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It’s Going to Snow! (Hopefully) #SnowMaGeddonPocalypse2016

It’s going to snow, Crozet.

I’ll try to post any updates I get (roads closed, power out, Mudhouse open …) on the RealCrozetVA Facebook or Twitter pages. Quick updates will start on Twitter (the app is easier on my phone battery, for starters)

If you want, send me updates through Twitter, Facebook, email or, if need be, text/call – 434-242-7140.

The following is a useful press release about preparing for this – or any – storm.  (But hey, after the derecho, we’re all better prepared, right?)

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CCAC Meeting – 20 January 2016

This should be interesting. Restore n’ Station wants a drive-through, more gas pumps, and an auto repair component. Updates from Adelaide proposed development, and an update about Downtown Crozet redevelopment.

Make some time, if you can. The meeting is at the Meadows this month, so no wi-fi. Darn it.

via emails:

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Meadows, Crozet

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Agenda

1. Agenda Review. (David Stoner – CCAC chair)

2. Approval of Minutes.

3. Project Updates/Information:

a. Public Meeting – ReStore-n-Station Phase II (RS-n-S Representative, Bill Fritz Planner)

b. Discussion & Update – Proposed Rezoning for residential development – Adelaide (Kyle Redinger)

c. Update – Milestone Partners Update for Former Barnes Lumberyard Development (Frank Stoner) and DCI Update (Tim Tolson, Paul Grady)

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What Are Our Legislators Doing?

It’s the time of year when the Virginia General Assembly is in session.

Now is a good time to track the bills our legislators are sponsoring.

And for fun, I like to see who gives how much to each legislator … it seems that the Dominion Political Action Committee, per Richmond Sunlight, has given $2,500 to each. Good fun.

Even more information on the money each has received can be found at VPAP.

Dig in.

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Crozet Real Estate Conversation – January 2016

Median sales price, where are new homes selling, what neighborhoods are coming online in Crozet? We love questions!

Our experiment continues. David and I love to talk about real estate. We thought the Crozet Real Estate Conversation series would be a good place to talk about real estate and share some of our thoughts and insights about life in Crozet & the Crozet real estate market.

  • “Crozet” for these purposes is defined as “Crozet Elementary + Brownsville Elementary” 
  • 2015 Median price for Attached & Detached homes in Albemarle County: $340K  (1,471 homes).  (1,374 homes)*
  • 2015 Median price home in Crozet: $400K (285 homes sold) Median price home in Crozet in 2014: $373K (253 homes sold).
  • New construction in Crozet is up 50%(!) in 2015 over 2014.
  • Small builders are holding their own, holding 20% of the new construction market.
  • 50% of new construction in Crozet is in Old Trail.
  • 26 of sales in Crozet last year were in Old Trail (also, Old Trail is seeking a downzoning)
  • 28% of new homes sold in Crozet last year were under $400K.

Read/comment more at the facebook post.

David and/or I are at the Crozet Mudhouse on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Please stop by to chat; we pulled (and know) a lot more real estate data and information than we shared in the video.

Ask us questions anytime!

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January 2015 Crozet Gazette

As always, great content in the Crozet Gazette! A few of my recommended stories (for what it’s worth) … and don’t forget to pick one up at a Crozet store — and buy something while you’re there!

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Looking Back at 2015 in Crozet

2015 was. I despise “top 10” type posts, but looking back can be a useful exercise.

Growth and development continue to be huge issues, Downtown Crozet’s redevelopment begins anew, the Crozet Library celebrated two years, WAHS got a new principal, Brownsville’s principal moved mid-year, the CCAC meetings were informative as always. I know I say this often, but the boring meetings are where things happen … months and months before most people get informed enough to get up in arms. Being a good citizen is time-consuming, and worth it.

Thank you to everyone who reads, lurks, comments, subscribes, here and on the ever-growing RealCrozetVA Facebook page/community. Y’all make Crozet a great place to live.

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CCAC Meeting – 16 December 2015 – New Developments + Growth

A few thoughts after tonight’s CCAC meeting:

  1. Having that many involved, interested, engaged people at a local meeting is AWESOME.
  2. Crozet is a designated growth area. It has been for many years.
  3. Crozet is going to grow.
  4. These developers are working under the constructs permitted by the County of Albemarle.
  5. If you want to effect change, it takes time. And effort. And time and dedication.
  6. See #1.
  7. If you want something to stay the same, buy it. Otherwise, expect it to change. I don’t say this flippantly, but bluntly and simply.
  8. The conversation that the community needs to have is far, far greater than one or two neighborhoods. It’s about Crozet. And the County. And the City of Charlottesville + County of Albemarle. And schools. And roads.  And taxes.
  9. If you comment on a matter, I think you should have to disclose your interest in the matter.
  10. Dig into the tweets. Come to the next meeting. Please.
  11. This is the slide deck the folks presenting about Adelaide used last night.
  12. Update – letter from the Cory Farm neighborhood against the rezoning

Update – Sean Tubbs with Charlottesville Tomorrow has as well.

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WAHS Robotics Competing at UVA on 19 December

WAHS Robotics PhotoIt almost didn’t make it. It almost fell, treads over robotic hook, down the ramp and onto the competition field. Everyone watching knew what was at stake, no matter the experience level. Would the robot hang, suspended from the pull-up bar, or end the match in defeat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_Ic7mhVlI&feature=youtu.be&t=170

 

Five robotics teams from Crozet are preparing to compete at UVA’s Slaughter Rec Center on Dec. 19th. Western Albemarle High School Robotics has three student led teams: Her Majesty’s Engineers, Loose Screws, and Geek Gods. These teams commit anywhere from six to ten hours per week building and programming their bots in anticipation of qualifying for advancement to the State competition. Joining the WAHS teams on the 19th are Henley’s Nerd Herd and Rogue Robotics, an independent Crozet team made up of students from Western and Albemarle High Schools.

The Crozet teams and their mentors invite you to come support FIRST robotics and our local student teams. Qualifier competition matches usually start around 11:00 with exciting elimination matches from about 3:30 to 5:30. Parking is available near Slaughter Rec Center.

 

~ Shelby Bowen