Proof There is a Market for Recycling in Charlottesville (and Albemarle)

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Individual trash stickers for 13-gallon and 32-gallon trash bags are available in the City Hall Lobby and at many convenience and grocery stores in the Charlottesville area.

…The green trash cans are provided by the firm that provides curbside recycling ; blue by the one who doesn’t. 90 days ago, these cans were all blue.

… Then read about the absurd lawsuit by the local government mob waste authority trying to put the kibosh on the company that provides the destination for curbside, un-sorted recycling. … ** I’d think a paid journalist might want to follow up on this story; talk to trash companies and ask what they’ve seen since they’ve started offering curbside recycling and ask the ones that don’t why they don’t follow.

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Big News in Real Estate – It’s About Time

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It’s been pretty boring in real estate for a while. Not anymore. There was an announcement by the National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Cyberhomes and RPR, LLC in the real estate world last week, and likely very few Realtors, real estate agents and fewer consumers knew, noticed or cared. But it’s a big development that is likely to impact nearly every facet of…

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Charlottesville Real Estate – Twitter Week in Review

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I want that content to ultimately live on my site, and the post also gives me a chance to review what I was discussing the previous week.

… RT @PhxREguy: House is now voting on the bill that includes amendment to extend / expand home buyer tax credit.

…SM won’t make you better at what you do; it’s just a tool # top10sm in reply to billlublin #

… So far, Charlottesville City voter turnout pretty much sucks. http://bit.ly/12SpLz Albemarle’s not much better. 18 & 25%?

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Budgeting on Assumptions – Good enough for Government

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From yesterday’s Daily Progress regarding the worsening Albemarle County budget (bolding mine): The proposed 77.2-cent tax rate would mean the average homeowner would pay the same real-estate taxes as this year for the next two years, officials say. Assuming real-estate values begin to pick up, there would be a slight increase in tax bills in the third and fourth years, maxing out at a 3…

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Forest Hills Park Significantly Increased

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And this is a good thing, I think. Courtesy of Charlottesville Tomorrow: Southern Development is donating an acre and a half of land to increase the size of Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville. The land, which is appraised at $90,000, is located between Forest Ridge Road and Antoinette Avenue. The donation, if approved at tonight’s City Council meeting, will increase the park’s size by 20%….

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Blue Mountain’s Brewery’s “Lights Out”

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Today is also the first Thursday of the month which means it is Steal the Glass day, all day long. Buy a beer for $5 and you keep the logo glass it comes in, no limit on glass purchases.

…I’m not a fan of the crass, blatant, wasteful and repulsive commercialism that comes with the holiday season. … Blue Mountain Brewery’s Lights Out is becoming my favorite way of welcoming in the holiday season.

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The Homebuyer Tax Credit Gets Closer to Extension – 4 November 2009

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Update 7 November: And it’s a Law. Update 6 November 2009: Charlottesville’s Representative Tom Perriello voted for the bill, which passed 403-12 with 18 abstensions. Update 5 November 2009: That was fast. The Senate, then the House, and now apparently Obama will sign the bill to extend unemployment benefits and the homebuyer tax credit Friday. As in, tomorrow. More at CNBC. Track the Bill at…

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