Charlottesville Assessments are Coming! Assessments are Coming! (2011 version)

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While I have long argued that they are often inconsistent with real market value , buyers look to them for guidance. Localities look to them for revenue, public schools look to them for the same. 2011 is going to be both interesting and important. A few questions that will lead to upcoming stories: – Will assessments continue to decline? – Will some pockets go up? – Will you challenge yours?

… Hickey said more than 28 percent of the total number of land parcels had been appraised as of Oct. 8 and that four field assessors were at work.“

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More Fiber in Charlottesville – Fiberlight

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(Charlottesville, VA) – FiberLight, LLC, one of the nation’s leading providers of mission critical, high performance fiber optic networks, announced today it will feature its newest high capacity fiber optic network, a 46-mile direct connection from Culpeper, VA to Albemarle County and Charlottesville, VA, during a special event on February 3. The new high-count, underground network will use enhanced fiber for lower latency and will provide a direct connection to Culpeper and Washington, D.C., home to FiberLight’s 500+mile multi-ringed, optical network.

  The event, which is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, February 3 at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, will feature speakers from FiberLight, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville and Albemarle County. … FiberLight wholly owns its 500,000 fiber-mile network in key growth areas and offers robust metro networks in 21 metros within Georgia, Florida, Washington, D.C., Texas, Virginia and Maryland, as well as Wide Area Networking options at layer 1, 2 and 3 to major commercial hubs throughout the country.

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The Future of Charlottesville – Albemarle Transportation Looks Like …

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But members of the group’s Policy Board seemed more concerned Wednesday with finding ways to fund projects that have been in the planning stage for decades. … However, Snow was told none of those projects is even close to construction because all are in the conceptual stage. … … However, its construction will depend on right-of-way being donated by property owners. … “Both Charlottesville and Albemarle will be updating their comprehensive plans at the same time,” Williams said.

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See Charlottesville Differently Than Ever Before – Via Qwiki

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Qwiki fascinates me, not only because it says “Monti- s ello”, and I’ve been playing with it for the past few weeks since it was in alpha. Now it’s open to the public and I can embed it here (finally!).

… Astonishingly, Qwiki picks up that the City of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle are separate entities , something that takes quite some time to realize for newcomers.

…Did you know that Albemarle has 4 square miles of water?

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