Where should growth in the City of Charlottesville go? Besides, "over there"? Interesting juxtaposition of stories over the weekend from Charlottesville Tomorrow. (bolding mine) Demographers at the University of Virginia are forecasting a sharp increase in Albemarle’s population by the year 2045, but a smaller rise for the city of Charlottesville. “Charlottesville has had a fair amount of growth and I think it can continue having it, but I think it’s going to be much more challenging given its geography,” said Hamilton Lombard with the … [Read more...]
Charlottesville Tomorrow Roundup
Charlottesville Tomorrow put out a lot of good, useful, relevant stories - relevant to me, as I live here, and relevant to how I practice real estate (as in, I need to know more than my clients!) A few stories from Charlottesville Tomorrow over the past few weeks Albemarle development areas to receive equal neighborhood improvements funding Doling out money to the Community Advisory Committees ... Albemarle eyes public-private partnership for new government complex If Albemarle moves the courts out of the City … [Read more...]
Charlottesville Tomorrow Roundup – Roads, Schools, Planning
Charlottesville Tomorrow remains one of the best and most useful information sources in my wheelhouse. I read at least skim it every day; it's one way I stay more informed for my clients. A few relevant stories from the past 30 days or so ... ... that matter to how we live in Charlottesville and Albemarle, how we educate our kids, how we get to work and play. Albemarle projects score well in initial steps of VDOT funding process - scoring & funding are two different things County supervisors approve new regulations for farm … [Read more...]
Charlottesville Tomorrow – Moving Courts and Such
October has been a busy, busy month for the fine folks at Charlottesville Tomorrow; these are but a few of their stories most relevant to those who live in, near, or are thinking about moving to Charlottesville or Albemarle. Albemarle may be moving their courts out of Downtown Charlottesville This is big, and if they move, would change the efficiency of real estate closings in Charlottesville. New site plan for North Pointe development on 29N on the way 29 North is getting more developed ... and the segmentation … [Read more...]
Local Journalism Matters
I couldn't do what I do in real estate (or in the community) without local journalism. Without Charlottesville Tomorrow, we would be a far, far less informed community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq2_wSsDwkQ If you can, help support Charlottesville Tomorrow. (I have) … [Read more...]
Parking, Paving, Schools Borrowing Money, Wine, & Bikes
Charlottesville Tomorrow is one of the community’s most valuable resources and they put out a tremendous amount of information that is relevant to my clients, potential clients, (and importantly, myself and my family). So ... for the past 30 days or so, these are some of my most relevant stories from Charlottesville Tomorrow. Proposed Albemarle development to offer sites for two new schools Good. Lots of new homes should bring more schools. This is good for the County of Albemarle. Albemarle panel says no to developer’s … [Read more...]
Parking, Schools, Infrastructure | Charlottesville Tomorrow Roundup
I'm thinking about doing these sorts of posts regularly. Charlottesville Tomorrow is one of the community's most valuable resources and they put out a tremendous amount of information that is relevant to my clients, potential clients, (and importantly, myself and my family). But they put out a lot of good information. Like, firehose-volumes of information. These are some of the most interesting and relevant posts from the past week to the Charlottesville area real estate conversation: Council chooses path for West Main streetscape, … [Read more...]