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Old Trail was Rezoned Nearly 10 Years Ago

Hard to believe that nearly 10 years ago, Old Trail was rezoned (that was the 2nd post on RealCrozetVA!).

A few thoughts:

  • It’s a shame that the Daily Progress’ archives are no longer available — note the broken links in my story.
    • I’m glad I quoted a reasonable part of their story.
  • Reading the BoS Executive Summary from that meeting, I’m hard-pressed to see how anyone ever thought that Old Trail was going to be more of a retirement community, as I’ve heard many people say over the years as a means by which to excuse not planning better. 
  • Harder to belive that it’s been nearly 10 years since the rezoning!

The story remains the same. This could have been written today:

Most of the frustration, though, has been directed at the county for not funding long-term improvements outlined in Crozet’s master plan, such as parking, better roads and sidewalks.

That said:

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Crozet Town Hall Recap

Welcome to the Crozet Town Hall

The Crozet Town Hall, #CTZBarnesHall as captured on Twitter, was interesting.

A few notes before diving into the recap … if you see errors, please let me know):

– Probably at least 125 people were there – many of whom I knew, but had never before seen at a Crozet meeting. Awesome. An involved and informed community like this is a tremendously valuable thing.

– I think the childcare was a huge offering by the developer and helped to get folks out.

– Thanks to the developer and the team for setting all that up.

– Tremendous conversations were had, I heard a lot of great feedback and look forward to the followup meeting on 11 June in which results/recap will be presented.

– Common themes/desires I heard – walkability, economic vitality, greenspace, infrastructure

– It was hot in the Field School – and, as far as I could tell, everyone stayed.

– Sean Tubbs’ Charlottesville Tomorrow story is great.

– What did you think? What questions did you hear? What answers did you like/dislike?

Continue reading “Crozet Town Hall Recap”

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100 Seat Restaurant Coming to 240/250 Intersection?

Read the entire letter from the prospective developers to the Crozet community –

Our goal is to restore a 100 seat restaurant to the former building site, thereby transforming this highly visible piece of property into both an attractive landmark, consistent with the ‘look and feel’ of the setting, as well to add a productive element to the commercial tax base.

While the proposed restaurant use is allowed by-right, a Special Use Permit is required for water usage in excess of 566 gallons per day (or 400 gallons per site acre per day). As part of the SP application process, we commissioned a detailed and professional assessment of the potential groundwater capacity in the vicinity of the parcel. The key findings of this report were as follows:

The entire letter is here (pdf) and the referenced groundwater study is here.

I assume the traffic study is public … need to get a hold of that. I misread … there is no traffic study required by VDOT.

Good discussion at the accompanying Facebook post.

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Blue Ridge Beads & Glass Classes for Homeschoolers

via email –


Blue Ridge Beads & Glass, offers stained glass and beading classes for homeschoolers. The Stained Glass class consists of a approximately 16 hours of instruction and is suitable for ages 12 and over. Students will learn the skills necessary to design, cut, grind, foil, solder and complete a one square foot panel. Jerry O’Dell, owner, taught 2nd-3rd grade in C’ville public schools (BS, UVA), and has taught Stained Glass for 15 years. Beading classes are taught by co-owner, Suzie O’Dell and are 1-1.5 hour sessions teaching specific jewelry making skills to produce a finished project. The various classes can be scheduled consecutively to build competency in beaded and wire jewelry making. Age levels for the beading classes can range from K-12.

Please see our website at crozetbeads.com, and contact us by phone: 434-823-4237 or email: [email protected]. The store is located in the Crozet Shopping Center, 5730A Three Notch’d Rd, Crozet VA 22932. References are available upon request.

I don’t publicize everything that comes my way, but I think this is a pretty cool thing to offer – for homeschoolers or non-homeschoolers.

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Town Hall on Development of Downtown Crozet – 27 May 2015

This is important, folks. They’re offering food and childcare; please, take advantage of this opportunity to learn and voice your opinion.

From the Crozet Gazette (be sure to go there and read the whole thing):

The public is invited to a town hall meeting sponsored by the Crozet Community Association and Milestone Partners, the new owners of the 20-acre former Barnes Lumber Company property in downtown Crozet, that will be held Wednesday, May 27 at The Field School at 1408 Crozet Avenue to solicit community views on how the property should be designed and economically developed. The effort is tagged as the Downtown Crozet Initiative: A Vision for Barnes Lumber.

Refreshments and design examples will be offered beginning at 5:30 p.m., with the meeting starting formally at 6 p.m. and lasting until 9. Child care and food (probably pizza) will be provided. A follow-up meeting that will show a response to input from the May 27 meeting is set for Thursday, June 11.

If you plan to attend, the organizers ask that you RSVP by May 24 to: www.goo.gl/forms/4c2bypKd03. Walk-ins are welcome, however.

Other key background information on the subject is available at the CCA’s website, www.crozetcommunity.org.

The Newsplex has a good story today about the upcoming town hall meeting.

Christine Gyovai is leading a town hall meeting at the end of the month to gather community that community insight. Gyovai says the planning commission hopes to generate realistic ideas to make the area more accessible, and economically viable.

“What kind of economic development do the folks what to see in Crozet in the future? What kind of businesses? Where will kids be able to hang out if there are in high school? Where do they want to be able to take their families to in five years or 10 years. It’s chance for people to come together and share those ideas,” Gyovai said,

Several business owners say, like Dabney, they have concerns the lumber yard will become a either residential or massive commercial development, and the local small businesses would be priced out.

A simple request – if you’re going to meeting, or participating in the conversation, please spend a few minutes reading these stories and comments – a lot of our neighbors have already expressed opinions and thoughts there.

 

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Crozet Pizza’s Bob Crum Passes

From Crozet Pizza’s Facebook page:

Our hearts are heavy this week as Crozet lost a legend.

Mr. Bob Crum passed away on May 5, 2015.

Mr. Crum was a pioneer in small business long before “buy local” was a hashtag. The Crums brought National accolades to our sweet little Crozet with their delicious pizza and generations of families are eating the same recipe today.

When Crozet Pizza opened in 1977, it had just 5 tables, all handmade by Mr. Crum. Mrs. Crum perfected the dough, Mr. Crum perfected the sauce and he made every single pizza by hand for 31 years. THIRTY-ONE YEARS.

Together the Crums created a culture around Crozet Pizza that we know, love, and very much appreciate today. Please join us as we offer support, kindness, prayers, and a fondness for what Mr. Crum created in our community.

And from the Daily Progress:

 A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at Crozet Pizza on Monday, May 11, 2015, from 2 until 6 p.m. All are welcome.Condolences may offered at www.teaguefuneralhome.com

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Busy Weekend in Crozet – 9-11 May 2015

Looking at the Crozet Calendar, there is lots to do this weekend in Crozet.

Have something to add to the calendar? It’s *really* easy to do here!

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Wednesday Morning Bicycle Riding in Crozet

We’ve had a good first two weeks of rides; this Wednesday should bring another nice ride as the weather should be fantastic.

Hopefully soon we’ll have enough riders for two groups – a fast and a not-quite-as-fast group. Interested? Learn more here or email me.