David Slutzky is proposing dramatic changes to land use in Albemarle County. Courtesy of the Daily Progress: Under David L. Slutzky’s idea, rural landowners would be given a choice: They could pay real-estate taxes based…
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Slutzky versus Thomas
David Slutzky versus Rodney Thomas – this may be the most important race in the area this year. If you’re not paying attention to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ race, you really should be….
Crozet Master Plan up for Review
Bumped back to the top because the conversation at RealCrozetVA is pretty good. And now, rather than eighteen months after the fact, is the time to voice your opinion, rather than eighteen months or three…
What is Charlottesville and Albemarle’s Sustainable Population?
A very interesting conversation with Jack Marshall, president of Advocates for a Sustainable Population (ASAP). [no, not that ASAP] Listen to the discussion at Charlottesville Podcasting Network. One would think that with the money ASAP…
Friday is Walk to School Day in Crozet
Is this in effect at all of the schools in Charlottesville or Albemarle or just Crozet? Walk to School Day is this Friday, 18 September at Crozet Elementary … luckily I live about a mile…
Here’s One Voice for Smaller Albemarle County Schools
The prospect of consolidating three smaller Albemarle County elementary schools is a troubling one – this is one of the areas in which economics may need to take a secondary position to sociological and societal…
If Land Use has to be Re-Validated, Why Not Revenue Sharing?
If Albemarle County is forcing landowners to re-validate and prove that their taking advantage of the land use tax break is a valid use … County residents getting land use tax break are urged to…