Farmington area to stay in the Murray Elementary-Henley Middle School-Western Albemarle High School feeder pattern. Superintendent Kevin Castner and his senior staff will examine the ramifications of this modified plan, and could tweak these recommendations before a July 14th meeting of the Albemarle School Board.
Virginia’s “Road to Ruin”
Interesting new blog about transportation issues in Virginia. Thanks to Waldo for the link.
Louisa reduces tax rate
DailyProgress.com | Louisa OKs county budget:The supervisors also voted 4-3 to lower the tax rate from 70 to 66 cents per $100 of assessed value. But assessments averaging 35 percent higher than they were in 2003 create a net tax increase of 6 cents, (bolding mine) according to officials….“I think we went back to doing things for people,†Chairman Fitzgerald Barnes said of next fiscal year’s budget.If nothing else, this is a step in the right direction…. The school system has agreed to a voluntary audit from the state designed to identify ways school divisions can increase efficiency.
Coldplay in New York
Coldplay
Home networking
Most of my clients and friends know that I love my gadgets and technology. CNET has a good feature today about how to tech-out the home.
Acreage? But where’s it located?
Washington, D.C. – What does the typical new Gen Y home buyer have to say about what they value in a home?… Those were part of comments made by Alex Bond, who recently purchased a 460-square-foot studio in the Capitol City. This will be another major factor in the continuing condo craze.–Jessica Swesey, Inman NewsThe above is clearly demonstrated by the recent spate of new condo developments and condo conversions in the City of Charlottesville and the urban ring.