Category Archives: Madison
Morning reading 03-21-2006
Madison County struggles with their comp plan and affordable housing.
Major subdivisions in Fluvanna County
Augusta County’s comp plan consultant fed up, pulls out… Continue reading…
“The Uglification of Virginia”
Sprawl is eroding the Commonwealth’s exceptional rural landscapes. Anyone concerned about Virginia’s quality of life and economic competitiveness should be worried.I can’t say that I disagree with his sentiments…. The idealist in me continues to firmly believe that smart growth can be accomplished – preserving natural resources, both below and above the surface, preserving the marketable views and landscapes, et…. I just haven’t yet figured out how to accomplish all this. Continue reading
Madison tax rates going up?
Madison County supervisors are considering a 3-cent higher real estate tax rate than needed to bring in the same money as last year, in their 2005-06 budget discussions.The numbers, however, are a little more complicated than that – and the tax rate isn’t going up….Some properties doubled or even tripled in value, and overall there was a significant increase, he said. If the county charged only 56 cents per $100 using the new assessments, it would yield the same $6.2 million revenue as this year.This is a regional and nationwide phenomenon. As property values increase, very rarely do the services provided by the municipalities increase by a commensurate amount. Continue reading
Madison OKs farm wine sales
DailyProgress.com | Madison OKs farm wine sales:Good to see that Madison is jumping on the bandwagon set by Patricia Kluge. Continue reading
And the public speaks …
never seen as many people crowd into the town office at one time as they did
Thursday night.
…Members of the
Planning Commission tabled a plan to greatly increase the number of parking
spaces in town and instead created a study
committee.
…I don’t know whether I
agree with the public on this or not, but I certainly appreciate how they
mobilized!
Madison is dealing with growth
conservation in Madison County, if they don?t believe development is
coming, this should serve as a wake-up call,? said Miller. Miller also
noted that the number of new housing permits issued by the county has been
rising steadily each year since
1991.
…?Most easements are
done because people love their land and want to leave the legacy behind of open
space,? said Miller, whose own land, near the Gaar Mountain area, is held
in a conservancy easement…. No matter how you look at it, Madison is a
gorgeous place to live and visit,
