The bricking of the Crozet Library …
This is going to be a massive building. Continue reading “Bricking of the Crozet Library”
Build Crozet Library Fundraising
Graffiti at the new Crozet Library
Graffiti at the Crozet Library as seen this afternoon:
The awareness of the graffiti started this morning on Twitter, then a photo, conversation there, then a post on Facebook, and I think the Newsplex will be doing a story later today.
Crozet Avenue Closing Temporarily – 27 August
Prepare accordingly.
CROZET AVENUE LANE CLOSURE SET TO BEGIN AUGUST 27
Due to the progress of the new Crozet Library construction, Crozet residents should be aware of an upcoming traffic interruption beginning Monday, August 27. Beginning on Monday, August 27, one lane of Crozet Avenue will be closed at a time between Jarman’s Gap Road and Library Avenue to accommodate installation of a water line and stormwater sewer beneath the roadway. Drivers should expect delays in this area between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Water and sewer services should not be impacted. Preparatory work for the water line construction will begin next week.
This project is expected to take approximately two weeks and should be completed by Monday, September 10, 2012.
Crozet Library – Dirt is Moving!
For those of you not in Crozet (and those who are, but don’t get the chance to come down Crozet Avenue frequently … dirt is moving for the Crozet Library.
Crozet Library Groundbreaking – 26 June 2012
Crozet Library Groundbreaking Moved to 26 June 2012
Due to a conflict on June 27 with the Barnes Lumber auction in downtown Crozet, the Crozet Library groundbreaking has been rescheduled for June 26 at 11:30. Continue reading “Crozet Library Groundbreaking Moved to 26 June 2012”
Crozet Library is Going to be Built
After a seemingly interminable and often times fruitless quest, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted to build the Crozet Library.
From the Daily Progress:
“Best-case scenario is for a contract to be awarded in May, notice to proceed in June and for shovels in the dirt in July,” he said. “We are expecting about 12 months for the contractor to finish up all his work.”
If you’re interested in the Crozet Library saga, you can start here reading about it here.
Crozet Gazette has great renderings and a full story.
Update: Renderings below –
2012 FINAL PLAN RFQ exterior_2012_03283_17Crozet_Library_Drawings-Exterior
2012 FINAL PLAN RFQ exterior_2012_03283_17Crozet_Library_Drawings-Interior Continue reading “Crozet Library is Going to be Built”
Board of Supervisors Meeting Wednesday 28 March – Speak About the Crozet Library
If you can make this meeting, please do.
I’m borrowing this post in its entirety from the Build Crozet Library site because it’s really important for Crozet*
Wednesday, March 28th
marks a significant day for each of the parallel tracks of library construction bids and Albemarle County budget talks.
1. 3:15 pm: The new Crozet / Western Albemarle Library construction bids will be opened in room 241 of the County Office Building.?There are a few of us hoping to attend; we’ll send out information (number of bids, estimated costs) when we have it. ? Albemarle County Office Building. (Photo via Wikipedia)
2. 6:00 pm: The Albemarle County Board of Superivisors will hold a public hearing on the advertised tax rate, at 76.2 cents, just under the equalized tax rate of 76.4 cents the Supervisors specified for building the budget. The BOS can set the 2012-13 tax rate at the advertised amount or lower, but not higher. The Board of Supervisors will listen to public comments at the hearing, then vote on the tax rate at their April 4th meeting.
The new Crozet / Western Albemarle Library has been mentioned in almost every story about the budget — fortunately, it’s included in the proposed budget. Please contact the BOS (again, if you have already); write, call or speak with your support. BOS contact information can be found here.
Please see this message from White Hall supervisor, Ann Mallek:
Please share with your listeners/readers my encouragement that they attend the hearing and share their thoughts on general or particular elements of the proposed budget. Speakers should prepare for a two minute as well as a three minute presentation. If there are many speakers signed up at the beginning, the hearing will run on a two minute allotment. Being able to prepare in advance is far better than editing while sitting in the auditorium. I know that from years of trying.
Thank you for your help. You are welcome to call if you have any questions.
This is a prime opportunity to provide public input to our County’s elected officials.
* Whether you support or don’t support the building of the Crozet Library, this meeting crucial. And for the record, I am in total and complete support of the County fulfilling their promise to Crozet, Western Albemarle and all those who use and depend on the library.
Crozet Library Going to Bid
via email from Build Crozet Library folks:
Please mark your calendars with some important meeting dates. We may have made a very strong case for building the library to the Supervisors this past fall and winter, but if you read any County government stories in the Daily Progress, it seems some of them may have forgotten a few key points.
Fortunately, there are some good opportunities coming up to remind them.
1. Supervisor Duane Snow to host Samuel Miller Magisterial District Town Halls
Albemarle County Supervisor Duane E. Snow will host four open houses this month for residents of the county’s Samuel Miller Magisterial District. Snow will open each meeting with some brief comments, and then open the floor to questions on anything pertinent to county business.
Dates and times for the meetings:
Saturday, February 11, 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at the County Office Building Annex, Room B, at 1600 Fifth St.
Saturday, February 18, 10 to 11 am, Yancey Elementary, Esmont
Tuesday, February 21, 7 pm at Meriwether Lewis Elementary
Saturday, February 25, 10 am at the North Garden Fire Station. Continue reading “Crozet Library Going to Bid”