Monthly Archive for November, 2007

Page 2 of 10

BoS Wants Impact Fees

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 28, 2007 in Development, Politics and Taxes. 9 Comments

Albemarle supervisors have asked our legislators to let them assess developers with proper impact fees, Bob Gibson and Jeremy Borden write in today’s Daily Progress. Right now the county has a tough time getting developers to pay for the enormous cost of upgrading public infrastructure to support new developments, which is why we lose money on every new resident. Though similar legislation passed the General Assembly last year, but it’s not all it was promoted as, and so no localities in the state have bothered with it. The next General Assembly session starts in January.

Population Growth Map

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 28, 2007 in In Brief. Closed

C-Ville Weekly maps central Virginia population growth rates.  #

Recycling Survey

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 26, 2007 in In Brief. 9 Comments

The RSWA would like you to participate in their survey about the Ivy Landfill and the McIntire recycling center.  #

“Cyber Monday” Doesn’t Exist

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 25, 2007 in In Brief. 9 Comments

WINA is among many media outlets reporting on “Cyber Monday,” the internet equivalent of Black Friday. The catch is that it doesn’t exist. Reporters, do yourselves a favor and don’t run that story.  #

Council Nixes Tax Rebate Idea

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 20, 2007 in Taxes. 45 Comments

Seth Rosen writes in the Progress that two councilors’ plans for a tax rebate were shot down by Council last night. Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro proposes giving back the $1M excess in property taxes to all 14k property owners, or ~$75/person. City staff explained what would go into the process, including getting the social security number for every property owner and finding what’s become of those who sold their homes during the year and giving them pro-rated checks. Norris agreed that it seemed like more trouble than it’s worth, and figures it’s best to put the money into the city’s tax relief program for low-income residents.

Council also turned down a school request for $1.58M for new technology and instructed staff to make next year’s budget no more than 5% larger than the current budget.