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On Sunday, April 22nd from 8AM to12:30PM, Crozet Park will host its fifth annual Pitch-in at the Park. This event brings together volunteers throughout the community and makes it possible to complete many of the Park’s yearly maintenance activities. Lunch is provided to ALL volunteers.
Riding back from checking on a client’s new house, I thought I’d ride through Crozet Park. Looking great, I think.
I ride through Crozet Park all the time and there is a lot happening! So much so that I asked Kim Guenther with the Park to give us an update. She was gracious to quickly email me something and it’s taken me a couple weeks to get around to posting; I’m sorry.
What’s Happening at the Park
If you’ve been by Crozet Park lately, you’ve no doubt noticed the mountains of dirt sitting south of the upper playground. Some have guessed this might be a new BMX dirt bike course or, an obstacle for a Tough Mudder event. Or, just for fun, the Park Board decided to dig up the old pool near the upper playground that was shut down and covered over when the new pool was built in 1996.  But no, none of these things are true. Instead, we are redesigning and improving the Park’s parking. Â
The project kicked off in early July and we’ve pulled together key points into an FAQ. So, if you’re wondering what the heck is going on at your community park, read on…
Surveys of Park users have helped make clear how current parking is not adequate.
Anyone who has been to the Park, especially in the spring and summer, can attest to the many challenges of parking.  Park usage continues to increase especially as new amenities – dog park and perimeter trail — are added, resulting in parking that is less than adequate. To put this in context, traffic volume coming into the community-owned 22-acre Crozet Park is second only to the County-owned Darden Towe Park, a 113-acre park in Charlottesville.
Lots of dirt moving at Crozet Park right now, as it continues to evolve as more of a destination park.
PDF of the current parking lot situation/plan as of 25 July
In an email on 4 July, the Crozet (Park) YMCA said:
Continue reading “Ongoing Parking Lot Construction at Crozet Park”
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On Saturday, April 16th from 9AM – 4PM, Crozet Park will host its third annual Pitch-in at the Park event.
This year’s event, sponsored by BB&T Bank, brings together volunteers and businesses throughout the community and makes it possible to complete many of the Park’s annual maintenance activities. Lunch is provided to ALL volunteers.
Please sign-up to spend a half-day or full-day and feel free to participate in as many projects as you wish; no need to skimp! This is a significant effort and we need everyone’s help. Follow this link to sign-up.
On behalf of the Crozet Park Board of Directors,
Thank you!
You know … one of the best things about Crozet is when the community puts its mind to something.
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“Crozet, VA – After two years of planning and fundraising, the new Crozet Dog Park will officially open its gates on Saturday, December 12th following a brief dedication ceremony scheduled for 10AM.
Continue reading “Crozet Dog Park Opens 12 December at 10am”
This is cool.
From Crozet Park’s Facebook page: (and RealCrozetVA)
We have some exciting news to share!! The Federal Highway Administration will provide us with a recreational trails grant. This grant plus the generous private match from the Neumeister family will allow us to proceed with building the long awaited Perimeter Trail. Creation of this trail has been on the Park’s master plan for many years, and respondents to last year’s Park survey overwhelmingly chose the Perimeter Trail as the most beneficial addition to our Park.
Background from the Crozet Gazette:
We are poised to start several Park projects in 2015:
Perimeter Trail: a paved, 8-foot wide, multi-use path, almost a mile in length, will go around the entire Park. Funding for this project would come from a grant the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) along with a generous gift from a local family. Our goal is to break ground in early summer.
Crozet Park is (seemingly) quickly becoming more and more of a destination location in Crozet … now … how about sidewalks on Park & Tabor?
Continue reading “Crozet Park Gets Funding for Perimeter Trail”
This seems to be a big event for Crozet!
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Peachtree Baseball League of Albemarle is honored to host the 2015 11-year old Virginia state baseball tournament at Claudius Crozet Park in Crozet, Virginia. The tournament will take place from Thursday, July 9th through Sunday, July 12th. Between teams, families and fans, we are anticipating approximately one thousand visitors traveling from all over the state, including Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Virginia Beach. The winner of this tournament will move on to the Southeast Regional Tournament to compete against state champions from Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
Follow us on Twitter @2015va11u or like Peachtree Baseball on Facebook to stay up to date on schedules, scores, and updates.
Please contact Kristen Hardy at [email protected] or 434.996.8549 for further inquiries.
Also, if you love baseball and are interested in volunteering over the weekend, please let us know! We need a lot of hands to make this a great event!
