That 19k ft2 house planned in Ivy? The guy who put the easement on the land in the first isn’t letting it happen without a fight. #
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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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Wow… It’s just hard to know what to say about that.
I’m glad this isn’t happening without a fight. The real danger here is that it could undermine the protection of easements all across the state and render them somewhat pointless. We’ve invested a huge amount of money as a community in recent years to protect our rural area through easements. Will all of that prove to be just a bad investment?
From the story I read on The Hook I got the impression that the easement contract for that particularly piece of property drawn up in 1992 is not necessarily the same contracts that have been drawn up for other tracts subsequently. Does anybody know if each tract has its own contract or does one standard contract blanket all? If so, the County should have consulted with private lawyers long before now. It’s one thing to get a second opinion but it’s absolute ridiculous to hire a lawyer that may be used to sue you in the future. Suits are brought by damaged petitioners and the county should allow damaged parties to bring their own suits. Perhaps Mr. Selden?