Albemarle County has been doing a good job publicizing and communicating the upcoming decisions on clustering, phasing and mountaintop protection. Go to their website. Educate (no longer available) yourself. Save the dates (1 August and 3 August). Inform yourself and make your voice heard.
If you don’t take the time now, don’t complain when you don’t like the outcome. If you do and you still don’t like the outcome, please complain in a constructive manner. 🙂
Update 31 July: Having received Action Alerts from the Piedmont Environmental Council (archived: 2009), Charlottesville Tomorrow (no longer available) and the Free Enterprise Forum (no longer available), make no mistake: this is a big deal.
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