My family moved out of Charlottesville to a farm near Crozet 9 years ago. We moved out this way because we could see the way things were changing in the north of Albemarle County, way more traffic, more subdivisions, more shopping centers…. Yes, it is rundown in some ways, but my kids love watching the train at the old library, I love being able to look for books in the library and still being able to keep an eye on my kids…. I make a trip to Charlottesville or Waynesboro once a week for a major shopping trip, what I run out of during the week, I shop for locally.I love that I can have chickens, roosters, donkeys, horses and cows and no one complains about the noise, smell, flies, …… If we add all the things that people want like a movie theatre, Chinese restaurants, more pizza places, more stores, then it will begin to be more like NoVA and less like Crozet.
Dennis Rooker
Referencing Old Trail in Crozet -“No plan is perfect, but it’s probably the best plan I’ve seen,†Supervisor Dennis S…. When a citizen addressed the familiar concern that the Crozet area and the 250 Bypass will sprawl and become the next Route 29N or Pantops, Rooker responded, “Houses don’t create people. They’ll come whether or not the houses are here.â€â€” courtesy of this week’s C-Ville.If they don’t build the houses, where would they live? Clearly these are the words of someone who cares.
What is the RealCrozetVA blog?
I am starting this blog somewhat on a whim, so as to provide a forum for Crozet to (hopefully) discuss their thoughts about Crozet’s growth. My whimsical vision also sees this as a place to discuss Crozet’s goings-on, music and cultural events, local vineyards, etc. …