Madison County struggles with their comp plan and affordable housing. Major subdivisions in Fluvanna County Augusta County’s comp plan consultant fed up, pulls out
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“The Uglification of Virginia”
Sprawl is eroding the Commonwealth’s exceptional rural landscapes. Anyone concerned about Virginia’s quality of life and economic competitiveness should be worried.I can’t say that I disagree with his sentiments…. The idealist in me continues to firmly believe that smart growth can be accomplished – preserving natural resources, both below and above the surface, preserving the marketable views and landscapes, et…. I just haven’t yet figured out how to accomplish all this.
Madison tax rates going up?
Madison County supervisors are considering a 3-cent higher real estate tax rate than needed to bring in the same money as last year, in their 2005-06 budget discussions.The numbers, however, are a little more complicated than that – and the tax rate isn’t going up….Some properties doubled or even tripled in value, and overall there was a significant increase, he said. If the county charged only 56 cents per $100 using the new assessments, it would yield the same $6.2 million revenue as this year.This is a regional and nationwide phenomenon. As property values increase, very rarely do the services provided by the municipalities increase by a commensurate amount.
Madison OKs farm wine sales
DailyProgress.com | Madison OKs farm wine sales:Good to see that Madison is jumping on the bandwagon set by Patricia Kluge.
And the public speaks …
Madison Town Council members said they had never seen as many people crowd into the town office at one time as they did Thursday night. …Members of the Planning Commission tabled a plan to greatly…
Madison is dealing with growth
?If people are not interested in land conservation in Madison County, if they don?t believe development is coming, this should serve as a wake-up call,? said Miller. Miller also noted that the number of new…
Madison’s approach to growth
Madison is different from Charlottesville, Greene. Louisa, Culpeper, basically all of its neighbors, and it's refreshing. The area remains one of the most beautiful and pure parts of the region, and this is deliberate. DP...