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Belmont Bridge expected to be done June 14
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Belmont Bridge Project is set to be completed on Friday, June 14. The city says the project started back in 2021, due to the bridge being unsafe. The new construction includes an accessible walking path and biking lanes. “The substantial completion is supposed to be...
29Investigates: Charlottesville & Albemarle brought in more than $100k from plastic bag tax
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - If you’ve gone to a grocery store in Charlottesville or Albemarle County and forgotten your reusable bags, you may have been charged $0.05 cents per plastic bag. In January 2023, both Charlottesville and Albemarle County set a $0.05 cent plastic bag tax. Since January of...
TJPDC wants public input on transportation safety
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is asking the public for input so that it can make safety improvements where they are needed most. It’s part of Move Safely Blue Ridge, a plan to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries for all road users. “We’re...
FOIA Friday: UVA withholds police body cam footage, more possible MVP problems
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in […] The post FOIA Friday: UVA withholds police body cam footage, more possible MVP problems appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Local student heading to national civics competition
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A middle school student from Crozet is heading to a national civics competition. According to a release from Colonial Williamsburg and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Zoey Downer from Henley Middle School has been named the first-place winner in the 2024 National Civics Bee Virginia State Finals.
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