Crozet has lost their parking lot. Or most of it, at least. #
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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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This could end up being more of an opportunity than a problem. Crozet has been working on demotorizing and becoming more of a livable community for a little while now, and scaling back a few spaces is exactly the incremental improvement that could help this goal. The parking was being given away for free anyway, so there will be no loss in revenue. Perhaps the land could be used as a no-access rain garden to beautify the area and filter stormwater.
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Downtown Crozet has long been the local shopping area of first resort for a big chunk of western Albemarle County. Most of those folks can’t get there without a vehicle even if they would like to. The lot has been overcrowded and a mess for some time, but losing most of the spaces there is hardly the solution.
Folks at the hardware store told us today that the business owners on the Square have a meeting with the railroad scheduled this afternoon, hopefully to come to a livable agreement on a way forward.