CCAC Meeting this Wednesday
CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Crozet Library, Crozet
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Agenda
1. Agenda Review. (Meg Holden – CCAC chair)
2. Approval of Minutes.
3. Project Updates/Information:
– Questions for Milestone Partners about current state of downtown
development – Frank Stoner
– Update and questions about wind energy business – Rich Pleasants
– Crozet Artisans need to secure a new location in Crozet – Kathleen
Mistry
– Downtown Zoning Form Presentation – Tom Loach
– Clarification of Mission Statement – Bill Schrader
– Information sharing about meeting with County staff regarding
economic development and how CCAC can promote/ advocate for
businesses, new and existing.
– Discussion about various topics of focus that members would like to
take on as an area of focus.
– Dentist presenting to group about idea for the Moose Lodge.
4. Items not listed on the agenda.
5. Announcements.
6. Future Agenda Items.
- I fear and sense that the CCAC is attempting to micromanage the redevelopment of the former Barnes Lumberyard. They’ve expressed their opinions – many, many times. Let’s give the developers time to present something.
- I’m curious to hear the mission statement clarification discussion.
Micromanage? Sorry, I disagree. Frank Stoner had said he knew what we did NOT want, but would like to know what we DO want. He asked us for specifics this past summer and we held two long meetings with public input to hammer them out. When we got too deep in the weeds, there was always someone who brought us back out. I think we all want to see his proposal be successful and bring some focus to downtown Crozet. The growth and progress on that site needs to be organic and will happen over more than a decade.
Thanks, Kim.
My clarifying questions:
– Has Stoner put forth any new changes to the plan?
– What new proposals do the CCAC have?
1) I ran into Frank last week and he told me he did not have anything new to report.
2) New proposals for what?
I guess the question is: What does the CCAC hope to accomplish with a discussion with no new information?