BusinessWeek – Is the housing boom a bubble? As Greenspan has said, it’s hard to tell.
Date Archives June 2005
Charlottesville = excellent retirement area
Great article today in the Realestatejournal about qualities that add to an area’s viability for retirement.Local leaders also need to make their towns and neighborhoods safe and inclusive, says Ginzler. “It’s not just about your house, it’s what’s outside your house,” she says.In short, she says, mixed-use developments would go a long way to improving the quality of life for seniors…. Such a development would, she says, make it convenient for seniors to shop and interact with other generations.Our area is blessed with excellent medical facilities as well as fantastic organizations for seniors.
Redistricting info
First With Local News AM 1070 WINA Charlottesville:Many of the current Albemarle High School parents and some AHS students DON’T like a proposal to reassign students in Dunlora, Stonehenge and other neighborhoods along the East Rio Road corridor. They want to stay at AHS instead of getting placed in the Monticello attendance zone.Unfortunately, this is the price we pay for living in such a great place where so many people want to live.Not everybody is going to be happy; this is the hard reality for those dedicated and generous volunteers on the redistricting committee. You can follow some of the redistricting info here.