Biscuit Run – Now in Court
The Biscuit Run story, originally a large tract of land, then a planned huge development, now failed planned development and a planned State Park, gets another chapter. This chapter begins … in court. Brendan Fitzgerald at C-Ville reports: Forest Lodge LLC—a venture that includes developer…
C-Ville and The HooK Investigate Biscuit Run
Thank goodness Charlottesville has two weeklies who consistently produce 5,000+ word investigative reports.* Will Goldsmith at C-Ville reports: (bolding mine) But the Biscuit Run acquisition process, from start to finish, was a hasty affair that involved no public input and a network of businessmen and…
Questions Raised about Biscuit Run’s Purchase
From Charlottesville Tomorrow: The director of the area's regional transportation planning body wants state officials to explain why nearly half of the $9.8 million used to purchase the Biscuit Run property for a new 1,200 acre state park came from federal transportation funds. Metropolitan Planning…
Biscuit Run is Sold to State to Become State Park
Update 31 December 2009: Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the purchase price was $9.8 million dollars. If nothing else, this transaction proves that government does have the ability to move expediently and efficiently. Read the whole story. In short, Residents in neighborhoods that surround Biscuit Run…