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Whatever solution is found, there will be impact on the properties and area surrounding that reservoir, pipeline, etc. Whether it is going to be in your backyard may depend on who gets involved in the…
“Though it looks like the reservoir will never be constructed, new customers still pay a Buck Mountain surcharge with their connection fees to help pay off the land. And there?s even talk of putting the…
My family were taking Navy showers and using the runoff to flush our toilets. Water rates were raised, ironically, to compensate for the dramatically reduced amount of water that was being used by customers. …We…
That summed up much of Thursday?s conversation at the second annual panel discussion addressing the future of business in the community, sponsored by Virginia Piedmont Technology Council?s and the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development.
The DP is on the ball.Most people involved with the parkway, which has been on Charlottesville’s and Albemarle County’s wish list for decades, consider the interchange a necessity…. Tolbert anticipated having the engineering designs completed in 30 months, at which point a steering committee of neighborhood representatives and public officials would recommend one for construction once funding is secured.Therein lies the biggest catch.The interchange is anticipated to cost about $25 million, none of which has been set aside.At the rate VDOT disburses road construction cash, Tolbert said it could be another 20 years before the city and county have collected enough money.And this is the fun part…. to find the money to save just in case a miracle happens and those in government put the people first. Self-preservation in government leads to ineffectiveness and incentive to delay action rather than assume the role of actual leaders and LEAD.
WINA reports – ” Blake Caravati, who’s the longest serving current Councilman, favors setting up a diverse & flexible committee that can assist with this project. … It is absolutely astonishing that our representatives are such firm believers in deciding to fund studies, task forces and commissions but refuse to actually decide anything of consequence.