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February 9, 2010February 10, 2010

More on the Crozet Library

Update 10 February:

Ann Mallek writes that the meeting tonight is questionable due to the weather. Make sure you check albemarle.org before you go.

From the CrozetEagle listserv:

Many of you may not know that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has spoken about closing Scottsville Library and our own Crozet Library. Due to budget constraints, they say there is not enough money for these libraries. It has been shown that the cost of running the libraries in Albemarle County is well below the other areas in Virginia. Also the Crozet Library has increased their volume of circulation over the last 2 years. As you know, once they do close this library, it is very likely we will not get another one – new or old back into this area.

Please help us save our local library! They are trying to brainstorm ideas of how we can help save the library. Right now due to weather conditions, they are not having a library meeting scheduled. But, there is a Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday Feb. 10th. Anyone who wishes, can go and sign up to speak out for the library.

We also have petitions to sign against closure put out at Crozet Pharmacy, Crozet Hardware Store, Mudhouse and the Post Office. I will try to put out more petitions as weather clears. Also there is a website I have created for people to post on and I am sending these to Board of Supervisors:www.savecrozetlibrary.webs.com . Please forward this info to anyone you can! On this website is a calendar for future events. If we can get the weather to co-operate, I will try again to post new dates for any meetings.
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February 9, 2010February 14, 2010

Home Contracts up in Crozet

Nearly twice as many homes have gone under contract in Crozet (defined as Crozet and Brownsville Elementary) in the first 38 days of the year compared to the first 38 days of 2009. It’s not a rebound or a recovery, but it’s definitely a good sign.

Sure, we’re talking small numbers:

9 homes – attached and single family – went under contract between 1 January and 8 February 2009

18 homes – attached and single family – went under contract between 1 January and 8 February 2010

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February 7, 2010February 7, 2010

Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2010-02-07

Power just flickered. #
RT @LisaCurcio: RT @NBC29: Traffic Alert: I-64 westbound at MM 107 (Crozet), disabled vehicle blocking one lane. #
Roads in Crozet are slushy; driving slowly is recommended. #
Parking in Mudhouse/Hardware store is crazy. Crazy, I say. #
RT @MudhouseCrozet: Crozet Hardware just received a shipment of snow shovels… get them while they’re still there! #
RT @CrozetGazette: Just how far back does the Crozet Library go? 1907. http://bit.ly/bnduHo #
Disappointed I’m going to be missing the Charlottesville Realtor meeting this morning. Darn 2 hour school delay. #
RT @amywebb: Harris Teeter in Crozet is surprisingly quiet at this hour. Glad I got that over with. [beating the panic. Good job. 🙂 ] #
Off to the gym. #
Albemarle County Schools closed tomorrow. I know. You’re shocked. #
Hey @511northwestva All the rumors I hear of snow coming in excess of 20 inches start with “VDOT says ..” – how much snow are you expecting? #
RT @DailyProgress: Conflict grows over planned Crozet gas station: … http://bit.ly/dcQ3up #
Sirens in Crozet. Apparently there’s already a wreck. Be safe, people. #
Friend is Harris Teeter just said they’re calling for 41-50 inches this weekend. Come on, now. Really??? #
Del. Landes’ bill struck down in Committee. ‘cuz the internet’s a fad. http://bit.ly/9FJCyD Read more here – http://bit.ly/9zN2Oi #
An excellent question begging clarification re: proposed Yancey Business Park in Crozet http://ow.ly/1263P #
Yep. Albemarle County Schools closed tomorrow. Shocking. #
RT @bradramsey: RT @JimDuncan: Dominion Power hit one of their own poles at Park and High in Crozet. #

February 5, 2010

Snowpocalypse Part Deux

If you take pictures of the snow (and really, why wouldn’t you? It’s beautiful!), please consider uploading them to flickr and tag them with “crozet” – then they will show up in the slideshow at the top of RealCrozetVA.

Nice update from the Daily Progress this morning:

Updated: 11:00 a.m. As the snow began to fall Friday morning and the roads had yet to become impassable, dozens of Crozet residents rushed out to Crozet Hardware after hearing—primarily over Twitter—that the shop had received a last-minute truckload of snow shovels. By 10 a.m., more than 80 percent of the 230 shovels had been bought up.

A few doors down, the Crozet Mudhouse was doing brisk business as residents took advantage of the final few hours they could travel freely before hunkering down inside their homes. The coffee shop planned to stay open until 5 p.m. Friday and expected to re-open Saturday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

And from cvillenews:

With the last big storm, the best outlets for regular updates about the outside world came from The Daily Progress on Twitter, CBS-19 on Twitter, and The Hook’s blog, so folks hungry for information might check there for the best updates.

February 2, 2010

Reader Question – What Cell Phone and Internet Provider?

A Crozetian asks:

I would like to know what Internet provider and also what cell phone service folks in the Emerald Ridge/Saddle Hollow area use, especially those with smart phones.

This is a timely email, as this comment was just posted on a post from January of last year:

So I guess I can deduce from what everyone has written above is that go with Direct TV? We are moving to the area and are reviewing our options. Does anyone have any recommendations for phone/internet bundles? Embarq seemed a little steep. Does anyone know if the cell phone reception for Sprint works well in the area?

Thank you! Very soon to be Crozet resident!

So … Crozetians – what are the best internet and cell phone providers?

I use Verizon (they have the best coverage in the Crozet/Charlottesville/Central Virginia area) and Comcast (who are mostly reliable but insanely, unnecessarily and unfortunately expensive).

January 31, 2010January 31, 2010

Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2010-01-31

RT @trailsidecoffee: Thanks everyone who braved the weather. that was fun. Closing early but will see you tmorrow (cont) http://tl.gd/64r6k#
RT @GoodwinCreek: 5″ of snow @GoodwinCreek & a truckload of fresh bread & eggs is heading to Crozet, don’t worry, we got you covered! #
RT @TessOrtega: @CBS19Weather 5 inches in Crozet @10:20am!! This is fun 🙂 #

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January 30, 2010

Yancey Business Park

Charlottesville Tomorrow has a good rundown of Thursday’s meeting at the Field School about Yancey Industrial Park:

A spirited crowd of Crozet residents was on hand at a public forum Thursday to challenge the notion that western Albemarle is a prime location for expanded industrial development. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has asked for consideration of a new light industrial business park in the Crozet Master Plan’s first five-year update.

Here are a few of my questions:

– What businesses do they hope to bring to the Yancey Business Park? Who?

Yancey said many potential business owners have told him his family’s land would be an ideal location for them to locate because of its close access to I-64.

– What will be the cost to the County?

– What infrastructure will have to be improved? Who will pay for it?

– What assurances do the citizens have that this won’t be re-zoned in five years to commercial.

– How will this benefit the community?

– How will this harm the community?

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010