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Morning reading 03-21-2006

Jim Duncan — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:40:28 +0000

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

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Morning reading 03-21-2006

“The Uglification of Virginia”

Jim Duncan — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:02:27 +0000

I found this site this morning – MadisonMatters with an interesting editorial by James Bacon.

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. If nothing else, I learned a bit about the Conservation Fund. 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. al. while still having a quality real estate market AND a high quality of life. I just haven’t yet figured out how to accomplish all this.

Technorati Tags: growth, real estate

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“The Uglification of Virginia”

Madison tax rates going up?

Jim Duncan — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:16:23 +0000

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. How do the local governments justify the often dramatic increases in their coffers?
From the DP.

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Madison tax rates going up?

Madison OKs farm wine sales

Jim Duncan — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:54:17 +0000

DailyProgress.com | Madison OKs farm wine sales:

Good to see that Madison is jumping on the bandwagon set by Patricia Kluge.

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And the public speaks …

Jim Duncan — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:37:55 +0000

Madison Town Council members said they had
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 Town Council members said they had
never seen as many people crowd into the town office at one time as they did
Thursday night.

In the end,
the public outcry got results. Members of the Planning Commission tabled a plan
to greatly increase the number of parking spaces in town and instead created a
study committee. The href="http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031782034429&path="
target="NewWindow">DP reports.

I don’t know whether I agree with
the public on this or not, but I certainly appreciate how they
mobilized!

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And the public speaks …

Madison is dealing with growth

Jim Duncan — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:29:38 +0000

?If people are not interested in land
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, and is even becoming a bit of a commuter
community to Northern Virginia, if you can believe it!

From the href="http://www.madison-news.com/mce-news3.shtml" target="NewWindow">Madison
County Eagle –

?If people are not interested in land 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.

As I tell my clients, as a
Realtor, growth is usually good. There is great value in protecting the
now-clich�d
natural beauty of the region.

?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. ?To me, it?s the ultimate unselfish act
? a living legacy of natural
resources.??
No matter how
you look at it, Madison is a gorgeous place to live and visit, and is even
becoming a bit of a commuter community to Northern Virginia, if you can believe
it!

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Madison is dealing with growth

Madison’s approach to growth

Jim Duncan — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:32:11 +0000

Madison is different from Charlottesville,
Greene. Louisa, Culpeper, basically all of its neighbors, and it’s refreshing.
The area remains one of the most beautiful and pure parts of the region, and
this is deliberate. DP href="http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781292445&path="
target="NewWindow">reports .

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Madison’s approach to growth

Great Madison County website

Jim Duncan — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:06:27 +0000

If you are looking on Madison County, Virginia,
target="NewWindow">this is a good place to begin gathering some
basic facts.

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Great Madison County website