Steve Ashby provides this first-person film of what it’s like to walk down the residence-heavy, sidewalkless Proffit Road. #
C-Ville Weekly ticks down the ten largest landowners in Charlottesville and Albemarle. UVa is #1, followed by Hurt, Craig, and Wood. #
For C-Ville Weekly, Erika Howsare calls out a new housing development for generally sucking, something that ought to be done more often. Brookwood, off Fifth Street Extended, is being built by Southern Development, and appears to be particularly badly sited. Built on the side of a steep hill, they caused some significant erosion that left Rivanna Trail joggers having to wade through muck. Howsare writes that “the site has to be literally hacked out of a cliffside, which is then shored up with massive ugly retaining walls, which in turn face directly into people’s tiny bedroom windows.” Infill development is a good and necessary thing, but there are some places where it just doesn’t make sense to build. (Via Lonnie Murray)
The Albemarle School Board has signed off on some changes in the central office that were requested by school superintendent Pam Moran, Scott Schenk writes in the Daily Progress today. They’re creating a new position—assistant superintendent for planning and operations—and cutting 15.3 full-time positions’ worth of jobs, saving $875k annually. The changes are said to be similar to those taking place in schools nationwide.
An independent candidate is joining the race for City Council, Rachana Dixit writes in today’s Daily Progress. Andrew Williams, 22-year-old State Farm employee and part-time PVCC student, is interested in government efficiency, affordable housing, and the water supply plan. As an independent, he’s got to get 125 signatures from C’ville voters to get on the ballot for the November election. There are three Democrats vying for their party’s nomination: incumbents Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro, plus challenger Kristen Szakos. Charlottesville Democratic Party chair Jennifer McKeever says that she expects more independents to step up to the plate.
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