The old Mall bricks turn out not to work for lining city trails. Grind ’em up and they dissolve into mud. #
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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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I know this has been discussed before, but have city officials (or anyone else) ever provided an adequate explanation of why the non-broken bricks couldn’t have just been used for the rebricking? And how much are they making off selling the used bricks?
Thats basically what bricks were to start with- superheated/cooked mud (granted I’m oversimplifying a bit).
They should’ve been able to figure that one out in the first place.
It sounds to me they simply didn’t like the way the crushed bricks looked because the fragments were in different sizes. Maybe they can grind them up and mix them in with the asphalt used on the MCP. Maybe they can use the dusty part to put on top of the transit center for insulation. Maybe they ought to give it to The Nature Conservancy that plans to restore the area streams. Maybe the brick was not fired hot enough in the first place.
They worked just fine as bricks though. Thanks again for wasting $7.5 million!!!!!!!