Very bad news for personal property rights. Expect more commentary/feedback on this ruling in the next few days.As a result, cities now have wide power to bulldoze residences for projects such as shopping malls and hotel complexes in order to generate tax revenue.From the Washington Post.
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Crozet’s Master Plan receives major award
Albemarle County, Virginia’s Master Plan for the village of Crozet has been singled out as one of the most innovative such projects in America. The plan was one of fifteen studies selected nationwide by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) for a 2005 Charter Award, the organization’s highest accolade for exemplary design and implementation. From Citiesthatwork.comWhat is most funny is that Two weeks before the Board of Supervisors voted December 1 to approve the Crozet Master Plan, the Crozet Community Association just said no.
June’s Forum Watch is out
And it’s posted here.
Tosano posts CAAR’s endorsement
Just noticed this on David Toscano’s site.
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.
Private property right in shopping centers
He said the store owners’ rights to have unimpeded access for shoppers, and candidates’ rights to campaign without impeding shoppers, could easily be melded to accommodate both, as states such as California do. He said he easily campaigned at Giant with permission from the store management and agreed not to interfere with customers’ easy access to the store. Establishing the right of political candidates to campaign outside stores in large shopping centers “wouldn’t affect your front yard or my front yard or the inside of buildings,†Collins said.In my mind, if a property is owned by an individual or corporation, no one has the right, nor should they, to come on said property for any reason unless they are invited – for example, to shop.
CAAR endorses David Toscano
The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS has decided to endorse David Toscano for the 57th District race. Of the three Democratic candidates running for office, they believed him to be the strongest candidate for office for the following reasons – He has a solid history of public service to the Charlottesville area as a member of City Council He supports the Meadowcreek Parkway He is open-minded and has a demonstrated history of bringing together a wide range of opinions to find the best solution He supports local control of local issues He is a demonstrated champion of quality education systems He understands the needs of businesses and wants to improve economic opportunities He wants to use market incentives to build better communities while protecting private property rights He provides Charlottesville with the quality of character that we deserve to represent us in Richmond I serve as chair of the CAAR Government Affairs Committee and found the process by which we arrived at this decision fascinating, with varying points of view. In the end, we felt that his willingness to listen to all points of view was one of this strongest characteristics.