Morning reading 02-16-06
I went to the General Assembly yesterday for the Realtors' Day on the Hill. Thus, I have a great deal of catching up to do. In the meantime ... The House Transportation Package Driven to Despair Suing a real estate agent for misrepresentation. Bottom line:…
Albemarle Place discussion
Charlottesville Tomorrow again provides an excellent service and podcast of today's discussion on WINA about Albemarle Place. I held a Realtor's Open House at my listing on Minor Ridge Road this morning. Thankfully, we had quite a bit of traffic from fellow Realtors - about…
Crozet Town meeting and other Growth musings
I have had a hard time working up to this post, as the two and a half hour meeting last Thursday night seemed to be so much of the same conflict, same discussions, same end result. The County did a fine presentation that provided a…
So much to blog …
... So little time ... I read so much every day and my "blog this!" folder keeps growing ... in that vein, here are a few of the things that I have been reading lately that are applicable to the Central Virginia real estate market…
VPTC Economic Development forum
CPN has the podcast of yesterday's forum presented by the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council. I attended this forum yesterday hoping to learn more about good, productive economic development, the kind that has less impact on the area's infrastructure and contributes more to the overall economy…
Another Albemarle Place update
CvilleTomorrow has another excellent update on the plodding path of Albemarle Place. Does this seems to be a partial reason for its non-approval so far? Buildings are being proposed that would exceed the 90' height limit for residential/mixed use at this location ... The applicant…
Morning reading
Spread of the "Urban Village" concept Transfer of Development rights Politics in a nutshell: "What I'm saying is, don't be bellyaching about 'we've got all this new money and we want to cut rates to reduce the amount of money,' and then not talk about…
Will Albemarle Place ever happen?
Charlottesville Tomorrow has an excellent update on the status of the proposed/pending/possible Albemarle Place development. The impact that this development will have on its immediate surroundings is not insignificant. Adding thousands of vehicle trips every day to this area, with no substantial infrastructure improvements will…
February Forum watch is posted
This month's Free Enterprise Forum newsletter is now online. This is an excellent resource for information on the region's more pressing issues regarding growth, development and more. You can check it out at their website. The issues facing our region are not isolated to one…
Crozet Growth “town meeting” Feb. 9
I received the following in the mail the other day - (I'm not that special, I just happen to live in Crozet) - an invitation to a public hearing in Crozet regarding growth, the discrepancies in the projected number of residents of Crozet and much…