http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,84,0,0,html http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,84,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en (OPPOSE) This bill requires the Department of Taxation to publish a list of the appraised value and amount of land preservation tax credits issued for each conservation easement, creating a major invasion of privacy while doing little to prevent abuse. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,717,4345,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,717,4345,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill, and accompanying SB 639, threaten to reallocate general funds to priority transportation projects and undermine localities ability to have transportation plans that do not match VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Plan. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,721,4344,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,721,4344,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bill exempts alternative onsite septic systems from operation and maintenance requirements if they are located in areas with low population densities. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,4340,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,716,4340,-1,html (OPPOSE) This bills would permit land fill gas to qualify for the Renewable Portfolio Goal. It is one of several bills filed this year that would weaken the Commonwealth's Renewable Portfolio Goal rather than strengthening it. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4326,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4326,-1,html (OPPOSE) This is one of several bills filed this year that would weaken the Commonwealth's Renewable Portfolio Goal rather than strengthening it. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4325,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4325,-1,html (SUPPORT) Adjusts the mix of energy sources that qualify as satisfying the requirements of the renewable energy portfolio standard program and limits the amount of renewable energy generated outside Virginia or its coastal waters that can qualify. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4324,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,714,4324,-1,html Creekside, a 400-acre site in the southeastern corner of Greene County was approved for 800 single-family homes in 2006. Now the developer wants to change the plan to 600 single-family homes plus 580 townhomes—an almost 50% increase in density. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,186,4271,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,186,4271,-1,html At the Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 8, 2011 the Village of Catlett proposal was finally turned down and a vote on the Mintbrook proposal was delayed for 90 days. Read more in a quick update from Diana Norris. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,463,4269,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,463,4269,-1,html Learn about two sprawling developments proposed in Southern Fauquier from PEC's new Fauquier Field Officer Diana Norris. Send a letter to the Board of Supervisors before the Dec 8th public hearing. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,463,4256,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,463,4256,-1,html Culpeper County's Planning Commission is considering a new zoning ordinance that would encourage sprawl, lower property values, and dramatically change the scenic character of our rural areas. Take a moment to learn more about this issue. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,176,4229,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,176,4229,-1,html (Albemarle) This Permaculture Design Course lays the foundation for understanding and working with natural systems to design sustainable environments that produce food, shelter, and energy. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4187,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4187,-1,html (Albemarle) The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission are hosting a series of community outreach workshops to inform citizens of the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4166,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4166,-1,html (Albemarle) The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission are hosting a series of community outreach workshops to inform citizens of the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4165,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4165,-1,html VDOT is collecting comments on their plan to nearly double the width of the bridge over Mulatto Run on Scenic Rt. 231. Find out more in this Sept. 26, 2011 PEC email alert. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4142,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4142,-1,html The Western Bypass just north of a Charlottesville is a $200-500 million road project that prior VDOT studies show wouldn't relieve congestion on 29 north. All the same, proponents are pushing hard to get the road built. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4136,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4136,-1,html The Madison County Comprehensive Plan is up for review and important sections calling for protection of farmland, scenic views, historic sites, and water quality are being stripped out. Learn more and attend a public hearing coming up this fall. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4075,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4075,-1,html Tri-County Feeds is generously donating a portion of proceeds from their new line of horse feed to the Goose Creek Association and PEC. Learn more about the special feed and how it will benefit both horses and conservation efforts in the Piedmont. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,463,4060,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,463,4060,-1,html If you live in Madison County within the Robinson River Watershed and have a septic tank, you may be eligible for grant funding for its maintenance, repair, or replacement of the system. Learn more about the program and find out if you qualify. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,100,4045,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,100,4045,-1,html Albemarle Supervisors dropped the County's membership in Local Governments for Sustainability, and suspended their own rules, in order to express support for the ill-advised and extremely expensive Western Bypass. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4017,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4017,-1,html In recent months, one of Albemarle's most cost-effective environmental initiatives, as well as the county's participation in a joint planning effort with the city and UVa have come under attack. Read more in our May 2011 email alert and take action! http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3978,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3978,-1,html