Belle writes: The City of Charlottesville has filed papers with the DEQ, asking that more accurate information about the affect UVa’s planned garage would have on local vehicular traffic The Lewis Mtn. Neighborhood Assoc. made a similar request this week. City Mayor describes the garage as a “fundamentally flawed idea” and the City Planning Director alleges that the planned garage placement would violate VDOT regulations. Eric Swensen has the story in today’s Progress.
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The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
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Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
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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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Sorry, folks, that my write-up got garbled while I worked around the disfunctional “submit news” link.
Here it is again, in correct form:
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Mayor Cox: Ivy Rd. Garage a ‘Fundamentally Flawed Idea‘
The City of Charlottesville has filed papers with the DEQ, asking that more accurate information be collected about the effect UVa’s planned garage would have on local vehicular traffic. The Lewis Mtn. Neighborhood Assoc. made a similar request this week. City Mayor Cox describes the garage as a ‘ fundamentally flawed idea’ and the City Planning Director alleges that the planned garage placement would violate VDOT regulations. Eric Swensen has the story in today’s Progress.
The Metropolitan Planning Organization has joined the City and the Lewis Mtn. Neighborhood Assoc. in petitioning the DEQ to postpone approval of the Ivy Rd. garage until a new traffic impact study has been done.
WINA has the story
Eric Swensen reports in today’s Progress that: