Mayor Maurice Cox, a two-term City Councilor, has announced that he is not seeking reelection to Council this May, citing an interest in spending more time with his family and his career. Cox has made major changes in the city’s approach to transit, development, and architecture in the past eight years. With Kevin Lynch having announced that he’s running for a second term, that leaves only Councilor Meredith Richards to announce her intentions, something that is expected next week. Liz Nelson has the story in today’s 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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Remember the City Council nominating convention at the county office building on Feb 7 at 1PM . Best to get there at 12:30 to register. Come out and support your council candidates! Doors close at 1PM then there are short speeches by each candidate. Then your vote!
where do I sign up
wait a sec, I don’t live in the city oops I forgot
I’m sorry to hear that Mayor Cox won’t return to Council. I respect his vision and creativity. He’s been a leader in shifting Charlottesville from the car-oriented, affluent suburb/poor downtown model to a more balanced, efficient, healthy, and fair city. He will be missed.
The MallMayor embraces this announcement by Maurice Cox, as it’s long overdue. Although Maurice (and Lynch) had a nice vision for C’ville, it’s been totally out of touch with reality and logic. Let the market step in (along with direction from the MallMayor) and fix the problems these two granola munchers caused.
I am still wondering how ones takes a bike ride from Greene County to the Downtown?