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Albemarle Supervisors Threatening CCAC?

I will share my thoughts when not mobile but thought this was worthy of pushing out immediately. I will clean up the post here as well with formatting and such.

** Update – see the update at the bottom of the post from Albemarle County’s Lee Catlin **

Just received by email:

“Subject: [CCA] URGENT: Supervisor meeting tonight threatens CCAC purpose and autonomy 

Tonight at 6:00 PM the Board of Supervisors may completely undermine the effectiveness of Crozet Community Advisory Council. Your immediate input is important. 

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The RealCrozetVA Facebook – 28 Feb to 6 March

The past few days on the RealCrozetVA Facebook … I (try to remember to) post these summaries here every few weeks. While there’s a thriving community at the RealCrozetVA facebook page, not everyone likes FB; that shouldn’t cause those of you here to miss out.

  • Today – Here’s a thought – instead of getting tonight’s movie at Redbox or Netflix or On Demand … spend a few minutes and get it at a local Crozet business – Maupin’s in downtown Crozet.

Maupin's Video store

  • Today – I would gladly pay an extra two cents per $100 of my house’s assessed value if they would just pave our roads this spring.And the tax would need to be sunset after three years.
  • Yesterday – The Western Albemarle High School Scholastic Bowl Team needs donations to help fund trips to compete in national tournaments in Chicago and Washington D.C.!
  • Fog the day a few days after snow:
  • Looking back towards Old Trail4 March – the County is looking to raise property taxes.
  • 4 March – a reminder that I’m trying to organize group bicycle rides, starting in a few weeks.
  • 3 March – over 500 events have been added to the Crozet Calendar!
  • 2 March – Miller School has a pretty cool bicycle program
  • 28 February – I’m neither Crozet Pizza nor Crozet Pourhouse, but I’ll help if called.

All the facebook summaries I’ve posted here on the blog.

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Crozet Trails Crew Have Big Goals in 2015

The Crozet Trails Crew is one of those unheralded (or at least not-heralded-enough) groups that make Crozet a great place to live. Their efforts make being in – and staying in – Crozet better.

A few real estate-related thoughts:

Their 2015 goals are bold. And good. If you’re interested in helping them, I’m sure they’d welcome you!

 

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WAHS Principal Resigns; Search is On for New Principal

Less than two years in, Dr. John Werner, WAHS principal, is resigning, effective 30 June of this year.

And this is the point of the story where I encourage parents – of elementary school and middle school kids in particular – to get involved and vocal in this process. This is the school where either you’ll send your kids or you’ll depend on when you sell your house.

School quality matters for a lot of reasons, not least because school quality directly impacts property values – and school quality is one of the very few things in which home buyers do not compromise.

 

Letter from Dr. Werner after the break. 

Related  conversations from 2013:

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ArtFest in the West 2015 a Success

via Newsplex.

The third annual Artfest in the West took place Friday night at Western Albemarle High School.

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Artfest raised money for art programs in Albemarle County Public Schools’ western feeder pattern.

“Art is one of the first places that gets cut,” said Karen Pfeiffer, Artfest in the West president.

Pfeiffer holds that art plays an important role in everyone’s life.

“It rounds out a person, teaches them to thing with the other side of their brain.”

Over the previous years, Artfest in the West has generated more than $12,000 for marching band uniforms, art supplies, and more.

“These kids are just so talented and they’re really dedicated to their art. And we want to support that and continue that,” said Pfeiffer.

 

 

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Buses From Crozet to Charlottesville?

Just an idea …

Did you know that:

Based on a great conversation I had yesterday at the Mudhouse, I started this conversation on the RealCrozetVA Facebook page and got some great comments.

What could be done to get great bus service to/from Crozet/Charlottesville? Cool buses. With lots of light & wifi. 5x in the morning & 5x at afternoon/evening for starters.

With bike racks on buses. Park and rides in the church lots … Just kicking around some ideas. (Not my ideas necessarily … Just ideas)

Could it happen?

Some back of the napkin numbers – correct me please, because I’m sort of making these numbers up.

What do you think? Could it happen? Who could/would do it? Could/would it be profitable?

Most importantly – for those of you who have “real” jobs as I call them (I’m a Realtor; my days are necessarily geographically scattered) – would you use a bus?

 

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