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Daily Progress, March 12, 2010
"Local water officials believe they might be able to construct a new dam — key to the area’s long-term water supply plan — at a cheaper price."
Daily Progress, March 11, 2010
"The University of Virginia Research Park will be expanding after the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its rezoning request Wednesday evening.
Thirty acres will be added to the research park, providing a new main entrance off Airport Road, once Lewis & Clark Drive is extended from the other side of the park.
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Daily Progress, March 12, 2010
"The University of Virginia and Trout Unlimited are looking for volunteers to help with a trout-stream sampling effort this spring.
The Virginia Trout Stream Sensitivity Study 2010 will take place in late April and is among the biggest programs of its type in the country.
The study will focus on habitat that supports reproducing populations of brook trout. Brookies are the only trout native to this portion of the country. Also called “squaretails,” they’re noted for their beautifully speckled sides and their sensitivity to water pollution.
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C-Ville Weekly, March 10, 2010
"A slip of the tongue from Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Chairman Mike Gaffney made for a pleasant start to Tuesday’s public meeting on a dredging feasibility study for the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. Gaffney referred to engineering firm HDR’s "expensive—extensive—experience," then paused while a few audience members laughed."
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Daily Progress, March 5, 2010
"Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Charlottesville Community Design Center are unveiling an exhibit today about the Charlottesville-Albemarle water supply.
In the exhibit, “Our Water Our Future,” Charlottesville Tomorrow details the history and goals of the 50-year water plan approved in 2006, along with an analysis by the nonprofit.
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Daily Progress, March 10, 2010
"An engineering firm announced Tuesday that it has found no “show stoppers” preventing dredging of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir, which comes as music to the ears of those who say dredging should be included in the current water supply plan."
Daily Progress, March 11, 2010
"The University of Virginia Research Park will be expanding after the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its rezoning request Wednesday evening.
Thirty acres will be added to the research park, providing a new main entrance off Airport Road, once Lewis & Clark Drive is extended from the other side of the park.
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Daily Progress, March 1, 2010
"Experts have varying opinions on the environmental impact of the ongoing melting of the Charlottesville region’s record amount of snowfall this season.
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Daily Progress, March 2, 2010
"Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville, has started a Web site designed to solicit thoughts from Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents on how the localities can better collaborate in the years ahead.
The site, “Community Voices: Charlottesville and Albemarle Together,” can be found at city-county.blogspot.com.
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NBC 29, March 3, 2010
"For a lot of people, the eco-friendly movement is a nice idea, although not always practical. But it is starting to pay-off around Central Virginia with jobs as new ideas are turning into even newer business opportunities and steady paychecks for working men and women."
Daily Progress, March 3, 2010
"Critics of the area’s long-term water supply plan said Wednesday that dredging sediment from the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir could be completed for $10 million and would satisfy all of the community’s water needs for the next 50 years."
C-Ville Weekly, February 24, 2010
"On December 14—two weeks before the Commonwealth of Virginia purchased the nearly 1,200-acre Biscuit Run property for a $9.8 million bargain sale—an appraisal was conducted on the land on behalf of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), which contributed $4.8 million to the purchase.
The appraisal put the market value of the Biscuit Run property at $12 million—$2.2 million more than the state paid for the land. That $2.2 million difference between appraisal and sale price could spell bad news for Forest Lodge, LLC—composed of Hunter Craig, Dave Matthews Band member Boyd Tinsley and other investors—which purchased the land from the Breeden family for $46.2 million in 2005.
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Daily Progress, February 24, 2010
"Engineers with a Lynchburg-based firm have determined 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.”"
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."
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