Monthly Archive for March, 2002

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Variety of Chemicals Discovered in Ivy Landfill

Published by Waldo Jaquith on March 29, 2002 in Politics. 8 Comments

writes: A new study has found all kinds of things in the paint pits at the Ivy Landfill that nobody knew were there, a Friday Progress story reports. It’s the first ever exhaustive study of the pits’ contents, and they found PCBs, DDT and all kinds of nasty things. Oh, and paint. They also concluded that the pits were the source of much of the pollution on the site and the surrounding properties, though they say the stuff hasn’t spread much since the pits were capped in the mid-1990s.

Jake Mooney has the story in today’s Progress.

First CHS/UVa Attacker Charged and Sentenced

Published by Waldo Jaquith on March 29, 2002 in Law and Justice. 67 Comments

The first of the teenagers charged with the January assaults on UVa students has been sentenced. Gordon Lathan Fields was not charged with committing a hate crime. Instead, he pled guilty to assault and battery by mob, and was given a 30-day jail sentence, 50 hours of community service and made to provide financial restitution to the victims. Fields claimed that he thought that his friend was being attacked, and was coming to her rescue. Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman says that there’s no basis for charging any of the nine teenagers with hate crimes, despite that some of them confessed that they’d chosen their victims because they were white. Adrienne Schwisow has the story in today’s Progress.

Petition Filed to Declare 29 N. a Public Nuisance

Published by Waldo Jaquith on March 28, 2002 in Law and Justice. Closed

A Lynchburg man, along with some Charlottesville businessmen, have filed a petition with Albemarle County Judge Peatross, asking him to appoint a grand jury to investigate the delay of the construction of the Western Bypass. The story is from WINA.

New Downtown Mall Plans Unveiled

Published by Waldo Jaquith on March 28, 2002 in Politics. 3 Comments

Last night, a team of architects from Philadelphia’s Wallace Roberts & Todd unveiled their plan to give the east end of the Downtown Mall (and much of downtown) a new look and some new features. Council approved the design process back in December, and this is the result of that. The initial goal was to design a CTS bus transfer station, but the plan now includes a mall expansion, planing trees along West Main, dead-ending South Street and installing a parking garage under the amphitheater. Some people are unhappy with the plan, though, notably because it can’t possibly be accomplished with the $3M in federal grant money that has been allocated. Jake Mooney has the story in today’s Progress.

Adelphia Business Solutions Files for Bankruptcy

Published by Waldo Jaquith on March 27, 2002 in Business. 7 Comments

writes: Yet another local casualty of the telecom downturn, Adelphia Business Solutions filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today: Adelphia Business Solutions Files Chapter 11 ABS owns significant fiber facilities in the greater Cville region and was one of the first competetive dialtone providers.

Can we get a show of hands? Who’s still in business?

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