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Twitter Week in Review

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@ mayaREguru @ mattdollinger @ ProfessionalOne @ Swanepoel I’m giving a presentation about MLS & agent sites at 2 # rebcny in reply to mayaREguru #

… If you’re not paying attn to the VA Gen Assembly, you’re missing bills like this – “children” aren’t 18, they’re “23” http://bit.ly/5sdbCa #

RT @lostremote: The Economist calls 2010 “The year of the paywall.” http://bit.ly/4zqfPO [good info doesn’t *have* to be free] #

… @ jmckeever Sing-song auction going from one million on up was interesting to watch (I’d say “fun” but it *was* a foreclosure auction) in reply to jmckeever #

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Green – It’s about Saving Money

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While by no means a comprehensive list, some of the green homes in Charlottesville can be found in the following neighborhoods: – Belvedere – Old Trail – Westhall – Wickham Pond – Avon Park – Poplar Glen – Montgomery Ridge The Code of the Commonwealth of Virginia allows for :

…Energy-efficient buildings, not including the real estate or land on which they are located, are hereby declared to be a separate class of property and shall constitute a classification for local taxation separate from other classifications of real property. The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, levy a tax on the value of such buildings at a different rate from that of tax levied on other real property.

…Energy-efficient building certification for purposes of this subsection shall be determined by any qualified architect, professional engineer, or licensed contractor who is not related to the taxpayer and who shall certify to the taxpayer that he or she has qualifications to provide the certification. — Part 1- Quick Update on the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Part 2 – Short sales and Foreclosures in Charlottesville Part 3 – Homebuyer tax credit in 2010 – Who’s Eligible?

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Recycle Those Christmas Trees in Charlottesville and Albemarle

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View Christmas Tree Recycling in Charlottesville-Albemarle in a larger map From the County of Albemarle : Trees will be recycled into free mulch for the public It’s almost that time of year again! As in the past, the Albemarle County Parks & Recreation Dept will host its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program beginning December 26, 2009 through January 16, 2010. … Shortly after the City’s curbside pick up, the County and City Parks & Recreation crews will team up to chip the estimated 2600 trees at Darden Towe Park. … The sites are as follows : – Chris Greene Lake in Earlysville – Crozet Park – Darden Towe Park – Greenwood Community Center * – Rivanna Solid Waste Authority Recycling Center on McIntire Road (*note: Sunday hours are 12noon – 5pm) – Scottsville Community Center – Walnut Creek Park The recycling location on McIntire Road may be congested; please consider Darden Towe Park as an alternate location that is less congested and is suited better for large loads and contract haulers.

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Time for Government to Get out of the Trash Business?

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Dave Mcnair at The HooK has a great story about the impact the Vanderlinde single-stream recycling facility has had on the government’s own trash business. There are two issues – 1) The lawsuit 2) The future of the government-run operation – the RWSA – in light of what seems to be competition that, left to the open market would close down the RWSA’s trash business. … So, will Van der Linde’s MRF become our area’s landfill of the future? … Do we, as trash-producing, tax paying citizens need or want government to keep doing what’s obsolete?

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