Crozet's community blog
via email:
I would like to take the time to announce and congratulate the new Claudius Crozet Park Board officers (effective immediately)!
President – Kim Guenther
Vice President – Melissa Miller
Secretary – Nancy Black
Treasurer – Jo Ann Perkins
I look forward to working with the new officers and wish them the best of luck!
via Albemarle’s A-Mail: (bolding mine)
• The utility relocation phase of the project is reaching an end with Century Link and Dominion both expecting to have their poles down within the next two weeks if not already.
• Although preliminary work on the project is already ongoing, the official groundbreaking will be scheduled for late January/early February 2014, when the most visible start of the construction will occur.
• Regarding the potential detour:
– We appreciate the communication, comments and concerns from the citizens and business owners and we will continue the dialogue.
– The Square will no longer be a part of the official signed detour route. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has confirmed that state right-of-way exists to allow for the use of Library Avenue instead for any necessary detour purposes.
– VDOT, the County and the Contractor are still discussing and reviewing the options for a potential closure and detour. If VDOT and the project team approve the revised plan, the closure and detour would be brought before the BOS in February.
• Bi-weekly updates, including the social media campaign, will start once construction activity is ongoing following the ground breaking ceremony.
• The schedule is on track for completion in October, 2014.
Drop off your tree at Crozet Park and Greenwood Community Center between 7am and dark.
via press release:
Continue reading “Recycle those Christmas Trees at Crozet Park (2013 edition)”
If you read the recap from last week’s Crozet Streetscape post, you know that Crozet is in for a bit of construction starting in a couple weeks. I’m going to do everything I can to let y’all know of happenings through the blog, Facebook page and Twitter stream (I much prefer Twitter over Facebook), and much of those updates will likely come from the County.
I’ve also set up a Streetscape blog category for aggregation of all stuff streetscape-related.
Albemarle County have set up a page for Crozet Streetscape updates.
The County has launched a website for the Crozet Streetscape project at www.albemarle.org/CrozetStreetscape where we will be posting important information regarding the status and progress of the project. We have posted information from the December 3, 2013, community meeting including the presentation, construction phasing and a summary of questions/answers and comments from the meeting. We encourage you to bookmark this website and visit it regularly once construction begins in early January.
Also, please note the following opportunities to stay informed about the project:
• There will be a groundbreaking ceremony in January, 2014 – details will be shared as they become available.
• The project website, www.albemarle.org/CrozetStreetscape, will be updated every two weeks, or more frequently as needed depending on project activity.
• The Crozet Amail enews list will receive an update every two weeks, or more frequently as needed depending on project activity – sign up for that eNews list is available at http://www.albemarle.org/AMail
• Social media opportunities will be available on Facebook and Twitter once the project begins.
• Members of the project team are available to speak at community meetings and will hold onsite project update drop in hours on a regular basis.
There’s a busy day in Crozet this weekend –
– Crozet Trails Crew events
– Crozet Christmas Parade
– The Crozet Gazette & Art Box Calendar Photo Contest judging
– Make snowflake ornaments at Blue Ridge Beads & Glass?
Thank you everyone for adding events to the calendar. Slowly but surely it’s getting populated. Two of my goals for 2014:
– Have it be mostly self-populating – if you have regular events to add to the calendar, I can give you the ability to post events yourself. Just ask me .
– I’d like to post something every Friday morning noting the weekend’s events. There’s always a lot going on in Crozet from events at vineyards and breweries to things happening in Old Trail or the Crozet Library …
via email – (anyone have pictures of the Western Ridge bridge you could share?)
1. Albemarle County Parks and Rec is working to install the trail bridge near Westhall and some CTC folks have been helping. The concrete footers were poured last week. See attached photo. If you’d like to help with this effort, join the mid-week work crew by emailing me a request.
Finished. You can see the renovations’ photo set on Flickr.
What do you think?
Sounds like a lot was discussed at last night’s Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting. Huge thanks to WAHS student @Tim_Dodson, @CvilleKim, @tfjtolson and @crozetbulldogs (their Twitter names for the uninitiated 🙂 ) for tweeting the meeting. Thank you for taking the time to attend and share the information with the community.
The meeting recap – via tweets – is after the break. Click through, scroll to the bottom and make your way up. There’s a lot of relevant and pertinent Crozet information in there.
Some of the topics –
– Barnes Lumberyard development plan
– Streetscape update (there’s a meeting on 3 December)
– Jarman’s Gap/Crozet Avenue intersection (I still say roundabout)
– Safe Routes to School update
– Pedestrian improvements at Clover Lawn
– Design charette for the Barnes Lumberyard?
– Hotel update
Please read and be informed – and thank the folks who tweeted if you see them!
via press release –
All first, second and third graders at Crozet Elementary School recently received tennis racquets and balls from QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia, Inc. (QCV) thanks to a generous grant from the Smyth Foundation Fund in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.
Continue reading “Quick Start Tennis gives Balls and Raquets to Crozet Elementary Kids”
The Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival is next weekend … and they need volunteers!
Volunteer to help set up, (some trucks and strength needed) sell tickets at the gate, or answer some questions at the Information booth (don’t worry we will give you a list of answers!) Volunteer to sell tickets or stand by the gate to greet folks with a “hello”! The pace is reasonable, the people are friendly and the weather….well we would like to guarantee only the best- but we take what we can get!
Please click on this Sign-up Genius Link to throw your name into the growing pool of folks that care enough to give an hour or so of their time!
