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The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) received approval of a special use permit from the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on September 16, in one of the agency’s final steps toward building a new raw water pump station at the Beaver Creek Reservoir. The $39 million pump station relocation will be followed by the replacement of the Beaver Creek Dam itself, with both projects to be completed by 2031. The reservoir is the sole water supply for the Crozet community.
Albemarle County financial records suggest that the county school division used at least $32,700 in state education grant funding to pay for racial awareness training for staff, but reported to state officials that the entire grant was spent on tutoring, literacy, and chronic absenteeism programs for students. The Virginia Department...
One of the customs of local democracy is a section of a meeting where the “consent agenda” is presented for a vote on matters that are routine and may not merit a long discussion. “The consent agenda may be used for eligible items and may include, but is...
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - With Election Day in the rearview, Virginia’s 6th Congressional District remains in Republican hands, but Rep. Ben Cline’s margin of victory shrank compared to previous elections. Cline, a Republican, won a fifth term in Congress on Tuesday night, even though the state saw Democrats...
Last month Charlottesville Area Transit announced the immediate rerouting of the #9 service away from the Greenbrier neighborhood in part to stop traveling on Gentry Lane as part of a street configuration that had not yet been made public. Gentry Lane is home to what used to be known as...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – During a visit to Charlottesville on Thursday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Secretary of Agriculture Katie Frazier offered a preview of the “Farm and Forestry Prosperity Plan” the Governor is expected to unveil on Dec. 1. “I think it’s extraordinarily important for...
Spotsylvania County resident Angie Craddock often glances at the 12.5 acres of land on Five-Mile Road, knowing it likely won’t remain undeveloped for long. Craddock accepted that developers would eventually want to construct homes on the property. However, a proposal that includes a Sheetz convenience store and other commercial space in addition to 40 townhomes never crossed her mind.
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Read the article on Inside Nova. The Virginia Department of Transportation is exploring adding bi-directional, around-the-clock express lanes for approximately 45 miles of Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia. The...
Property owners in Rappahannock County can sigh in relief. Unlike their neighbors in Madison, Greene, and Orange counties, Rapp voters approved a 1% local sales tax referendum in Tuesday’s election, meaning the county will collect up to $3 million a year for the next 20 years to be used solely for school construction needs. Rapp finished almost seven points above […] The post Sales Tax measure shot down in three of four counties first appeared on The Piedmont Journal Recorder .
Every date in Valley Link's table has moved, the line's by more than a year and a half. The post Researcher: Valley Link is now $5.1 billion and 2031. PJM’s own rules give the counties a question to ask. appeared first on Cardinal News .
10 News Community Journalist Ethan Ellis gives you a 6 p.m. update:. Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race between Republican incumbent John McGuire and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello is expected to be one of the closest congressional contests in the region, with voters pointing to the cost of living and the war in Iran as major concerns.
There have been two resignations on the Albemarle School Board since August as the fall-out from the arrest of a former employee on multiple sexual assault charges. First, at-large member Allison Spillman announced her resignation on August 4 at a School Board meeting. “Serving on this board has taken a...
MADISON, Va. (WVIR) - Madison Wood Preservers is beginning construction on a 10-acre expansion at its Oak Park Road facility in Madison County. The project will make it easier for trucks to move in and out of the facility. It will also add more than 8 million feet of indoor lumber storage.
Students in Greene County got a hands-on look at different career paths during a Touch-a-Truck Career Day.
Incumbent Rep. McGuire is declaring victory in the race to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District — but his opponent, and former Rep. Perriello, says it's still too close to call.
One key provision to watch as Albemarle County residents head to the polls this Tuesday is the proposed sales tax hike. The county wants to increase the sales tax by one percentage point, pushing the total sales tax rate, combining both local and state, to 6.3%. While an increase from the current 5.3% combined sales tax to 6.3% may seem futile to many administrators in Albemarle, it represents yet another opportunity for a failing bureaucracy to justify taking more of the constituency’s money to bail them out of bad policymaking.
Earlier this year, the city’s Office of Economic Development launched an affordable housing program that is separate from the one overseen by the Department of Neighborhood Development Services. “The Charlottesville Affordable Bridge Loan (CABL) Program provides short-term, low-interest financing to not-for-profit housing organizations working to preserve and create affordable...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County School Board held its second official town hall Wednesday, with Board Chair Dr. Rebecaa Berlin and embattled Jack Jouett representative Dr. Kate Acuff taking questions at Greer Elementary. While the board’s first town hall last week saw frustration and anger...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The City of Charlottesville is pausing enforcement action against John Dewberry, owner of the incomplete building over the Downtown Mall, after the city attorney’s office said the property is under contract. In August, the property was given 60 days to make a plan. 29News had...
