As of this morning, the Albemarle County Service Authority indicates that the reservoir is at 87% capacity. Should it remain at 85% come Wednesday, November 20th, Charlottesville will likely lift its restrictions. Gov. Mark Warner yesterday lifted the August 30th statewide ban on the washing of cars and watering of lawns, reports the Progress.
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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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Yay! We appear to finally be out of the shortage. C’ville’s overly careful about it, as most places have already done away with some of their conservation measures. Now if they’ll just turn sinks back on…
Since the price of water will be going up even more, this probably won’t make much a difference for many people.
Sure it will – anyone who can afford the higher prices but isn’t rich enough not to have been affected by the restrictions (let’s face it: if you’re Dave Matthews you can just truck in your own water, or wash your car with Evian).
But of course those who most want the restrictions lifted (middle-class home and business owners) are those whom the City Council of the People’s Republic hold in contempt. And anyway the restrictions are plainly not about need or emergency at this point. Charlottesville: the community run by filthy rich people who can’t stand the fact that middle-class people are better off than poor people.
Just because someone can afford the higher prices doesn’t mean he/she is willing to pay them. And once the restrictions are lifted, businesses will still be paying more for water, and likely passing those costs along to the consumer.
No, we are not out of the shortage. We still have a severe common sense shortage in the management of our water resources.
Has anyone heard anything–even one word–about plans for new pipes or pumps or dams so this doesn’t happen again? Has anyone heard one word about changing the billing system that penalizes us for conservation? Has anyone head one word about making U. Va. pay its fair share, rather than force us to subsidize wasteful students taking multiple daily showers?
Personally I intend to look into why we have heard nothing. If it is because they actually are doing nothing, then I am going to start writing letters demanding the current Rivannah Water management be fired.
Oh, come on! UVA provides SO MUCH to Charlottesville (high rent, traffic, etc) that we should be PROUD to subsidize their water consumption. It’s the least we can do.
Seriously – I also agree that the current water management needs to be canned. They we negligent, in my opinion, and they should pay the price, not us.
We don’t necessarily have to be proud of UVA, but we should be aware that UVA did cut a lot of its water usage during the drought. Sure, some students are too oblivious to realize what has been going on, but most students, and all of the ones I know, have been taking 3 minute showers, not washing cars, etc.
***** all you want about traffic, but don’t forget what UVA does bring to Charlottesville. They inject a lot of money into the local economy through sales taxes and purchases, they provide jobs for local citizens through the services they use, they bring in a good amount of tourism dollars and despite some bad apples, the University brings in some good, intelligent people.
i want to see the data that demonstrates that UVA students are any more wasteful than your average charlottesville/albemarlian. i doubt its the case.
and, in point of fact, the students subsidize much of charlottesville’s services…paying large amounts into the tax base and not taking much out (ie, they pay in, but don’t have children in schools, etc). certainly UVA causes headaches…but charlottesville would not have much of what we all find appealing about it without the university.