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How Do You Suggest Albemarle Pay for Infrastructure?
Pantops wants sidewalks. But apparently Albemarle doesn’t have money for much of anything right now. What are the solutions? Gas tax? Local tax district with guaranteed dedicated funding to infrastructure? We know that if we don’t specify up front how taxpayers’ money will be used, it will be frittered away elsewhere … would you be willing to pay a gas tax or sales tax that was specified for infrastructure projects in Charlottesville and Albemarle?
Supervisor David Slutzky (Rio) raised the question of how to pay for such improvements in the Pantops area, such as crosswalks and bike lanes on Route
Free Enterprise Forum’s Reality Check Report
The Free Enterprise Forum’s “Reality Check” Report –
Charlottesville, VA – Albemarle County’s Places29 Master Plan for the North US 29 corridor under counts cost by over $175,000,000 (40.5%) according to the ‘Reality Check Report’ released today by the Free Enterprise Forum.
Using cost data buried on the back pages of Places29’s Technical Memorandum 11 and Federal Highway Transportation Administration (FHTA) historic cost data, the Free Enterprise Forum’s Reality Check Report generated a road inflation escalating trend line analysis. The land costs were increased by a similar historic trend line analysis of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Regal Theaters Doubt Charlottesville Can Build a Road
At least that’s the angle Charlottesville Tomorrow sees in the announcement that Charlottesville will be getting stadium seating.
Apparently, Regal has made a business decision of their own to move ahead with an upgrade. Sufficient state and federal funding is not expected for the Hillsdale Drive project until 2015 at the earliest. Part of Hillsdale was identified as a “shovel ready” project for which Charlottesville has sought federal stimulus funds.
“We were aware that there was talk of a road project either near or on our property,” said Russ Nunley, Regal’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications in an
Albemarle Place is Back on Track – Take Two
So says Brian McNeill in today’s DP, and he covers most of the angles – water, infrastructure, proffers (I’d love to know what they’re trying to re-negotiate).
Albemarle Place is planned for 65 acres of vacant land near the 7-Eleven on Hydraulic Road. Once completed, the project will feature 1 million square feet of residential space and 900,000 square feet of retail and office space. Its buildings would surround a 10,000-square-foot foundation, according to plans. … Steve Boyle, vice president for development at Edens & Avant, said it is too early to announce any tenants of Albemarle Place, but
Tuesday links 02-26-2008
Planes, trains and automobiles – Infrastructure as asset classULI issues one last dire warning: “If driving continues to be the only practical transportation option in many metropolitan areas, no amount of infrastructure investment will be adequate.” Will we head the warning?UVA, Charlottesville and Albemarle get together to discuss planning issues”When you go shopping now, it’s not even a buzzword anymore — it’s expected,” … referring to the “green” labeling of products.Real estate commissions: Where are they now?
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