The City is providing an interesting new service (at least, it’s new to me) — Internet-based City Assessor’s records of real estate assessments. It used to be that you had to go to the Assessor’s office and dig through a card file, or more recently use the computer in their office. The site contains records for every parcel of land in the city, listing ownership, deed transfers, value, improvements and specifics of the structure of each home. Even if you’re not an attorney, prospective home buyer, assessor or real estate agent, it’s still fun to find out how much your neighbor’s house is worth.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for March, 2002
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Charlottesville activist Stratton Salidis has announced his bid for City Council as an independent. He is the fourth candidate in a field that includes Democrats Blake Caravati and Alexandria Searls, and Republican Rob Schilling. Salidis wrote in August that he believes that “the major issues during this race will be how we shape development in the area…and also how we help young people prepare themselves for being a positive force in society.” Salidis ran in the 2000 election, ultimately getting 2.1% of the vote. Jake Mooney has the story in today’s Progress.
Over the course of the last two weeks, the same man has held up three different stores at Barracks Road Shopping Center. The man — a white male in his 20s, 6′ and 170lbs-220lbs — has held up Ben & Jerry’s, Lindt Chocolate Shop and Barnes & Noble, all while armed. Eric Swensen had the story in yesterday’s Progress.
For the curious, George Loper has made available the results from last week’s Democratic nominating caucus for City Council. The votes from each of the four rounds [1, 2, 3, 4] make for interesting analysis, as has already been done by party co-chair Lloyd Snook and Democrat Rey Barry. Comments can be posted below, of course, or you can e-mail your thoughts to george@loper.org if you want them to appear on his site.
WVIR reported this evening that a survey crew has discovered human remains in the woods near the intersection of 602 and 655 in Buckingham County. Local police are guarding the scene until dawn, when the investigation will resume. The body has not been identified, but there are several missing persons cases in Buckingham that this could be connected to. This is being treated as a homicide.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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