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Week ending 30 August on RealCrozetVA Facebook

I do these summaries because:

1) I post useful things on Facebook and not everyone follows the RealCrozetVA Facebook or Twitter.

2) I want these posts to be search- and find-able; Facebook doesn’t allow that.

– 30 August 2014 – “Downtown Crozet is a bit of a mess right now … being nice to each other wouldn’t be a bad thing.”

– 30 August 2014 –

“@realcrozetva are there bike racks @henleyhornets ? Easy to take jarmans gap to #oldtrail to get there now.”

– 28 August –

Reason #379 that I love Crozet:

A friend called me asking me about the safety/placement of one of the steel plates. I emailed someone at the county about it who also happens to live in Crozet.

Got a call within 20 minutes saying that he had gone over and looked at it and was having the contractor look at it and one of the other ones.

So, thank you, Crozet.

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Streetscape Update 24 August 2014

Crozet Streetscape 8-24-14

via email:

The following progress was made over the past two weeks:

• Installation of the remaining paver sidewalks.

• Wall installation at Morningside.

• Curb and sidewalk at The Square intersection.

• Base paving of the Library Avenue extension.

• Hand railing on the Pediatric building.

• Installation of crosswalk base slab at Library Avenue.

The following progress is anticipated in the next two weeks:

• Completion of base slabs for all crosswalks.

• Final connection of light poles on the west side of Crozet Avenue.

Crozet Avenue will be paved with the final surface course of asphalt after the crosswalk base slabs are completed. Crosswalk pavers will then be installed after final paving. It is anticipated that milling and installation of the surface asphalt layer will begin in the next 3-4 weeks and crosswalk pavers will be installed in the next 4-6 weeks.

?Landscaping is scheduled to begin within the next 4-6 weeks.?

?Please note that trash cans are for public use and that businesses should refrain from using the receptacles for business refuse.?

Please remain alert and drive/walk carefully when traveling through the construction zone. Thank you for your patience during this time of construction to improve the downtown Crozet area.

For more information on the Crozet Streetscape project, visit www.albemarle.org/crozetstreetscape.

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CCAC Meeting – 21 August 2014 Recap

Lots of interesting news, as usual, at last night’s CCAC meeting. Really, more should go, listen, learn and get involved. This group has immense influence, and this meeting is where one can learn a lot about the current state of Crozet.

– CCAC Meeting location changes next month

– Flag and basket holders for the new light poles on Crozet Ave

– Someone stole the “Welcome to Crozet” sign on 240. Jerk.

– Harris Teeter pedestrian crossing delayed. Complain about it here.

– Crozet School crossing delayed. That this has been in the works for 4+ years is absurd.

– Read all of the tweets about Frank Stoner’s comments (starting at 19:50); they’re on point and interesting – wind energy, hotel, apartments. Notably, “Private money expects some return.” – an understanding of which has seemingly proved elusive thus far.

– The Lodge’s 3rd Annual Crozet Culinary Competition is 18 September.

– Re Store n Station has applied for an ABC Off license; rumors of the license application (currently Off) to be an on as well.

As always, click through and scroll to the bottom and work your way up.

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A Few Break ins in Crozet

There have been several Crozet break-ins recently …

“Since July 24, there have been 4 daytime burglaries in the Crozet area. In all of these incidents, the homes were unlocked, and the stolen items were easily visible through windows. All incidents involved the theft of electronic equipment. Two of the incidents occurred in Old Trail, one in Bargamin Loop (across from Old Trail), and one 1.4 miles away on Railroad Ave. There have been no incidents reported to have occurred since August 8. Please be mindful to lock your doors when you leave, and report any suspicious activity to the police.”

You can see reported crimes on Crimemapping.com.

This is the bulletin from the Albemarle County Police Department.(pdf)

via Crozet Safety Corps and CPT Jenkins.

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CCAC Meeting Tonight – 21 August

Anyone available to tweet the meeting? Please? (bolding below is mine)

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL The Meadows, Crozet (5735 Meadows Dr.)
Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Agenda

Agenda Review. (Meg Holden – CCAC chair)

Approval of Minutes.

Project Updates/Information:

Library updates– Bill Schrader

Meeting date and location change

Streetscape updates/issues if there are any – will invite Trevor Henry

Crozet Safety Corps update – Tom Loach

Harris Teeter Crossing and Crozet School Crossing

Brief update of Barnes Lumber Property – an indefinite deferral was granted with a 5 – 0 vote of the Planning Commission 4. Items not listed on the agenda.

Announcements.

Future Agenda Items.

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Musictoday bought by Delivery Agent

The Daily Progress reports:

Fitzsimmons said his company — with 375 employees in its San Francisco headquarters and offices in Denver, New York and London — will keep Musictoday’s nearly 150 employees and its 200,000-square-foot office-and-warehouse space in Crozet, with plans to expand.

“We’re committed to the Virginia space and to the employees,” he said. “We have a great team there — tenured and loyal. We’re committed to expand the operation there.”

The company already has contracted for space for about 50 more employees in another facility in Charlottesville, he said.

Good news that they’re not moving from Crozet (which would be a tremendous loss) but I wonder why they’re adding to another facility rather than Crozet?

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No Crozet Hotel

Darn.

Owner David Hilliard said he had secured full funding for the equity but could not reach terms with the bank for the planned four-story, 52-room Rutherfoord Hotel, which was to have included a bar, restaurant and rooftop event space. Crozet has no hotels.

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What if … Crozet Had Sought out that Brewery?

Remember the sort-of-discussion about a brewery that had expressed interest in Crozet?

They might end up in Richmond.

Richmond is one of the final cities under consideration by California-based Stone Brewing Co. for its first East Coast operation, a highly coveted project that has drawn interest from cities across several states.
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The company anticipates spending at least $20 million for the facility’s initial phase, and expects to create hundreds of jobs, according to the company.

Food for thought.