Thursday: Fundraiser for Dick Mountjoy of WINA (no longer available). If you can, come.
Monday: A hearing regarding the future direction of CTS (no longer available) bus service. I vote for them not stopping at two locations on Emmet Street South during rush hour.
Tuesday and Thursday: Mountaintop Protection, Phasing and Clustering hearings at the Albemarle County Office Building. More here, and here (archived: 2007). It’s important to evaluate all sides’ opinions and determine from there which you feel is right.
The implications from these decisions will greatly influence how Albemarle grows for many years … now, if we could just get cohesion amongst all the impacted counties …
If you cannot attend these meetings, listen to the Podcasts provided by Albemarle County! Then email or call your (or all of them) Supervisor. If you choose not to voice your opinion, don’t complain.
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