Albemarle County Senior Planner, Elaine Echols described the goal of the review which will take place initially behind the scenes and then be in front of the public in a significant way after July 1, 2009. … County staff outlined how they plan to work co-operatively with the Crozet Community Advisory Council (CCAC) which is setting up several subcommittees to keep the review on track between now and mid-2009.
Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival October 11 and 12
This year with wine tasting! One note – if you happen to take photos of the Festival, please upload them to Flickr and tag them with “crozet” – that way they’ll show up in the slideshow to the right. From their press release: “Don’t miss …
Crozet Market Update – September 2008
In an attempt to keep Crozetians (and those curious folks outside Crozet who may be interested in moving here) informed, I am going to be publishing quarterly market reports specifically for Crozet.
… If you’re interested in a wider market analysis of the entire Charlottesville/Central Virginia area, you can see all of my market analyses at RealCentralVA .
A Few Changes to RealCrozetVA
I’ve also added a widget in the sidebar that is a slightly more blatant announcement that I happen to be a Realtor. Since I started writing this blog in September of 2005 , I’ve never hidden the fact that I make my living as a Realtor, but I don’t think I’ve every come out and said, “I’m a Realtor!”
A Slower Master Plan and Redistricting
Two stories of note from the Daily Progress – Crozet Elementary may move 101 kids to Brownsville Elementary Interesting is this – In February, school officials developed four options for moving students from Crozet to Brownsville and gave parents several months to voice their concerns and opinions. … Marshall, who’s also the editor of the Crozet Gazette, argues that “if the county drags its feet†on plans for a concentrated area of development in downtown Crozet, sprawl will occur in the meantime.
Encounter With a Bear
Ed note: sent in by a reader – I started my morning run at 5:30 a.m., planning to run 6 miles, with 5 20-second sprints at around mile 4. … There, about eight feet up, was the bear, in a tree by the side of the road.
Take the JAUNT Crozet Bus Service Survey
JAUNT would like to hear about your transit needs in order to create a bus schedule and route that would satisfy as many Crozet citizens as possible. This is the perfect time to let JAUNT know what you would require in a bus service for use on a regular basis.
Crozet Town Meeting Wednesday 24 September
Crozet residents are invited to a town meeting on Wednesday evening, September 24, from 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm for a meet and greet) – 9:00 pm at Western Albemarle High School to talk with Albemarle County staff about infrastructure projects planned and underway for Crozet including the new library, streetscape improvements for Crozet Avenue, master plan for the new Western Park, and reuse of the Old Crozet School. … There will also be additional details provided about the Crozet Avenue streetscape project, titled Destination Downtown, that encompasses pedestrian-friendly improvements like sidewalks, landscaping, and lighting along Crozet Avenue to Tabor Street, construction of New Main Street to provide access to the new Crozet library, a new stormwater system for downtown, and the first block of Jarman’s Gap Road from Crozet Avenue to Carter Street.
Three Years of RealCrozetVA
The goal remains the same now as it did then – to provide a forum for Crozetians to learn about and discuss growth issues, cultural events, news … whatever the community dictates. … While this is a “hyper-local” blog and I’m sure I could do some things to get business from it (I happen to be a Realtor ), getting business was never the goal.
September’s Crozet Gazette
Download it here ; there is a tremendous amount of good information this month.