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Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 25, 2010
"Engineers with a Lynchburg-based firm have stated that a planned pipeline to connect the South Fork and Ragged Mountain reservoirs is feasible and that the $63 million cost estimate for the project is “reasonable.” "
Washington Post, February 7, 2010
"A resolution meant to address school overcrowding and curb residential growth in Prince William’s western end was approved Tuesday by the Board of County Supervisors.
The policy, introduced by the chairman and unanimously adopted by the board, allows supervisors to approve rezonings in the Linton Hall area but prevents developers from getting building permits until a handful of schools is built.
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Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 4, 2010
"The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors raised concerns Wednesday about the Charlottesville City Council’s decision to study a new dam option for the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. County leaders said that could lead to delays and increased construction costs for the joint water supply plan."
Washington Business Journal, November 13, 2009
"A group of some 30 regional leaders and planners is setting ambitious smart growth goals to accommodate the 2 million people expected to move to the Washington area by 2050.
In its long-term plan, The Greater Washington 2050 Coalition, a group formed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, sets a growth vision that addresses land use, transportation, environmental practices, climate and energy, housing, health, education, economics and public safety.
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Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 4, 2010
"The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors raised concerns Wednesday about the Charlottesville City Council’s decision to study a new dam option for the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. County leaders said that could lead to delays and increased construction costs for the joint water supply plan."
Washington Post, February 7, 2010
"A resolution meant to address school overcrowding and curb residential growth in Prince William’s western end was approved Tuesday by the Board of County Supervisors.
The policy, introduced by the chairman and unanimously adopted by the board, allows supervisors to approve rezonings in the Linton Hall area but prevents developers from getting building permits until a handful of schools is built.
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Greene County Record, January 15, 2010
"The Greene County Planning Commission will soon begin public hearings about what should be written into the Comprehensive Plan update due this year.
Currently, the county’s growth area is centered on the intersection of U.S. 29 and 33 in Ruckersville, and the north side of the Stanardsville bypass – but some would like that changed."
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 15, 2010
"The town and county are moving down a road for a mutual agreement on a water and sewer authority and boundary line adjustment — finally.
Cooler heads prevailed on both sides at last night’s joint meeting of Culpeper Town Council and the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors as the gathering of 15 elected officials reached something like consensus on various key points of the complex deal."
Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 14, 2010
"Newly elected members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors got their first opportunity to weigh in on the County’s Places29 master plan at a Wednesday work session. Instead of making major changes, officials called for increased cooperation and coordination with the City of Charlottesville.
Many of the projects called for in the Places29 plan affect both jurisdictions, including the extension of Hillsdale Drive and a second on-ramp leading from southbound U.S. 29 to the U.S. 250 Bypass. "
Daily Progress, January 14, 2010
"Albemarle County supervisors are considering expanding the county’s designated growth area but question whether expansions would create a thriving business community or leave the development areas half empty."
Daily Progress, January 14, 2010
"Central Virginia home prices dropped 7.8 percent and home sales fell by 6.1 percent in 2009, but area real estate executives say a market rally in the last six months indicates the market is slowly mending.
The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors released its year-end sales report Wednesday, showing continued declines in home sales and prices that created a buyer’s market."
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 14, 2010
"The town and county meet again tonight to continue negotiations on the long, thorny issue of water and sewer. The open meeting is at 6 p.m. in Room 104 of the Daniel Technology Center.
When Culpeper Town Council and the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors last met in December on the complex issue of creating a regional water and sewer authority and expanding the town’s geographical boundaries, little progress was made."
Washington Business Journal, November 13, 2009
"A group of some 30 regional leaders and planners is setting ambitious smart growth goals to accommodate the 2 million people expected to move to the Washington area by 2050.
In its long-term plan, The Greater Washington 2050 Coalition, a group formed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, sets a growth vision that addresses land use, transportation, environmental practices, climate and energy, housing, health, education, economics and public safety.
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Greene County Record, October 23, 2009
"Greene’s supervisors voted unanimously to adopt the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission’s legislative agenda at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13.
“You all will be getting the last crack at it,“ said legislative liaison David Blount.
The agenda has already been adopted by the other localities in the district, which are the City of Charlottesville and other than Greene, the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson.
Blount’s job, as legislative liaison, is to represent the interests and positions of the localities before the state legislature and other state "
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